The attack on Salman Rushdie yesterday......was a shock to me, but not a surprise.
Autism | Do you sometimes feel like a fish out-of-water? | Maybe you’re just a fish in the wrong pond, or maybe……….
I hope you'll see that you too are free to think your way forward to a rewarding path that is uniquely your own.
Rescuing Nature | Let’s leave wild pigs alone | these unrecognized gardeners of the planet
Here in Ontario, Canada, farmers and naturalists are alarmed about the frequent sightings of wild pigs in the southern part of the province. We're being asked to report any sightings so the authorities can go after them quickly, since experience in the USA has shown that they must be eliminated immediately. So there were a … Continue reading Rescuing Nature | Let’s leave wild pigs alone | these unrecognized gardeners of the planet
Rescuing the Future | Artificial Intelligence | Humanizing robots and Dehumanizing humans
In all our programming, in all our obstacle-detection logic built into the LISP code, we had never accounted for this... possibility – man kicking robot to show off to girlfriend.
Shy and/or autistic Confidence, and its rewards
In my book The Shyness Guide, I say that when you learn to accept your shyness, you become less shy. It's true. When you're no longer concerned about being shy, you no longer experience that kind of anxiety, so it's easier to talk to people. Simple as that. But that isn't all you gain from … Continue reading Shy and/or autistic Confidence, and its rewards
Autism | Learn from Autistics – connecting parents and caregivers with autistic voices | Alan Conrad interviewed
Recently I had the good fortune to be interviewed by Jenna Gensic for the website Learn from Autistics - Connecting Parents and Caregivers with autistic voices. The result was published this week - I've provided a link below. This website offers interesting autism news, books, free downloads, and other resources. But the core of it … Continue reading Autism | Learn from Autistics – connecting parents and caregivers with autistic voices | Alan Conrad interviewed
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.
Rescuing psychology | socialization is good for us | but is it good for you?
What's good for some people sometimes isn't always good for everyone all the time.
Alan Conrad 