I used to think I didn’t read phone books, but........
Paranormal World | The people who come to meet you when you die
Today I came upon a youtube video of a talk by "death researcher" Martha Atkins, that I found more compelling than most of these talks. Around the world, all people in all cultures seem to report different versions of people being approached by deceased family members. But what about someone who doesn't want to meet … Continue reading Paranormal World | The people who come to meet you when you die
Autism | What Hans Asperger said | people from the past
.....if Hans Asperger were alive today, I think he would be interested in this idea that autism and other problematic versions of the human mind may represent hold-out survivors from the distant past.
Autism | ICD-11 | Is Asperger’s really gone?
I usually say to the child, “Congratulations, you have Asperger’s Syndrome”, .......
Autism | Science Daily | Brains of children with autism may not always ‘see’ body language
This looks to me like a sign that science is catching up to the reality of autism.
Autism | Isaac Asimov and the joys of autism
.....But Asimov wasn’t like that in spite of an autistic nature. No, he was happy because of his autistic nature.
Rescuing shyness, autism and introverts | How being alone is good for your health
Because it seems to be a given in this society that social isolation is bad for your health, here is an opposite view.
Rescuing science | Autism and shyness | on the yet-to-come discovery of their origin
There is another possibility.....that people who were unable to talk a million years ago are still with us.
Rescuing psychology | Simon and Garfunkel’s ‘I am a Rock’ | Incels and detachment
In The Shyness Guide, I make the case that detachment is a tool one can use to enter and explore the social world.
Alan Conrad 