Dr. Wood's Blog
Book Review: Raising a Child On the Autism Spectrum, by Mallory Griffith and Rachel Bedard
Book Review!! Raising a Child on the Autism Spectrum: Insights from parents to parents By: Mallory Griffith and Rachel Bedard Have you recently received an autism diagnosis for your child or loved one? Read More
Book Review: how to be you, by Jeffrey Marsh (2016)
Book Review!! how to be you Stop trying to be someone else and start living your life By Jeffrey Marsh (2016) You may have seen Jeffrey Marsh on social media- if you don’t already follow them, Read More
Book Review: Awesome Autistic Guide for Trans Teens
Book Review!! The Awesome Autistic Guide for Trans Teens By Yenn Purkis and Same Rose (2022) The easy-to-read book is a guidebook for teens who are both Autistic and trans. Although it’s “for Read More
Diversity in Therapy - by BZA clinical intern Cori Shapiro
What makes you, you? What makes you unique? What are your identities? How do those identities impact the way you live your life? The answer to these questions may be Read More
Book Review: Population: One, Tyler McNamer, 2013
Population: One Book Review Book Review!! Population: One Autism, Adversity, and the Will to Succeed By Tyler McNamer (2013) I just finished a great book written in by 18yo Tyler McNamer. His descriptions on how he Read More
The Instagram Effect on Mental Health
Over a billion people spend 30+ minutes a day on Instagram. But how do social media platforms affect mental health? Research shows us that… It’s ADDICTIVE. It continually serves content…you just keep scrolling! Social Read More
Racism and the American Psychological Association’s Response (or Unresponse)
In recent years, the American Psychological Association (APA) has been working towards addressing societal issues regarding racial equality…including examining the racism the plagued the field’s history. In October 2021, the Read More
Toxic Positivity
Some things in life are badThey can really make you madOther things just make you swear and curseWhen you're chewing on life's gristleDon't grumble, give a whistleAnd this'll help things Read More
Parental Burnout...and What to do About it.
Parents have always struggled with parental burnout, but the pandemic has more recently brought it into sharper focus. Now, on top of balancing busy family lives and busy work lives, Read More
How to Reframe ‘Adolescent Development’ for both Parents and Adolescents
(Taken from “Framing Strategies to Shape Parent and Adolescent Understandings of Development” by Kendall-Taylor and Ginsburg, Pediatrics, September 2021, Volume 148, Number 3) Here are some tips for talking about the difficult, Read More
Demystifying Disability, by Emily Ladau
The title caught my eye a few weeks ago as I was scrolling through social media. “Demystifying Disability”?? Yes, please! Emily Ladau, a disability activist, writes about everything from ableism Read More
Book Review: Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief (David Kessler, 2019)
How do you find meaning after a loss? Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’s 1969 book On Death and Dying identified five stages of grieving: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance (who remembers these from Read More
June 11, 2021: Just Some Interesting Studies...
I ran across two interesting abstracts for recently published articles! Student-Teacher Relationships and Adult Health: Jinho Kim (2021) found a strong positive relationship between good student-teacher relationships and adult health, even accounting Read More
May 15, 2021: Do I Have ADD?
Do I have ADD? No. Let’s start with a brief history of what we now call Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Hippocrates (460 to 375 BC) made at least one reference to a person who had Read More
April 16, 2021: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
ACEs are potentially traumatic events that occur during childhood. They can include experiencing violence, abuse, neglect, growing up in a household with substance abuse or mental health issues, or having Read More
September 3, 2021: Book Review: "What Happened To You: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing" by Bruce Perry, MD, PhD and Oprah Winfrey
Looking for a great book that will make you not only want to be a better person and parent, but also give you some tools to getting there? “What Happened to You: Conversations Read More