Bay Coast Behavioral

My name is Leanne Strong, I’m 23 years old, and I have Asperger’s syndrome (milder autism, little to no difficulty with speech or cognitive skills).  As you may know, a lot of people who have autism understand things in a very rigid and concrete manner, and our underst...

When our family moved to a small suburb of Portland, Maine, two years ago, my 6-year-old son asked if we could explore our new neighborhood on our bikes. My son has ADHD and autism, and he can be quite impulsive, so I was nervous about taking him out in an unfamiliar a...

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The documentary's director was stripped of his doctor's license and accused of falsifying a study.

This is the moment a celebrated Māori doctor crashed a special viewing of a controversial anti-vaccination docum...

My Tips for Vacationing with Kids on the Autism Spectrum

1. Preparing is the most important part of the trip! In our home we use the term “front-loading” We make sure Ben knows as much as possible about what will happen on the vacation. One easy way to front-load is to...

There's so much I wish for all of my boys. Happiness, peace, love, laughter, lasting friendships - all the usual things parents want for their children. But I worry more about my oldest who has ADHD. The world can be cruel; people can be mean. Not everyone understands...

Instagram took a step towards making the world a better place and helping those in need when they announced the launch of their newest campaign on Good Morning America this week, which addresses mental health issues.
 

The campaign uses the hashtag #HereForYou to motiva...

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"Your normal may be their magic." 

It is often said of parenting that the days are long, but the years are short. A sweet new video is putting a spotlight on those ordinary long days and what they mean to kids.

In honor of M...

This is for all the mothers out there - those with mental or physical illnesses, those who are addicts or prisoners, those who are absent in their children's lives, those who live everyday sacrificing their lives for their children, and those who are watching their chi...

My husband and I spend a lot of time trying to figure out how our middle son’s brain works. A rare medical diagnosis dangling over the head of a 6-month-old baby sends you into a tarot card level tantrum of predictions. But you’re not psychic and you can’t predict the...

Last week two school emails landed in my inbox. One asked for volunteers for a PTA event. The other invited my younger son to a bowling alley birthday party for a classmate he barely knew.

I stared at those emails. I sighed at those emails. And then I drafted replies in...