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Carla Richards Psychologist- Therapy & Assessment Therapy/assessments for neurodivergent children & teens. Practices in Fourways & Pinehaven.

20/07/2025

Just putting this out there. ✨

14/07/2025

Dance with me in the Heart 💗

10/07/2025
10/07/2025

People say “In the REAL world, they won’t be able to…” and then end that sentence with something that you actually, totally, can in fact do in the “real world”, a surprising amount of times in my line of work.

Actual things that people have actually, literally said to me:

In the REAL world, he won’t be using a pencil gripper. (What? Literally why not? I could use any pencil gripper I wanted to to write anything I felt like.)

In the REAL world, she can’t rock in her chair, so… (Yet I, a grown adult, sit perched like a bird and rocking wildly back and forth in my office chair while writing evaluations when I need a lot of sensory input.)

In the REAL world, the kids won’t have clipboards available to write on. (Isn’t a clipboard like, two dollars? Why couldn’t someone write with a clipboard?)

In the REAL world, she can’t cry every time something happens that she doesn’t like. (Anyone can cry whenever they want to cry. I’ve cried at all kinds of works in my life. When someone is crying, other human beings who are decent usually try to help them.)

On the flip side, you know what else doesn’t happen in the real world? People typically don’t have to sit silently at desks for 6+ hours a day. People typically are able to talk to their friend or coworker or text somebody in between tasks or when they feel like it. People typically can eat a snack if they’d like to or make arrangements to. People typically aren’t stuck in a room with 30 other people who are exactly their age, and nobody else. People typically don’t have to navigate buildings and structures and objects that are too large and proportionally clearly not made for them. People typically can take a break when they need to. People typically aren’t punished, and especially not physically, by their loved ones and close friends.

Every day, we’re *making* the real world.

I want to put all of our effort into making the real world a good place to be before I focus any of my efforts on chipping pieces off of its future inhabitants to try to make them fit some harmful imaginary mold from the past.

[Image description:
A drawn meme by NeuroWild
Around the borders are different colored pencils: purple, pink, green, red, yellow.
At the top is a cloud shape, blue, with words in it that read, ‘We have to PREPARE these kids for the REAL WORLD’
actually means:
“I am not prepared to accommodate this child now or in the future.”
“I accept that the world is going to treat them poorly and they should start getting used to that.”
“I will work hard on this child but I am not prepared to work on myself or the ableist world that we live in.”
The bottom 3 sentences are written in purple bubbles.
End description.]

07/07/2025

There's a difference between "surprises", like a birthday party or holiday gift, and a "don't tell your mom/dad" secret. The latter triangulates/confuses a child's loyalty and contributes to grooming. Know the difference.

Our words matter, and this is one of many reasons why shifting from punishment to positive parenting is so impactful.

For more support raising healthy, kind, and resilient kids, visit:

https://genmindful.com

07/07/2025
07/07/2025

It is so much more than sloppy handwriting!
Learn more about how to provide support for written expression in student who are struggling because of executive function challenges. Totally doable differentiation that makes a huge difference on www.ot4adhd.com . Comment " writing roundup" for a link to supports sent your way.

04/07/2025
Essentially, *ADHD meds still help reduce risks of self-harm, accidents, and crime.*But the average benefit is lower now...
29/06/2025

Essentially, *ADHD meds still help reduce risks of self-harm, accidents, and crime.*

But the average benefit is lower now than it was a decade ago, likely because the treatment is being used by a broader, and sometimes less severely affected, group. So this is about statistics, not the efficacy of medication.

Most viewed this week from JAMA Psychiatry: ADHD medications are consistently associated with reduced risks of self-harm, unintentional injury, traffic crashes, and crime, but these protective effects weakened as prescription rates increased.

https://ja.ma/3IiBKrC

22/06/2025
And this is why children need more play, less screen time, and less academic work before they're ready for it.
22/06/2025

And this is why children need more play, less screen time, and less academic work before they're ready for it.

The latest Australian Early Development Census results show we are going backwards in all five key areas, sparking calls for urgent funding.

Read here: https://ab.co/3HLGVAl

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