The Home for Writers with Neurological Conditions
Editor and Founder Vrinda Pendred discusses the news, negativity, and OCD I think we can all agree that it’s been a pretty crazy year – a year that the news / media have recorded meticulously, one way or another, to ensure that we can’t get away from what’s happening. As someone with OCD, I have […]
Editor and Founder Vrinda Pendred discusses peeling back the layers of OCD to see what lies at the source of our obsessions – and how to overcome them. Last time, we talked about what it’s like to have OCD as a child, and some ways to recognise if your child has it. At the end […]
Editor and Founder Vrinda Pendred discusses what it’s like to be a child with OCD, and examples of things to look out for in your child Welcome back! Last time, we talked about what OCD really is, versus the media stereotypes, and I promised we’d spend the coming months exploring this subject further. This time, […]
Editor and Founder Vrinda Pendred discusses what OCD really is, the key categories of obsessions / compulsions, and identifying the roots of your obsessions Following on from our series on Tourette’s Syndrome, now we’re going to look at a related condition that often comes alongside Tourette’s, or you can have it all on its own: […]
Editor and Founder Vrinda Pendred discusses taking a more positive approach to Tourette’s Syndrome Welcome back to this series on Tourette’s Syndrome. So far, we have discussed what Tourette’s is, causes and triggers, medications (including anti-depressants), alternative treatments, such as diet and vitamin regimes, and even more extreme measures, the grief process, being diagnosed, bullying and teachers, surviving adolescence, how Tourette’s affects […]
Editor and Founder Vrinda Pendred discusses the highs and lows of making friends when you have Tourette’s Syndrome Welcome back to this series on Tourette’s Syndrome. So far, we have discussed what Tourette’s is, causes and triggers, medications (including anti-depressants), alternative treatments, such as diet and vitamin regimes, and even more extreme measures, the grief process, being diagnosed, bullying and teachers, surviving […]
Editor and Founder Vrinda Pendred discusses what it’s like to be a woman with Tourette’s Syndrome, riding the hormonal roller coaster Welcome back to this series on Tourette’s Syndrome. So far, we have discussed what Tourette’s is, causes and triggers, medications (including anti-depressants), alternative treatments, such as diet and vitamin regimes, and even more extreme measures, the grief process, being diagnosed, bullying […]
Editor and Founder Vrinda Pendred discusses what it’s like to be a parent with Tourette’s Syndrome – especially when your child inherits the condition As promised, my goal tracker app shot up an alert this morning to say it was blogging time, and here I am! So far in this series, we have discussed what Tourette’s […]
Editor and Founder Vrinda Pendred discusses how living with Tourette’s Syndrome can impact on self-esteem – especially during adolescence I need to begin this article with an apology. I began this series whilst on maternity leave in 2017. I returned to work in the second week of January 2018. The last blog article in this […]
Happy holidays, everyone! Regardless of your religious beliefs, I assume you’ve had some time off work / school, and I hope you’ve enjoyed the break. This is a short message to let you know that, unfortunately, trying to operate as an independent publishing imprint has not proved sustainable. Therefore, for a variety of reasons, we […]
