Carolina Anchor Psychological & Educational Consulting

11/03/2025

11/02/2025

Happy November!
I'm excited to share that I have a few testing appointments remaining in 2025. Please don't hesitate to reach out - I'm here to help.
Lake@carolinaanchor.com

10/15/2025

10/14/2025

Sometimes it’s not “overreacting”, it’s feeling everything deeply 💔💙

For many autistic people, emotions hit hard, and recovery takes time. Understanding and patience can make all the difference.

09/23/2025

Neurology shows that the ADHD brain is particularly sensitive to positive reinforcement and to punishment — insights that should influence parenting and teaching strategies.

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09/09/2025

08/25/2025

08/10/2025

Early detection and early intervention is key!

Ongoing research by Nadine Gaab's Harvard lab suggests that at-risk children can be identified before they ever struggle in school.

08/06/2025

New research is helping practitioners better understand the symptoms of pediatric bipolar disorder.

08/04/2025

More than half of all individuals who have been diagnosed with ASD also have signs of ADHD. In fact, ADHD is the most common coexisting condition in children with ASD. On the flip side, up to a quarter of children with ADHD have low-level signs of ASD, which might include having difficulty with social skills or being very sensitive to clothing textures, for example.

Why do ADHD and ASD coexist so often and what are the similarities between them?

Both ADHD and ASD are neurodevelopmental disorders (brain development has been affected in some way). That means both conditions/disorders affect the central nervous system, which is responsible for movement, language, memory, and social and focusing skills. A number of scientific studies have shown that the two conditions often coexist, but researchers have not yet figured out why they do.

With ADHD or ASD, brain development has been affected in some way. Most importantly, that includes the brain’s executive functioning, which is responsible for decision making, impulse control, time management, focus, and organization skills. For many children, social skills are also affected. Both ADHD and ASD are more common in boys.

Although adults can have both ADHD and ASD, the combination is not as common as it is in children. While ASD is considered a lifelong disorder, long-term studies have shown that in one-third to two-thirds of children with ADHD, symptoms last into adulthood. (via CHADD - Children & Adults with ADHD)

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07/19/2025

Psychoeducational evaluation summer appointments are still available with no waitlist and a 7-10 day results turnaround. Email today lake@carolinaanchor.com