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Autism and school phobia: Parents seek help for anxious teen
Expert advice on easing social anxiety that has kept daughter largely housebound My teen daughter has Asperger’s and extreme social anxiety. It started to get worse at 13, resulting in refusing school. It has progressed to hardly leaving the house at all and no education as such for 2 years. She is 15 now, and […]
What Does It Take To Open Up About Your Real Story?
Last year, a local hair salon owner, Shelby Lambidonis, did an apparently simple thing. She revealed what had been underneath her bright smile, infectious laugh and beautifully applied lipstick. She risked telling her real story. Up until then, her Facebook page, “The Young And The Rest Of Us,” had focused on her 40-something life as […]
Athletes Share Their Mental Health Coping Strategies
I’ve written about my own struggles with mental illness before. But as I’ve learned more about it, I’ve come to realize that knowing you’re not alone—that other people go through similar experiences—and building a support network are two of the more powerful things you can do if you’re dealing with something like anxiety, depression, or […]