The very latest news from the world of Psychology. Private Therapy Clinic blog offers information about psychological concepts, theories, therapeutic approaches and human behaviour. The articles and vides posted here also offer tips and advice written by registered Psychologist Dr. Becky Spelman and our team of Psychiatrists, Psychologists and Psychotherapists.
Autistic people do form attachments, often very deeply. But the way those bonds are expressed, and the way others read them, can differ enough from neurotypical expectations to create genuine confusion, in relationships, in therapy rooms, and in clinical assessments. If you are autistic, or think you might be, and have spent years feeling misunderstood…
Autistic people do form attachments, often very deeply. But the way those bonds are expressed, and the way others read them, can differ enough from neurotypical expectations to create genuine...
I often liken living with both ADHD and bipolar disorder to a tornado meeting a volcano. In my clinical practice, I have seen what this combination does to people’s lives,...
Rejection doesn’t feel nice, and affects everyone sometimes. But for some people, it doesn’t just hurt; it paralyses. It could be a friend’s offhand comment, a job application you never...
You’ve taken three online quizzes and gotten three different results. You see yourself in multiple categories. Your attachment style seems to change depending on who you’re with. And every article...
Many people have trouble waking up in the morning. But if you have consistent difficulties sleeping, you could have attention deficit disorder (ADD) or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). New...
Motor coordination difficulties affect up to 80% of autistic people. Understanding whether dyspraxia is part of your picture can change how you approach everything from driving to daily tasks. You...
She eats the same thing for lunch every day for three months, then suddenly can’t stand it. He forgets meals entirely when he’s working, then eats an entire day’s worth...
In my experience working with autistic adults, maths difficulties are one of those things that rarely gets talked about. People come in for an autism assessment, and somewhere in the...
In my clinical experience, questions about a possible link between autism and narcissism are becoming increasingly common. They usually come from people trying to make sense of challenging or confusing...
If you’ve always found reading harder than it should be, but your autism diagnosis didn’t quite explain everything, you might be dealing with more than one condition. You can read....
