‘Social Skills’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist

Q: I have a 31-year-old son who is going through a very rough time. I would like some strategies on how I can help him.
It wasn’t until my son was 25 that we found out he has NVLD (i.e., nonverbal learning disability). In the last couple of months he managed to find a girlfriend and [...]

Q: I have found your website is to be unique source of wisdom on the blight of manipulative people. But there is a potential manipulator’s “defense” that has had me confused for some time.
In any relationship, particularly a partnership, if one party does something the other finds completely unacceptable (overstepping their personal boundaries or violating [...]

Q: I am a 22-year-old heterosexual male. I am also a virgin. I have never kissed, held hands (in a romantic way), or been in a relationship with a woman. This is not by choice. I have gone through all my schooling (high school and university) without coming close to entering a romantic relationship with [...]

Q: After searching the web for hours and finding only one blog on the topic, I am writing for help about an issue that obviously has been understudied.
My husband and I are very social. He is somewhat more reserved, whereas I am very outgoing. We have been involved in many volunteer organizations, belong to a [...]

Q: I was reading up on Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) because my mother thinks I might have it. I don’t think I have ADD, but I did come across something that caught my attention and described me to an extent. The issue I stumbled across is called “hyperfocus.” I am able to focus very intently [...]