Welcome to the final installment of our series on supporting neurodivergent children through puberty. In Parts 1 and 2, we explored the unique challenges puberty presents for neurodivergent youth and the foundational strategies for proactive communication, education, and boundary-setting. Now, we turn to what happens when the journey gets rocky—how to support your child through […]
Welcome back to our series on supporting neurodivergent children through puberty. In Part 1, we explored the fundamental changes that occur during puberty—from the biological processes driving physical development to the complex social landscape shifts that most teens navigate. We examined how these universal experiences can present unique challenges for neurodivergent youth, including amplified sensory […]
A Journey Back in Time Before we dive into supporting our children, I invite you to take a moment and close your eyes. Think back to your own experience of puberty. Can you remember the intense mood swings that seemed to come out of nowhere? The desperate desire to fit in with your peers? The […]
Finding Support Through Life’s Changes with a NJ Licensed Counselor “Don’t ever change.” How many of us, if we flipped through our high school yearbooks, would find someone wrote this to us? The irony isn’t lost on me—could you imagine NOT changing from your high school self? I once had a former student approach me […]
As a child therapist in Branchburg, NJ, I’ve seen firsthand the power of connection in a child’s life. We live in a society that often tells us we need more – more video games, more name-brand clothes, more vacations. But what we truly need is connection. This belief has been at the core of my […]
Many women discover their neurodivergence later in life. This is often after years of misdiagnosis or struggling with unexplained challenges. The journey typically involves a constellation of symptoms that can be attributed to various conditions: anxiety, depression, burnout, or “just being lazy.” But for many women, these symptoms are actually manifestations of undiagnosed ADHD, complicated […]
We live in a capitalist society that is constantly telling us we need more. More video games, more name-brand clothes, more vacations to Disney World. Truthfully, we don’t need those things. What we really need is connection. One of my favorite memories as a child is going for family bike rides around the neighborhood on […]
What is EMDR Therapy? Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a well-researched technique for therapy. EMDR can help individuals feeling “stuck” to move forward through reprocessing distressing memories. Including memories experienced after a traumatic event. EMDR is effective at helping adults, teens, and children. It uses bilateral stimulation of both the left and right […]