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Part Three of Neurodevelopmental Disorders will cover disorders of movement.  These include Developmental Coordination Disorder, Stereotypic Movement Disorder, and Tic Disorders, all of which are discussed below. Click HERE if you would like to review the blog that introduces this series on Mental Health Diagnoses! Developmental Coordination Disorder Clumsy, awkward, and ‘all thumbs’ are typically…

Part Two of Neurodevelopmental Disorders covers disorders of communication.  These include Language Disorder, Speech Sound Disorder, Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder, and Childhood-Onset Fluency Disorder, all of which are discussed below. Click HERE if you missed Part One of Neurodevelopmental Disorders or click HERE if you would like to review the blog that introduces this series…

What classifies a disorder as neurodevelopmental? Neurodevelopmental disorders are characterized by “intellectual and adaptive deficits” that begin during early development and hinder the individual’s “personal, social, academic, and/or occupational functioning” (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 2013). Symptoms of neurodevelopmental disorders must be present in the early developmental period; they must disrupt how the…

We are ready to kick off our first blog series: Mental Health Diagnoses!  We will be covering eighteen of the nineteen classes in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5.  Before we get started, let us cover some general background information. What is the purpose of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental…

Psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and counselors are examples of helping professionals.  Helping professionals treat persons who are mentally ill, who are feeling overwhelmed by the stressors of life, and who fluctuate between declining and thriving mental health, and/or other mental and emotional concerns.  If each of these types of helping professionals can do all of…

Although LPC, LPC-I, and LPC-S look like limited letter alphabet soup, each abbreviation designates the qualifications of the counselor.  LPC stands for Licensed Professional Counselor.  Licensed Professional Counselors have earned a Master’s degree in the field of counseling, passed the National Counseling Exam and/or the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Exam, applied for and met…