The following questions are related to ‘School and Studies’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
Q: What is the difference between Hyperlexia, Asperger’s Disorder, and giftedness in children? Also, are there really any Indigo children or is this just a term used by parents who can’t accept that their child has a disability?
I’m hoping your answer will help many people who, like me, can’t readily differentiate between these concepts.
A: Hyperlexia [...]
Q: I am a 30-year-old single mother of two school-aged children. I am struggling to be the best mother I can be in a situation that is far from ideal. I try very hard to remain positive and focused on my children’s needs as well as my own, and I have hope for what the [...]
Q: I have been depressed since I was 13 years old and was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder three years ago at age 16. I moved away from home to Albuquerque at 17 to live with my boyfriend. We were evicted a month later because he stopped paying rent. A year ago I left him because [...]
Q: I’m a student in graduate school. Because I had limited choices about where I could attend, I had to choose a college that I did not really want. I’m really unhappy in my present circumstances. Every day, I say to myself, “Do I have to go this pathetic excuse for a college?” I would [...]
Q: I am 32 years old and a single mother. I am from a very strict southern religious family. I’m from New Orleans, LA, and after Hurricane Katrina I took the opportunity to move to Philadelphia to attend graduate school. In Philadelphia, I lived without my daughter (who is now age 9) because my parents [...]
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