As a Clinical and Health Psychologist with a strong background in developmental psychology, my practical work experience so far has mostly been working with families with children on the autism spectrum.
But many issues that have come up during this work are only too familiar to any parent and are not necessarily linked to a diagnosis. Concerns about the child and how best to support it can, e.g., appear in the following areas: outbursts of anger and unstable emotional regulation, peculiarities in perception…