By Emily Hanlon You have tried the reward charts. You have tried natural consequences. You have tried giving more notice, more routine, more consistency. You have read the parenting books, attended the workshops, taken the advice of well-meaning professionals. And somehow, every single strategy that is supposed to work has made things worse. If this is your family, I want to say something clearly before we go any further: you are not doing it wrong. You are doing everything right for the...

By Emily Hanlon If you've been doing autism assessments (especially with children) for a while, you've probably noticed the same thing I have. The standard toolkit is good... but it doesn't always let the child in front of you actually show up as themselves. The ADOS-2 is structured, rigorous, and widely recognised. But for some kids, the highly verbal ones, the girls, the high-masking, anxious ones who hold it together brilliantly in a clinical room and fall apart the moment they get to the...

By Emily Hanlon If you're parenting without extended family support, you're not alone. Clinical psychologist Emily Hanlon shares a free guide to help you grieve, heal, and rebuild your village with intention. There's a particular kind of grief that doesn't have a name in most circles. It doesn't come with flowers at the door or casseroles from neighbours. There's no funeral, no card from a friend that says I'm sorry for your loss. And yet the loss is real, bone-deep, and heavy in a way...