Navigating life with a sense of purpose and efficiency is often admired, yet there's a side many don't see: the internal struggles with self-worth. If you’re a high-functioning individual, achieving ...

Yet, beneath this carefully constructed facade lies a profound and persistent emotional struggle known as high-functioning depression (or Persistent Depressive Disorder). This often-misunderstood ...

On paper, Dr Judith Joseph’s life had never been going so well. Yet one night, sitting alone in her glossy office in Manhattan, Dr Joseph, now 44, had her head in her hands and the admission came ...

"The difference between high-functioning autism and low-functioning autism is that high-functioning means your deficits are ignored while low-functioning means your assets are ignored." —Laura ...

Depression impacts more than 18% of Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), making it a common illness people struggle with. But, like all health conditions, ...

Judith Joseph has spent most of her life building an impressive résumé. She is a board-certified psychiatrist, chair of the Women in Medicine Initiative for Columbia University’s Vagelos College of ...

This is what the autism spectrum looks like. It is not a gradation from high to low functioning. Source: Jessica Penot, LPC If you are an autistic person who can hold a job and pay bills, you will ...

Emily Laurence is a journalist, freelance writer and certified health coach living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in writing about mental health, healthy aging and overall wellness. For ...