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Suicide & Love

What do you do when someone you love is suicidal? Even if that someone is your five year old son? Dr. Jenny Palmiotto shares her story.

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Habits of Stress-Resilient People

I think it is easy for us to forget how capable and resilient we actually are. We are resilient by nature; resiliency is a natural part of life. Resiliency is also a choice.

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Become A Member of Love & Autism

You are invited to be a part of a growing community of people from all over the world that believe a difference can be made in the way autistic people are treated!

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If it Feels Wrong, it is.

An autism therapist takes a hard look at the practices of ABA therapy. This is a must read for any parent of an autistic child!

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Kids & Books & Love & Autism

We invite you to join us for our conversation, “Kids & Books & Love & Autism,”  where we will adjoin stories, family, and compassion with Dr. Jenny Palmiotto, and author Sally J. Pla.

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Therapist Spotlight: Jenny Palmiotto

Meet Jenny Palmiotto! Jenny is the founder and visionary behind the Family Guidance and Therapy Center. Not only is she passionate in her work with children, she is also passionate in her advocacy...

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What Happens After Parkland?

I hug my children and share our family values; that kids should be safe at school. I fight hard the bitterness in my throat as I realize that this isn’t everyone’s values. My kids and everyone else’s children deserve better.

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Random Acts of Kindness

What if we start to reach outside of our own bubbles and offer small acts of kindness to the people who cross our paths?

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Dance Party Parenting

What got me to my “breaking point” is sometimes trivial and other times more memorable; but truthfully the content of that isn’t ever important. What is important, is that we engage in a process towards wellness.

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Can Children Practice Self-Compassion?

Yes and yes!  Self-compassion is a wellness practice of being kind to oneself when emotions such as pain, suffering and general feelings of ‘not enough-ness’ emerge within us. Clearly, we all have...

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Self-Compassion

Instead of adding to my anxiety by being mean to myself, I abated it by giving myself the same kind words that I would give others.

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Relational Aspect of Art

Art Therapist Kasey Connors is open and honest, talking about her growth as a therapist working with autistic children.

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Practicing the Gift of Presence

So this holiday season, stop stressing about finding the perfect toy or game for your child and spend that energy on staying present with your children.

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Give the Gift of Memories

This holiday season, instead of spending money on gifts that will be forgotten, why not buy a gift the whole family can enjoy together?

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You’ll Figure it out!

Creating opportunities where a child can learn, grow, and be shown loving-kindness shouldn’t be all that hard, should it?

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Why RDI?

Why RDI?

Interested in finding out more about RDI therapy and how it can benefit your family?

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Love & Autism

Changing the way the world views love, relationships, sex, dating and friendship for those on the autism spectrum.

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Meet David Hamrick

Parents find his insight very helpful as “Why?” is a question they often ask when discussing their child’s unique behaviors.

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Meet Lindsey Nebeker

Learning to navigate when it is safe or unsafe to be vulnerable is the key to balancing the risks versus the rewards.

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Lessons from Isla Vista

I feel compelled to educate those around us that being on the spectrum does not equate to acts of inconceivable violence. However, connection and relationships are so vitally important for feeling satisfied within one’s own life.

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The Power of Positivity

It’s easy to think negatively; being positive and staying positive is the tough choice. How do we infuse our mind with positive thinking?

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Deployment Tips Straight From the Spouses

If you feel like you would like more deployment help outside of the traditional military services, we offer a variety of therapies to help you and your family through all stages of deployment.

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Celebrate National Mental Health Counseling Week!

Taking place from the sixth through the twelfth, the special week has been created to help bolster the role of counseling in America’s communities and to work towards washing away the stigmas still attached to mental health care in many areas.

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How to Manage Disappointment

Have your plans just not worked out the way you thought they might? Have you felt sad, mad or even devastated because of it? If so, you are not alone.

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