Christine MichailidesApr 242 minCounselling Deconstructed Post 1Counselling doesn't work for me. Here are 15 common reasons why people may be hesitant to participate in therapy. We hear this a lot from...
Christine MichailidesJan 222 minThis post will be sad if you don't read itExtreme empathy towards inanimate objects/foodstuffs? Scraping food scraps into the bin causes anxiety, throwing away broken, torn,...
Christine MichailidesJan 154 minNeurodiversity Affirmation in ActionBill Mason, the author of The Autism Discussion Page, is prolific in producing content on his Facebook page for free. Then, he compiles...
Christine MichailidesJan 101 minMore Than Just TastesIf an autistic child has restrictive and repetitive behaviours around eating, it is easy to assume, "oh that's just an autistic thing"...
Christine MichailidesDec 7, 20212 minNeurodiversity Affirmative Business ExpansionCherish Clinic is undergoing some major expansions right now to incorporate new therapists and as well as a couple of backend staff. ...
Christine MichailidesJul 2, 20214 minWhat is really happening when parents grieve their healthy children?The reality is that most parents experience grieve their children's gender transition, sexual orientation, neurodiversity diagnoses, etc,...
Christine MichailidesJun 25, 20212 minShifting Towards Neurodiversity Affirmative PracticeIt has been almost three years since I started my private practice specializing in neurodiverse children and families. I have always...
Christine MichailidesFeb 10, 20213 minHow to increase independence in our children?"If my kids screamed 'Mom, I need x!', one more time I am going to lose my mind!" a stressed-out parent vented in an ASD parenting...
Christine MichailidesJan 30, 20212 minManaging Our Own Pathological Demand AvoidanceI am a adult with PDA and I am really struggling as in graudate level education. I have always love learning, I do like my education...
Christine MichailidesJan 19, 20213 minParent Contribution: Accepting vs Being SupportiveThis is an anonymous parent contribution as a response to my last post. I recommend reading this even if it doesn't personally concern...
Christine MichailidesJan 15, 20214 minHow do I explain gender identities to autistic children? Part 1My 9-year-old son is obsessed with a classmate who uses the pronoun they/their/them. He keeps asking the child "are you a boy or girl?"...
Christine MichailidesJul 8, 20202 minCan Mask Refusal be a Demand Avoidant Behaviour?There are many videos circulating the internet featuring adults having disproportionally large and public negative reactions when they...
Christine MichailidesJun 20, 20202 minShould parents show negative emotions around their children?"Recently, my 4-year-old daughter has been coming up to me and giving kisses when I look frustrated. I am more frustrated juggling work...