• Wallack, T. (2009, December 17). Hacker seeks reduced sentence. Boston Globe.
     
    Mihalko said the vast majority of people with Asperger syndrome never commit a crime. And when people do get in trouble, it’s typically because they take one of their obsessions too far - someone with trains, for instance, might break into a train to find out how it works. Or someone interested in electronics might steal a device to take it apart. But he said that does not mean people with Asperger syndrome can’t understand that stealing credit card data is wrong.
  • Hanson, Maria. 8 reasons you need a vacation. Yahoo Hotjobs.
     
    You'll reconnect with your loved ones. With all that stress out of the way, you'll finally have time to focus on the people you love. This strengthens marriages, partnerships, and families. It's especially good for children. "They can learn about balance and developing a life worth living," says psychologist Jason Evan Mihalko.
  • Goslow, B. (2010, July 28). Urban combat: New veterans face old problems. Worcester Magazine.
     
    “The problem is that we really don’t know how to tell the difference between who needs help and who is going to be able to deal with things on their own in an effective way,” Mihalko said. “This is a hidden danger where we will find some vets coping with the effects of trauma for years to come. This isn’t anything different from our country’s experience with soldiers returning from other wars. What is different is that we are getting better at identifying PTSD, talking about PTSD and soldiers’ experience of trauma, and inviting returning soldiers to seek help — though there is a long way to go on that one. What we aren’t so good at is educating soldiers and their families that the effects of trauma can be long lasting and not be immediately present.”
  • Scrubs: The Nurse’s Guide to Good Living (2010, August 30). Scrubs meditation tool.
     
    One minute meditation: Count each exhalation of your breath. If you notice your attention is directed toward something else (and your attention will do just that), gently turn your mind away from those thoughts and back toward counting your breath. Fifteen minute meditation: Go for a walk around the hospital campus and count your steps. Count the number of red things (or square things, or metal things) that you can find...
  • Garfein, J. (2010, August 23). Fertility Futility: All the best islands have mommy issues. Available via Lost University and Blu-Ray DVD.
     
    Clinical psychologist Dr. Jason Evan Mihalko, Psy.D., suggests that Alex, having no memory of her mother, “had only a relational template of that offered to her by Ben She needed to guard against developing friendships with women who disappointed her and were unable to give her what she needed.”
  • Mihalko, J.E. (2010, September 7). Mental tricks to mend work relationships. Scrubs: The Nurse’s Guide to Good Living.
     
    Dialectal Behavioral Therapy techniques can give nurses efficient and easy-to-use ways to communicate effectively, build relationships and set limits while on the go. 
  • Huso, D. (2010, October 1). Michigan Mom in Court for Faking Son's Leukemia. AOL Health.

    ...If you suspect a person of making a child or other dependent fake an illness, contact your local child protective services agency. "Confronting the person directly can be risky," Mihalko warns. "You may put the child at even greater risk of harm."
  • Peacock, J. (2011, January 21). Meet the Woman Who Eats Couch Cushions. AOL News.

    "I'd want to teach her other skills that could provide relief that would be safer" [than eating foam material].

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