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!