Everyone can experience a little discomfort in new social situations, which can be a healthy and adaptive response to something unknown. However, is important to recognize when it no longer is ...

Naniyamma never went to the polling booth or cast her vote in all these years, for one seemingly simple reason - fear and ...

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Many parents breathe a sigh of relief when their teenager on the autism spectrum (Level 1 ASD, formerly known as Asperger’s) seems to have “matured” out of meltdowns and has become more focused on ...

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I’d always seen myself as shy. I often felt like an outsider. I didn’t speak up in class. I was criticized for this by others, but most of all, I chastised myself. Beating myself up about being ‘weird ...

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You’d think being a Royal means you’re born for the spotlight, right? Well, Prince Harry is pulling back the curtain on a ...