Yesterday I was watching a child stick his tongue out of the corner of his mouth while he was painting an illustration of a story he wrote. He was very…
The illusion of transparency –
Sometimes we feel like our emotions are laid out like open books to others and our attempts to hide them are fruitless, but what can other people read from our…
How Sigmund Freud’s couch changed history
Freud’s couch is one of the popular icons when it comes to psychotherapy. Today there are different therapies that deviate from Freud’s method. But it is interesting to know what…
Charcot, the most important precursor of psychoanalysis
Edith Sánchez wrote for The Mind is Wonderful, a good synthesis of the life and work of Jean-Martin Charcot: Jean-Martin Charcot was above all a student of the brain. His…
The most dangerous myth about psychosis
We may hear comments on the news, radio, or even soap opera stories that point to psychotics and other mentally ill people as people who can easily become violent. And…
Diagnostic Playtime
Within our clinical work in child psychology, we must make a diagnostic impression that will be the guide to offer better treatment or therapy to our boys and girls. There…
The deterioration of sensory abilities in older adults would be an indicator of a greater risk of dementia
In sensory evaluations, the sense of smell is usually taken as an indicator of sensory abilities in general. These tests, in turn, could be used as markers for different pathologies,…
The diagnosis of ADHD in adults: clinical characteristics and evaluation
It is a neurodevelopmental disorder, and as such, it has been present since childhood. But what happens when you reach adulthood? What do the studies say? For diagnosis in adults,…
5 ways to support someone with ADHD
Do you have no idea how to accompany someone with , or do you feel like you’ve run out of resources? Treating him with empathy and respect, just like anyone…
A boy with autism screamed non-stop in the middle of a Broadway show and one of the actors wrote this message
“The King and I” was one of the musicals of broadway 2015. During one of their crowded performances, a child with autism started screaming. The mother, concerned about not disturbing…