Mental Health | Autism in Our Nest

Reaching Out

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Mental Health Stigma, Suicide 25

My internal alarm clock can be a real jerk sometimes. I do not need an actual alarm clock. My body sets its clock and

Autism, Anxiety, Depression and The Weekend News

February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 Anxiety, Autism, Behavior Chart, Depression, Grades, Handwriting, High Functioning Autism, learning, Mental Health, Parent, parenting, Teacher 35

The Weekend News is a subject in school that causes Declan great distress. Unable to reach a solution with his teacher, I found myself advising Declan in a way I’ve never advised before. Read more, here!

Why Are You Asking About My Mental Health? We Just Met!

March 4, 2019 Anxiety, Autism, Boot Camp, Depression, Depressive Episodes, Mental Health, Mental Health Stigma 27

Recently I realized I had limits to who I would discuss my mental health history to, and why. Read about it, here!

Disturbing Clips Found in Children’s Videos and How to Fight Them

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019 Autism, change, Echolalia, Mental Health, Script, Scripting, Suicide, You Tube 28

My kids love to sit and watch YouTube videos. So I was deeply disturbed to learn clips of suicide instruction were placed in different videos on YouTube and YouTube kids. Learn about this, here – and what you can do to help stop them!

Depression and Autism

January 18, 2019March 12, 2019 Autism, Autism Parenting Magazine, Depression, Mental Health, therapy 35

Read more about depression and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) here!

Why the Increase in the Prevalence of Autism?

April 12, 2018May 8, 2018 Asperger's, Autism, Autism Awareness, Gender Differences, High Functioning Autism, Intellectual Disability, Mental Health, Repetitive Behaviors, Sensory Issues, support, Symptoms, Treatment 14

Why the Increase in the Prevalence of Autism? Read more, here!

Feeling Anxious?

March 19, 2018 Anxiety, Autism, blotch, Extrovert, Introversion, Introvert, Mental Health, social anxiety 14

Oh geez. Why does he always sit like that! Okay, he hasn’t seen me. I can just watch the game from over here. I

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Depression

March 11, 2018March 11, 2018 Autism, CBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Depression, Depressive Episodes, Mental Health, social anxiety 16

Cathy gave me a hard time at work. Kiera didn’t call me when she said she was going to. That guy at the gas

The Need for Better Ways to Identify Girls with Autism

February 2, 2018February 2, 2018 Autism, Autism Awareness, Gender Differences, High Functioning Autism, Julia, Mental Health 13

“Are there any concerns with these?” I asked the nurse as I held baby Cate, preparing for her vaccinations. The nurse filled me on

What to Look for in an Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessor

December 4, 2017December 4, 2017 Assessment, Autism, Autism Evaluator, Diagnosis, Mental Health, Symptoms 3

One of the first sentences Declan repeated was the phrase, “Awww, c’mon, are you kidding me?” When he was evaluated for autism, he must