Intellectual Disability
Navigating Intellectual Disability: Signs, Supports & Hope Intellectual Disability is a diagnosis given when an individual has difficulties in both intellectual functioning (the ability to learn, reason, make decisions, and solve problems) and adaptive functioning (the skills needed to live...
Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD)
Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD): Understanding the Challenges and Paths to Support Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) are neurodevelopmental disorders that interfere with one’s ability to listen, think, speak, write, spell, or perform mathematical calculations. Individuals with SLD may struggle with reading...
Dyslexia
Dyslexia: Understanding Reading Challenges Beyond the Classroom Dyslexia is a learning disorder that involves difficulty reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words (decoding). While intelligence is not affected, this condition can...
Dysgraphia
Dysgraphia: Understanding Writing Difficulties Beyond the Classroom Dysgraphia is a learning disability that results in difficulty with written expression. Individuals with dysgraphia can often express themselves fluently in conversation but struggle when asked to put those same ideas on paper....
Dyscalculia
Understanding Dyscalculia: When Numbers Don’t Add Up Dyscalculia is a specific and persistent difficulty in understanding numbers and quantity, which can affect mathematical learning, problem-solving, and daily functioning. While most people occasionally struggle with math, dyscalculia is different—it represents an...
Obsessive Decluttering
When Minimalism Becomes Obsession: Understanding Obsessive Decluttering Most of us enjoy a clean and tidy living space. We may feel uneasy when the sink is full of dishes, or we might prefer a neat desk before starting work. For some,...
Hoarding Disorder
Living in Clutter: Understanding Hoarding Disorder Do you have trouble parting with possessions (such as discarding, recycling, selling or giving away)? Because of clutter or the sheer number of possessions, is it difficult to use the rooms and surfaces in...
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
Understanding Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) Many of us may feel insecure about certain aspects of our appearance. Perhaps it is a wide nose, a high forehead, or a skin blemish. For most people, these insecurities surface occasionally and do not...
Exhibitionistic Disorder
Understanding Exhibitionistic Disorder Exhibitionistic Disorder is a psychiatric condition that involves recurrent and intense sexual arousal from the exposure of one’s genitals to non-consenting and unsuspecting persons, usually strangers. This arousal may occur through fantasies, urges, or actual behaviours, and...
Fetishistic Disorder
Fetishistic Disorder: Signs, Causes, and Evidence-Based Treatment Fetishistic Disorder is characterized by a strong sexual desire toward inanimate objects or non-genital body parts, accompanied by clinically significant distress or impairment to the individual. Many people find some non-genital body traits...
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