Healthy Diet for Autism
You’re having a perfectly good morning, and then you walk into the kitchen and see it: the dreaded Post-It note. It’s stuck above the dishes you were totally going to do or the trash you’re definitely planning to take out. It has a smiley-face, but the real message is clear. That thing you didn’t think…
[ ♪INTRO ] When you think about an eating disorder, youmight think about restricting food, like in anorexia, or purging food like in bulimia. But the most common eating disorder has nothing to do with either of those. It’s called binge eating disorder. These days when we hear the word ‘binge,’ we mostly think of…
[INTRO ♪] When I say Tourette’s, you might picture someone swearing, like, explosively. Like, fountains of colorful four letter words, in response to…like, nothing. This is called coprolalia, which comes from the Greek words that mean “poop” and “talk,” which I guess is fitting. And it’s one of the most obvious symptoms of Tourette’s, but…
[ ♪INTRO ] About 10% of people who go through a traumatic experience end up developing post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. This condition is characterized by periods of intense fear, intrusive memories, and feelings of helplessness. And while there are ways to treat it, it would be awfully nice if we could just prevent these…
♪ INTRO ♪ If you’ve been sitting in class for a couple hours or working at a desk all afternoon, you might find yourself getting a little restless. You might fidget, stretch a little, or start jiggling your leg up and down. We all get a jittery after sitting still for too long. But some…
[♪ INTRO] Eating disorders are a group of serious psychological conditions that can have grave impacts on a person’s physical health. And they’re way more common than you probably think. That’s because, most of the time, when people talk about “eating disorders,” they’re only talking about the ones that involve eating next to nothing or…
♪ Hi, Squeaks, how’s it going? [Squeaks squeaks] Oh, I’m doing all right, and I’m really glad my head isn’t itchy anymore. [Squeaks squeaks] Well, actually, I had head lice last week, but it’s gone now! Lice are little tiny bugs that like to live in people’s hair. And they’re really itchy! [Squeaks squeaks] Don’t…
[INTRO ♪] Imagine going to post a comment on this video, but out of nowhere, your hand decides to slap you instead of typing. That’s basically what happened to a 57-year-old woman in 1908. Much to her surprise, she was attacked by her left hand. And the hand was persistent— it took a lot of…
♪ INTRO ♪ Warts are rough, fleshy bumps that usually pop up on fingers or hands. And if you’ve ever had one, you might wonder what the heck it is and where it came from. You might’ve heard the claim that warts come from touching toads, because they have warty-looking bumps on their skin. Hopefully…
Do you ever feel really bummed? Okay, maybe that’s a silly question because, like, everyone’s gonna have a crappy day at some point. Right? But how do you know if you’re just feeling sad, or if you’ve crossed over into something like clinical depression? The answer to that depends on how researchers define psychological disorders,…