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Life Style Relationship

Friendships Across the Lifespan: What Keeps Relationships Strong Over Time 

When we talk about friendship, we often hear that it’s someone who has your back, someone who listens without judgment, someone you can be your true self with, someone you can count on no matter what. While friendship is all that,

Education

Leaky Bucket Hypothesis in Memory

Memory can be defined as the system or process of encoding, storing, and retrieving information and experiences. It is considered to be the vital cognitive function that allows a person to learn, adapt and build a sense of self. Memory

Technology

AI Chatbots for People with Disabilities: Bridging the Accessibility Gap 

Smart cities, chapter one of our series. Given that more and more of our lives are taking place online, tools like ChatGPT have incredible potential to create a more inclusive world and enable disabled people to lead more independent lives.

Awareness Technology

Gamified Mental Health Interventions: Community Engagement Through Design  

Ever felt like battling doubt, stress, or anxiety is a lonely uphill trek? What if managing mental health could feel less like a chore and more like a journey? Imagine digital apps or mobile games that turn self-care into fun,

Parenting

High IQ or High Anxiety? Exploring the Link Between Giftedness and Anxiety Disorders

When we picture someone with a high IQ, we often imagine smooth success and crystal-clear thinking. But intelligence isn’t always as straightforward as it seems. For some, a sharp mind also comes with a tendency to overthink, worry, and feel

Education Positive

The Adolescent Brain: How Frontal Lobe Development Shapes Thinking and Behavior

Adolescence is described as the brain’s second growth spurt. It is a time of development of the brain’s circuits and the frontal lobes, which are responsible for behavioural, cognitive, decision-making ability and voluntary movement. It has been proven that the

Positive Self Help

Termination as a Therapeutic Tool: Fostering Growth and Autonomy 

Termination is a tool to make you self-reliant. Alike parents raise their children to be capable of flying high independently, so leaving the shield of their parents is necessary; this is supposed to happen in therapy as well, when the

Parenting

Between Love and Resentment: The Emotional Journey of Siblings of Children with Special Needs

Picture yourself as a kid who has a little brother or sister needing round-the-clock medical treatment, special tutoring and constant emotional attention. Along with tender moments of sharing and pride, there remain intangible undertows of resentment, guilt and isolation that

Awareness

Understanding Sensory Needs in Neurodiverse Children and Adults

Have you ever seen someone jump when a fork scrapes across a plate while another person keeps eating like nothing happened? It’s a small glimpse into how wildly different our brains process everyday noise. For many neurodivergent people, routine sounds,

Self Help Therapy

The Therapeutic Use of Mandalas in Mental Health Practice

Most of our days, we might end up feeling overwhelmed still and inner clarity can be hard to find. Art therapy, particularly the making and meditation on mandalas, has become a soothing yet potent means of healing the mind, body,