Raising Resilient Children

Maximizing their strengths, coping with adversity and developing a social mindset.
by Sam Goldstein Ph.D. and Robert Brooks, Ph.D.

Identifying and Reinforcing "Islands of Competence" in Children with ASD

By Robert Brooks, Ph.D. on January 16, 2012 in Raising Resilient Children

In the beginning of our careers my colleague Dr. Sam Goldstein and I, similar to many psychologists trained in the late 1960s and 1970s, focused on fixing deficits rather than building on strengths. Read More

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Robert Brooks, Ph.D.

Robert Brooks, Ph.D., is on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and has served as director of the Department of Psychology at McLean Hospital.

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