.......I think we need something more intelligent than us to save us from ourselves.
Autism | Is there a real definition of autism?
Recently I've developed an appetite again for reading about autism, but the trouble is that the more I read the more confused I get. Over 70 years since it was 'discovered' there still seems to be no agreement as to what autism is. If you go to the 2013 DSM-5 of the American Psychiatric Association, … Continue reading Autism | Is there a real definition of autism?
Autism | Restricted activities and interests | What’s wrong with independent thinking?
........ tell a psychologist that you read phone books or dictionaries and they'll start to worry about you
Autism | ICD-11 | Is Asperger’s really gone?
I usually say to the child, “Congratulations, you have Asperger’s Syndrome”, .......
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.
Autism and Toronto’s Van Rampage
When a van drove down Yonge Street April 23, 2018, our first real spring day in this city, deliberately attacking pedestrians, killing 10 and injuring at least 14, it was with added dismay that I learned that the alleged driver, Alek Minassian, age 25, has been diagnosed with Asperger's. It wasn't a surprise though. Young … Continue reading Autism and Toronto’s Van Rampage
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