Arthur Fang SLP

18/06/2024

On Sunday I had the pleasure of presenting at an international conference in Hong Kong on my review of current research findings on the nature of internet gaming disorder (IGD), and prevention and treatment directions.

This was a wonderful experience meeting and learning from industry colleagues from universities in Australia, China, Hong Kong, and US. It was very encouraging to hear that my work fills a need in psychology as even these experts feel they know little about the world of online gaming addiction.

I am grateful to the conference panel for selecting my first IGD study, and I will start looking at opportunities to contribute to the existing literature, probably in case study, psychotherapy efficacy, and parent training.

In the next couple of posts I’ll start sharing some of the interesting and practical insights on IGD that are evidence based and relevant to the general public.

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08/04/2024

https://neuropsyandmentalhealth2024.hksyu.edu/

I am thrilled to announce that I will be presenting my review on the latest prevention and therapy options on internet gaming disorder (IGD) at Brain and Mental Health Conference 2024 in Hong Kong!

Over the course of my career, I've witnessed online gaming addiction transition from an uncategorized disorder into a full-blown crisis among youths especially in Asia. Before I began my training in counselling, I only dealt with this as an adjunct to speech and language issues, and my methods were more behavioural and caveman-like in their rudimentariness: enforce cold turkey screen-time restrictions, and pray the addiction will cease.

Now that we know IGD is more than a behavioural problem, we need to treat it with more modern therapeutic frameworks. There are also emerging research insights in the area of prevention that offer promising results. I will cover these in my presentation at this conference and would love to see you all there!

BRAIN & MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCE 2024 Neuropsychological Underpinnings of Mental Health Across Lifespan: From the Young to the Old in the Time of Covid-19 Pandemic Main Organizer Hong Kong Shue Yan University Date 15-16 June 2024 Venue RLB502, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Research Complex Lower Bl...

09/08/2023

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When I came back from summer, the children created a new toy for me - on this post, we talk about the importance of toys even in a digital age, please like and share!

A shell & a Table

21/04/2023

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Please like and share, new post on my initial thoughts on ChatGPT and what it means from a speech and language perspective!

ChatGPT - Initial Thoughts

02/03/2023

I want to thank Prem Tinsulanonda International School for having me in Chiang Mai for a workshop on development. It was great to meet parents from all over the world who want to learn more about what entails, and how they can support their bilingual or children at home.

Special thanks to Agnieszka and my friend Adam Copus at Prem Tinsulanonda International School for getting everything set up for me. What a beautiful campus and I look forward to visiting again in the future!

P.S. My mom thought I got so tanned from golf she bought me a lifetime supply of sunscreen after!

30/01/2023

https://news.tvb.com/tc/programme/vitallifeline/63c53d0df87fc0bf4ba4797d/%E8%88%8C%E7%99%8C

From my friend and industry colleague Dr. Lorinda Kwan-Chen who talks about her important work with tongue cancer patients. The video is in Cantonese from TVB documentary programme 'Vital Lifeline'". Please watch when you have time!

舌頭由多個肌肉組成，幫助我們吞咽和發音。若不幸患上舌癌，手術需切除部分舌頭組織，導致説話和進食受影響，甚至連喝水都有困難，影響日常生活。部分患者需接受舌頭重建手術，...

04/11/2022

Today when I went to the gym in my beloved University Rugby Football Club gear, for the first time since 2019 and before the pandemic this happened:

Random security guard at work asked me, most sincerely: “Mr Fang are you playing in the rugby 7s today?”

Hong Kong Rugby 7s is back!

(Also I'd like to thank our URFC sponsors Bones and Blades for their excellent meats, and Double Haven Brewing for keeping us well hydrated with the best craft beers in Hong Kong!)

The day has FINALLY arrived!

Gates open at 1:30pm today. Last chance for tickets. Don’t walk, run. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️
www.tickets.hkrugby.com/hk7s

終於等到今日！

1 時半可以入場喇！未買飛的仲等咩？ 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️
www.tickets.hkrugby.com/hk7s

26/10/2022

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I just read this story about Bjore Salming's ALS and how he is using iPad to communicate - please read, like and share!

I'm thinking of you: ALS & AAC

16/03/2022

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Social Thinking skills, like the ability to assess the relative size of problems, can help students more effectively deal with bullying. Looking at the example of Naomi Osaka, there are two points to highlight: even a generational professional athlete needs to deal with bullying; and, even with our more supportive society, we cannot stop heckling from happening.

We can all play a role in making sure this doesn’t happen, but while others will continue to heckle and bully, we have to make sure students have the resilience to handle these situations.

Thank you for reading!

Size of Problem 大中小問題

24/02/2022

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New post on shared reading techniques - with the ongoing school closures, it's a great opportunity to increase your reading time at home!

Please like and share thank you everyone!

08/02/2022

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Happy Chinese New Year everyone and we have a new post! Since 2019, I've had the privilege of working with a stroke patient in China both in person and online, and he has improved to a point where he can now hold meetings and write basic messages. I am sharing his wonderful poem on his journey of recovery and resilience. I look forward to meeting him again once the borders open!

Resillience 坚持

26/01/2022

Alfie please ignore the noise, you keep playing rugby and have as much fun as you can!

And on that note, so much respect for Nigel Owens always all class on and off the field, we need more people like him!

Class as ever from Nigel Owens.