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How Exactly Does Autism Muddy Communication?
The quirks in Ramsey Brewer’s conversation are subtle. The 17-year-old repeats himself from time to time and makes small mistakes in the words he uses. For instance, he says he and his best friend look
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New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring: network modeling in psychopathology; religion and depression; stigma, emotion regulation, and mental health; auditory adaption in children with autism; and general factors of psychopathology, personality, and personality disorder.
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Can postpartum depression affect dads, too? Recent research says it might.
Like many fathers, Adam Elmaghraby enjoys spending time outdoors with his daughter. On weekends, he takes the 3-year-old to a farmers market, sharing his love of food with her and teaching her about fruits and
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Ask Me First: What Self-Assessments Can Tell Us about Autism
Just moments earlier, the teenager had been laughing so hard he was in tears. He had spent the day doing improv and other drama-based activities—part of a six-week summer camp in Boston designed to help
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The Science Behind Cultural Stigma
In ancient Greek and Latin, a stigma was a brand that marked a person, such as a slave, who was seen as inferior. Today, the word “stigma” has come to signify the invisible mark made
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Homework Therapists’ Job: Help Solve Math Problems, and Emotional Ones
On a recent Sunday, Bari Hillman, who works during the week as a clinical psychologist at a New York mental health clinic, was perched at a clear, plastic desk inside a 16-year-old’s Manhattan bedroom, her
