D'Entremont Psychological Services, Inc

08/22/2025

In this informative interview, Amy Otteson, a psychologist based in Fredericton, New Brunswick, delves into the topic of phobias, with a focus on cynophobia ...

08/13/2025

✨ Real voices. Real stories. Real connection. ✨

Our Stories & Blogs section is filled with powerful narratives from autistic individuals, families, and advocates.

From everyday wins to honest reflections, these lived experiences offer insight, inspiration, and a reminder: you're not alone.

📖 Explore the human side of autism in our Virtual Resource Guide — look for the Stories & Blogs section!
https://tinyurl.com/32dewxys

08/08/2025

📣 Registration is OPEN for Ernie’s Happy Hangout — our afterschool program for kids in Grades K–5! 🎉

Looking for a safe, inclusive, and fun place for your child after school? Our program blends learning and play, helping kids build friendships, social skills, and confidence through natural interaction and hands-on activities.

🚌 Starts after school dismissal
📍Located at Autism Connections, 1666 Lincoln Rd
📅 Runs from the first day of school to the 3rd week of June
✨ 1:1 support available for children who need it

For more information and to register, visit: https://tinyurl.com/mupvdhyz

Spots fill fast — secure your child’s afterschool adventure today! 💛

07/06/2025

05/08/2025

ASD-Specific Counselling – Now Taking Registrations!

We’re now offering ASD-specific counselling sessions designed for autistic individuals and their families—because everyone deserves support that truly understands their experience.

Sessions are just $40 per hour and are led by student counsellors under the supervision of a licensed therapist, making mental health care more accessible and affordable.

This service is a great fit for autistic youth and adults, parents of newly diagnosed children, caregivers, and siblings who could use some extra support navigating challenges, building coping skills, or focusing on personal growth.

Ready to register? Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/k64watfp

05/07/2025

Maternal Mental Health Reminders

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05/07/2025

Looking for something fun and inclusive to do with your little one? 💛

Under One Sky and the Fredericton Family Resource Centre are hosting another drop-in Neurodiverse Playgroup on May 9th from 10–11AM!

This safe and welcoming space is open to families with children ages 0–6, whether diagnosed, undiagnosed, or just exploring. It’s a great opportunity for kids to play and caregivers to connect.

No registration required—just drop in! 🧸

05/07/2025

Understand, accept, and move through the feelings

04/08/2025

04/07/2025

I wrote an autism awareness post on LinkedIn to share with my corporate network. Sharing here for anyone who's also in corporate. Will link to my LI post at the end if you'd like to share it with your network as well...

"Coming out" as autistic in Corporate was terrifying for me. And for autism awareness month (April) I'm going to share why it was something I had to do.

Autism is one of the most misunderstood conditions that exist... in general, but in Corporate specifically.

The rate of unemployment and underemployment for autistic people is shockingly high, but the rate of undiagnosed adult autistic people, particularly "high masking" (aka got really good at hiding it out of a desperate need for self preservation) is also shockingly high...

And though I don't have stats on the exact number of us in Corporate... my educated guess is that it's incredibly high as well.

In other words, you probably work with an autistic person (or several) and don't know it. And would probably never even consider they're autistic.

And many of us who've "made it" in Corporate (unfortunately, there are many of us who don't 💔) are objectively successful. Which is part of the reason you would never consider we're autistic...

We're respected for being intelligent and insightful... an expert in our area... highly and impressively creative at solving complex problems...

Many of us are even considered extremely likeable and social. (Not all, but this post is meant to challenge preconceived notions, so be aware that we can be these things even though autistic people are often thought of as neither).

We can also be extremely adaptable and highly skilled at adjusting to change (even though the stereotype says otherwise).

In fact, in many cases, our autism doesn't impact those around us at all... while causing us *significant* difficulty and hardship on a regular basis.

It's a bit like everyone around us is climbing a hill, and we're climbing Everest. It's not impossible to reach the top, but it's a million times harder... and significantly more (emotionally & mentally) costly.

We deal with sensory overload and sensory anxiety. (In my case this led to a stress induced heart attack at 34)

We deal with extreme anxiety when our personal routines are disrupted (you probably wouldn't see this though).

We deal with anxiety around unwritten social and professional rules. (It's a bit of a minefield in Corporate. 20+ years in, and I still discover new ones all the time that I didn't know about)

We deal with anxiety around communication differences... anxiety around social expectations... anxiety around what we wear, what we say, how we act...

But if we've climbed our Corporate mountain high enough, you probably have no idea we're struggling because we've gotten really good at hiding it.

So, for autism awareness month, if you're going to take one thing away from this post, let it be this...

If you meet an autistic person who was brave enough to disclose this about themselves, or if you meet someone you suspect might be autistic... don't make assumptions about them. Because if you do, you'd probably be wrong.

Thanks for reading, and happy autism awareness month. 🙂

My LI post...

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nicolefilippone_coming-out-as-autistic-in-corporate-was-activity-7314999407739879426-e2Sd

04/07/2025

02/05/2025

The Disability Policy in Canada Provincial and Territorial Report was commissioned by Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN), and developed in collaboration with researchers from the Disability Policy Research Program (DiPo) and McGill University. The purpose of this report is to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of disability policy across Canadian provinces and territories. This report can serve as a baseline against which future progress in policy changes can be assessed, or at least understood.

To download the report, visit: https://kidsbrainhealth.ca/disability-policy-in-canada-provincial-and-territorial-report/