Parents and carer blogs include information, advice and support which is useful for parents and carers of children aged 0-25.
When you think about eating disorders, the most common ones that come to mind are anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder. However, when the DSM-V was published, ‘ARFID’ was introduced as a new category of eating disorder. What is ARFID? ARFID stands […]
The effects of childhood trauma on the outcomes of those who go through them have been shown in countless studies […]
In 2018/2019 3 in every 100 school-aged children were diagnosed with autism in the UK, this is a huge number […]
What is cerebral palsy? Cerebral palsy is a lifelong condition that affects movement and coordination. Those with cerebral palsy may […]
What is Selective Mutism? Generally speaking, people can characterise Selective Mutism (SM) as a disorder of ‘lack of speech’. SM is quite […]
What is self-harm? Self-harm includes a wide range of different behaviours, which are all oriented on inflicting physical pain to […]
I recently participated an Overcoming Anger training by @innerspacemanchester (Twitter), where we discussed in depth not only what anger is […]
On 8 November, some of us here at HSR Psychology attended the disabled living exhibition held by Kidz to adultz […]
Psychological assessments can be beneficial for many aspects of your child’s life – for example, they can bring about improvements […]
OCD means obsessive compulsive disorder. First of all, OCD is not being tidy, or having good hygiene. People with OCD […]
The BBC reports that there is no legal difference between taking a mental health sick day and a day off […]
An introduction to therapy rooms The idea behind creating a therapy room, instead of your traditional clinical room, is that […]
With the summer holidays here, it can be a daunting time for families with children who have autism. Don’t fret! […]
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health conditions. According to YoungMinds almost half of all mental health disorders develop […]
This blog is a summary of everything I learnt, or thought was important from the promoting spelling part of our […]
Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) includes a range of actions and can impact children and young people in very different […]
All children and young people have the right to support for their emotional wellbeing. Lesbian, gay, bi, trans and questioning […]
Low self-esteem is at the heart of many mental health problems A feeling of not feeling worthy or valued can […]
ADHD Some children, young people and adults live a happy and fulfilled life with undiagnosed ADHD; this could be due […]
ASC Autistic spectrum conditions (ASC) are developmental conditions which affects individuals in very different ways. We need to break the […]
Types of eating disorders Eating disorders come in many shapes and sizes, but they can be separated into three main […]
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