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Lifelong Cognitive Challenges Across All Life Stages
Cognitive abilities shape how individuals learn, communicate, make decisions, and navigate daily life. While cognitive development is often discussed in childhood and cognitive decline in old age, many people live with lifelong cognitive challenges that span across different stages of life. These challenges may begin early, emerge gradually, or become more noticeable with age. Understanding…
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Mood Changes After Retirement: When to Seek Help
Retirement is often imagined as a time of freedom, relaxation, and enjoyment after decades of hard work. While this phase can indeed bring relief from professional responsibilities, it also marks a major life transition that can deeply affect emotional well-being. For many individuals, retirement brings unexpected mood changes that may range from mild sadness to…
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Understanding Sensory-Driven Behaviours in Kids
Children often express their needs and emotions through behaviour. While some behaviours may appear challenging, confusing, or even disruptive, many are rooted in how a child’s nervous system processes sensory information. Sensory-driven behaviours are responses to sensory input such as sound, touch, movement, smell, taste, or visual stimuli. Understanding these behaviours is essential for parents,…
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Importance of Early Intervention in Autism: What Parents Should Expect
Early intervention is one of the most powerful factors influencing long-term outcomes for children on the autism spectrum. Communication, social interaction, behavior, and sensory processing are all impacted by autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a neurodevelopmental disorder. While autism is a lifelong condition, research in developmental psychology and neuroscience consistently shows that timely, appropriate intervention during…
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Supporting Siblings of Children with Autism: What Parents Need to Know
When a child is diagnosed with autism, the entire family is impacted—not just the parents, but siblings as well. Brothers and sisters of children with autism often grow up in environments that demand empathy, adaptability, and emotional resilience from a very young age. While much of the attention understandably centres on the child with autism,…