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Remembrance
Today is September 11... 2019. We adults in this country know the meaning of this day- some have a more acute understanding than others....
Autumn Quiles, LCSW
Sep 11, 20191 min read


World Suicide Prevention Day
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. I have worked with hundreds of kids who have wanted to kill themselves. The concept that a human...
Autumn Quiles, LCSW
Sep 10, 20192 min read


Help! I broke my kid!
Parents, especially Moms, are often worried that they have broken their kids. That somehow, their choices (especially if they were not...
Autumn Quiles, LCSW
Sep 9, 20192 min read


Struggle, Strength and Power
I am an expert in people who seem broken. I have spent 20 years working with children who have been traumatized... children whose...
Autumn Quiles, LCSW
Sep 5, 20192 min read


Change the way you look at things...
A hurricane is approaching our town and everyone is out, in hoards, preparing. I have been out too, surfing the crowds to get the things...
Autumn Quiles, LCSW
Aug 30, 20191 min read
Report It to Law Enforcement!
I have heard three teenagers (and two Moms), since school started, tell me about a "crazy kid" at their school who is Unsafe. A kid who...
Autumn Quiles, LCSW
Aug 28, 20191 min read


A Storm is a Comin'
It's hurricane season again and the news media is all a-twitter about a storm that is coming in from the Atlantic. Seasoned Floridians...
Autumn Quiles, LCSW
Aug 27, 20192 min read


Kids Who Are Born Bad
Throughout the years I have met a lot of angry kids. No matter their age, from 2 to 18, these are kids who refuse to go to school, throw...
Autumn Quiles, LCSW
Aug 26, 20192 min read


My Child Tells Me NOTHING!
It’s Off-To-School time again! There are new shoes, sparkly backpacks, bento boxes and the super-fun carline. But what do you do when...
Autumn Quiles, LCSW
Aug 23, 20192 min read


Therapist Flavors
Therapists are not a one-size-fits-all deal. We come in different flavors, so to speak. Some of us are easy; some of us are hard. Some of...
Autumn Quiles, LCSW
Aug 22, 20193 min read


Kismet
Today I met a new old friend. We have never spoken before, but she has circled my life for the past year. I hear her name from friends. I...
Autumn Quiles, LCSW
Aug 21, 20192 min read


Follow The Child
Today I walked my child into school. As part of the Welcome-to-Kindergarten crowd of parents, the Assistant Principal called out, "Let...
Autumn Quiles, LCSW
Aug 20, 20192 min read


Vulnerability
Today, it begins. I am launching my practice from the mouths of My Friends and My Families into the public light. I have created a...
Autumn Quiles, LCSW
Aug 19, 20191 min read
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