Amy DiNoble, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist

11/01/2025

Diving into this new masterpiece by !

10/15/2025

Parents who are regulated have the flexibility necessary to balance the child’s need for autonomy and limits.

10/14/2025

Parental self-regulation predicts child success across many domains

10/11/2025

Allowing our children to experience the full range of emotions is a gift that will help them manage challenges and relationships successfully throughout their lives.

09/14/2025

Grateful to receive my endorsement as an Infant-Family Mental Health Specialist in California

09/05/2025

Seems timely to repeat today. No legitimate, valid studies have shown a link between vaccines and autism. The studies showing a link were fraudulent, faked in part to promote costly "cures" for vaccine injuries that financially benefited those publishing these fake studies...
"In the scientific community, Mr. Geier is infamous for the deeply flawed studies he conducted with his father, Mark Geier, claiming that vaccines cause autism. Researchers have long called attention to the serious methodological and ethical defects in their work.
The Geiers once created an illegitimate review board for their research, composed of themselves, family members and business associates. They also promoted the drug Lupron, used for chemical castration and prostate cancer, as a supposed treatment for autism, charging $5,000 to $6,000 monthly for unproven therapies. As a result, Mark Geier’s medical license was ultimately revoked or suspended by all 12 states in which he was licensed, and David Geier was fined for practicing medicine without a license.
Because of David Geier’s track record and the fact that Mr. Kennedy has said he believes that autism is caused by vaccines, many public health experts think that the upcoming study may echo the same flawed science. We’ve broken down the anti-vaccine research playbook to help you spot the telltale signs of shoddy studies and show why Mr. Geier is such a divisive choice. (Mr. Geier did not respond to The Times's request for comment.)...
This controversy started when Andrew Wakefield, a British doctor, published a study in 1998 that linked the measles, mumps and rubella (M.M.R.) vaccine to autism. He was later found to have falsified data and received funding from lawyers in lawsuits against vaccine manufacturers. The paper was retracted, and he was barred from practicing medicine in Britain, but not before vaccination rates began dropping and measles outbreaks began rising again...
A whopping two-thirds of studies that claimed to have found a link were written by David and Mark Geier. These studies have been heavily criticized for using deceptive research techniques and flawed data.
Among the eight other studies that found a link, four were retracted for data manipulation, flawed methods or undisclosed conflicts of interest. Most of the authors have been involved in anti-vaccination campaigns and have had other papers retracted.
One such study that Mr. Kennedy referred to in his Senate confirmation hearing was published in a WordPress blog disguised as a journal and was funded by an anti-vaccine organization, among other problems.
Fortunately, independent scientists have conducted more than 40 high-quality studies since 1998 involving over 5.6 million people across seven countries. All found no connection between vaccines and autism. These studies were rigorously designed, were reviewed by independent peers and do not contain telltale signs of data manipulation, as the Geier studies do...."

Data can easily be manipulated to show causation that doesn’t exist.

08/18/2025

A recent review of studies surrounding blue light from electronics reveals that it isn't as harmful-or harmful at all, as was once thought. Mounting evidence suggested that it does not decrease melatonin production as was once asserted. Amount of time, brightness of screen and types of use play a role in the negative impact-such as social media use. On the other hand, reading and watching neutral shows may help people get to sleep more readily....

Sleep scientists are changing how they think about screen use at night.

08/06/2025

Join us at the Center for Connection for a discussion led by my wonderful, insightful colleague, Tina Bryson, to explore ways to support our children after the devastating fires.