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Ask a Psychologist (Q&A): Telling Your Parents You Want an Autism or ADHD Evaluation, Whining, Time Management, and Career Choices
This is the first in a special segment of rapid-fire Q&A from our listeners on everything psychology-related (parenting, mental health, diagnosis, psychological testing/therapy, graduate school, career, etc.). This episode has something for everyone: parents, people considering an ADHD or Autism diagnostic evaluation, and people in graduate school.
- How do I tell my parents I’d like to get tested for ADHD and autism?
https://www.wikihow.com/Tell-Your-Parents-You-Think-You%27re-Autistic
ADDitude quizzes: https://www.additudemag.com/tag/self-test/
Autism/Aspie quizzes: https://www.aspietests.org
***AWESOME guide to exploring ADHD symptoms in your own life, for adult women: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B096LMPQ71/ref=dbs_a_w_dp_b096lmpq71***
2. Kid cries for 30 min + and won’t calm down
Episode 1: Tantrums Suck https://www.buzzsprout.com/1771501/8441060
3. How to stop whining?
More positive parenting ideas for this: https://www.kindercare.com/content-hub/articles/2016/march/but-i-waaaaaaaaant-it-9-positive-parenting-strategies-to-nix-the-whining-for-good
4. How to manage QEP, dissertation, 4 courses, intern apps, ext practice, and life?
Planner Pad: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08WCX6KRM/?coliid=I30GI4VIX9B1DO&colid=1H72SJBCWA4LN&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it&th=1
Time Blocking https://todoist.com/productivity-methods/time-blocking
5. What are the pros/cons of private practice? Academia?
My favorite private practice resources: For starting a mostly therapy practice: https://www.practiceofthepractice.com/ and for starting a mostly testing practice: https://www.thetestingpsychologist.com/blog/
Take this test to find out how your values/goals/way of working may or may not fit with different settings: https://principlesyou.com
—
—-The Psychologists Podcast Patreon https://www.patreon.com/thepsychologists
Gill Strait PhD and Julia Strait PhD are both Licensed Psychologists (TX) and Licensed Specialists in School Psychology (LSSPs, TX). They are alumni of The University of South Carolina School Psychology Doctoral Program (Go Gamecocks).
Welcome to The Psychologists Podcast, where we talk about all things psychology through a very personal lens.
Gill Strait PhD and Julia Strait PhD are both Licensed Psychologists (TX) and Licensed Specialists in School Psychology (LSSPs, TX). They are alumni of The University of South Carolina School Psychology Doctoral Program (Go Gamecocks).
Gill is a teacher, researcher, and supervisor at a university graduate psychology training program.
Julia is owner and therapist at Ocean Therapy in Houston, TX, offering telehealth therapy to young adults in their 20s and 30s who are struggling with anxiety. Check it out here: https://www.oceantherapy.net/
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By Gill and Julia StraitThis is the first in a special segment of rapid-fire Q&A from our listeners on everything psychology-related (parenting, mental health, diagnosis, psychological testing/therapy, graduate school, career, etc.). This episode has something for everyone: parents, people considering an ADHD or Autism diagnostic evaluation, and people in graduate school.
- How do I tell my parents I’d like to get tested for ADHD and autism?
https://www.wikihow.com/Tell-Your-Parents-You-Think-You%27re-Autistic
ADDitude quizzes: https://www.additudemag.com/tag/self-test/
Autism/Aspie quizzes: https://www.aspietests.org
***AWESOME guide to exploring ADHD symptoms in your own life, for adult women: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B096LMPQ71/ref=dbs_a_w_dp_b096lmpq71***
2. Kid cries for 30 min + and won’t calm down
Episode 1: Tantrums Suck https://www.buzzsprout.com/1771501/8441060
3. How to stop whining?
More positive parenting ideas for this: https://www.kindercare.com/content-hub/articles/2016/march/but-i-waaaaaaaaant-it-9-positive-parenting-strategies-to-nix-the-whining-for-good
4. How to manage QEP, dissertation, 4 courses, intern apps, ext practice, and life?
Planner Pad: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08WCX6KRM/?coliid=I30GI4VIX9B1DO&colid=1H72SJBCWA4LN&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it&th=1
Time Blocking https://todoist.com/productivity-methods/time-blocking
5. What are the pros/cons of private practice? Academia?
My favorite private practice resources: For starting a mostly therapy practice: https://www.practiceofthepractice.com/ and for starting a mostly testing practice: https://www.thetestingpsychologist.com/blog/
Take this test to find out how your values/goals/way of working may or may not fit with different settings: https://principlesyou.com
—
—-The Psychologists Podcast Patreon https://www.patreon.com/thepsychologists
Gill Strait PhD and Julia Strait PhD are both Licensed Psychologists (TX) and Licensed Specialists in School Psychology (LSSPs, TX). They are alumni of The University of South Carolina School Psychology Doctoral Program (Go Gamecocks).
Welcome to The Psychologists Podcast, where we talk about all things psychology through a very personal lens.
Gill Strait PhD and Julia Strait PhD are both Licensed Psychologists (TX) and Licensed Specialists in School Psychology (LSSPs, TX). They are alumni of The University of South Carolina School Psychology Doctoral Program (Go Gamecocks).
Gill is a teacher, researcher, and supervisor at a university graduate psychology training program.
Julia is owner and therapist at Ocean Therapy in Houston, TX, offering telehealth therapy to young adults in their 20s and 30s who are struggling with anxiety. Check it out here: https://www.oceantherapy.net/