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Lack of EmotionMarch 22, 2019 at 3:45 PM My therapist says i am “emotionally detached.” In the past i have been told i could have autism. My husband thinks i am a sociopath. I have little to no emotion and can’t quite understand, nor do i care, about the emotions of others. i am beyond antisocial and hate socializing or being around people. i have absolutely no interest in human interaction. I have had homicidal thoughts for most of my life and have been deemed “mentally unstable and a threat to society.” I am unable to form bonds with...Tags: Autism, Personality, Relationships, Emotional Detachment, Guilt, Psychopathy, Sociopath 4 people like this. Like Jenny McCarthy's Autism Charity Has Helped Its Board Members Make Money Off Dangerous, Discredited IdeasMarch 20, 2019 at 11:30 AM  Tags: Science, Autism, Charities, Anti Vax, Jenny McCarthy, Anti Vaccine, Generation Rescue 96 people like this. Like Q&A: Autistic Accessibility in MusicMarch 19, 2019 at 8:39 AM  Tags: Google, Facebook, Religion, Articles, Disability, Autism, Columns, Q&a, Kathy, Nick Walker, NewMusicBox, Audience Accommodation, Expanding Audiences, Strengthsfinder 102 people like this. Like Twitter CEO's Newest Podcast Bud Is a Guy Who Claims Vaccines Cause AutismMarch 13, 2019 at 8:35 PM  Tags: Twitter, Science, Autism, Never Tweet, Vaccines, Jack Dorsey 51 people like this. Like Amazon Pulls 2 Books That Promote Unscientific Autism ‘Cures’March 13, 2019 at 4:22 PM The online retailer’s move follows recent efforts by Facebook, YouTube and Pinterest to limit the availability of anti-vaccination and other pseudoscientific material.Tags: News, E-commerce, Autism, Facebook YouTube, Amazon.com Inc, Rumors and Misinformation, Vaccination and Immunization, Amazon Pulls 39 people like this. Like Amazon Pulls Books Peddling Toxic "Autism Cures"March 13, 2019 at 10:42 AM  Tags: Health, Amazon, Science, Autism, Vaccines, Antivaxxers, Pseudo Science, Dont Feed Your Children Bleach, Amazon Pulls Books Peddling Toxic Autism Cures 149 people like this. Like OCD and AutismMarch 12, 2019 at 4:40 PM I have written before about atypical presentations of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children , where I discuss how the symptoms of OCD are sometimes confused with autism, schizophrenia, and even Bipolar Disorder. I’ve also written about how diagnosing these various conditions can be difficult, as symptoms of each one often overlap. Sometimes it is easy to forget that we are talking about a whole person’s state of being, not just a specific diagnosis. No doubt people have manifested sy...Tags: Psychology, Research, ERP, Anxiety, Autism, Autism Spectrum, Denmark, OCD, Obsessions, Children And Teens, Dan, CBT, Compulsions, Baltimore Maryland, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Roma Vasa 34 people like this. Like Master Guide to Improving Autistic Accessibility in MusicMarch 11, 2019 at 8:51 AM Tags: Religion, Articles, Diversity, Autism, Columns, Equity, Audience, Inclusion, Nick Walker, NewMusicBox, Autistic Hoya, Nakeisha Campbell 139 people like this. Like Fool House Rock: Anti-Vaxx FallaciesMarch 11, 2019 at 6:00 AM Measles and Polio set out on an adventure to infect someone after the C.D.C. considers measles eradicated in the United States. Polio teaches Measles how several logical fallacies prevent many people from taking the vaccine, and that there is always a hope of going viral.Tags: News, Autism, Epidemics, Satire, Jenny McCarthy, Measles, Vaccination and Immunization, United States Polio 11 people like this. Like Massive new study debunks a vaccination-autism linkMarch 7, 2019 at 2:41 PM  Tags: Facebook, UK, Washington Post, Public Health, Autism, Medical Research, Innovation, Protests, MMR, Reddit, Disease, World Health Organization, Denmark, Vaccinations, Health Care, U S Senate 89 people like this. Like Vaccines in no way cause autism, massive new study findsMarch 7, 2019 at 2:41 PM Tags: Facebook, UK, Washington Post, Public Health, Autism, Medical Research, Innovation, Protests, MMR, Reddit, Disease, World Health Organization, Denmark, Vaccinations, Health Care, U S Senate 65 people like this. Like This Is the Truth About VaccinesMarch 6, 2019 at 6:24 PM Deadly diseases that should be seen only in history books are showing up in our emergency rooms.Tags: News, Autism, Hepatitis, Influenza, Meningitis, Measles, Vaccination and Immunization 40 people like this. Like Why We Should Fear the Disease, Not the VaccineMarch 6, 2019 at 3:01 PM Deadly diseases that should be seen only in history books are showing up in our emergency rooms.Tags: News, Autism, Hepatitis, Influenza, Meningitis, Measles, Vaccination and Immunization 29 people like this. Like On Accepting My Autistic SonMarch 5, 2019 at 4:40 PM I don’t think of my 14-year-old, autistic child as a special needs kid. I think of his as, well, my kid, Tommy.
But recently I’ve been more cognizant of his disability, and it’s been much easier on both of us. Instead of getting impatient when he gets anxious or displays characteristics of an autistic child, such as obsessive thoughts about, say, Thomas the Train, I tell myself, “My child is a special needs child.” This makes me a little more understanding of him and allows me to love him a ...Tags: Psychology, Parenting, Personal, Autism, Autism Spectrum, Grinch, Patience, Children And Teens, Thomas, Tommy, Atypical, Special Needs Parent, Bravo Tommy Keep 31 people like this. Like One More Time, With Big Data: Measles Vaccine Doesn’t Cause AutismMarch 5, 2019 at 3:10 PM A 10-year look at more than 600,000 children comes at a time when anti-vaccine suspicion is on the rise again.Tags: News, Parenting, Research, Autism, Annals of Internal Medicine, Children and Childhood, Mumps, Measles, Vaccination and Immunization, Your-feed-science 44 people like this. Like No link between autism and MMR, affirms major studyMarch 4, 2019 at 5:00 PM Danish research again dispels link with vaccine at a time of surging measles cases globallyThe measles, mumps and rubella vaccine does not cause autism, according to a major study carried out in an attempt to reassure growing numbers of vaccination-doubters, as measles outbreaks surge.Doubts about MMR were sown by the gastroenterologist Andrew Wakefield, who hypothesised in 1998 that it was linked to autism. The symptoms of the condition often begin to manifest at about the time the jab is given...Tags: Health, Children, World news, Autism, MMR, Vaccines and immunisation, Andrew Wakefield 42 people like this. Like An Open Letter From Your Autistic ColleagueMarch 4, 2019 at 8:31 AM Musicians, arts administrators, colleagues: It’s time we talk about autism.
No, we’re not talking about autism charity efforts, nor once-a-year concerts for autistic children, and goodness, no, not inspirational stories. Autistic people exist at all ages, all times of the year, and in rather ordinary aspects of life. We’re everywhere: We are fellow musicians, collaborators, and artists. We are enthusiastic audience members, patrons, and guests. And so it’s time you adapted a permanent framework...Tags: Religion, Articles, Autism, Columns, Audience, Inclusion, Asperger, DSM, NewMusicBox, Chrysanthe Tan, Autistic Hoya 21 people like this. Like "Accommodations that would seem unusual at another office seem perfectly reasonable to the employees at Auticon."February 22, 2019 at 4:20 PM "At the Culver City office, overhead lights bothered one or two colleagues so much that everyone agreed to work without artificial lights, so that often, by the end of the day, they are all working in pitch darkness, rectangles of soft, bright light from their computers illuminating their faces. Absences, in general, are not encouraged, but they are accepted as a cost of doing business with a population that often experiences depression. Managers adjust, within reason, to their employees’ bounda...Tags: Law, Careers, Autism, United States, Culver City, Ann Althouse, Light And Shade, Auticon 18 people like this. Like SXSW Startups: BehaviorMeFebruary 21, 2019 at 1:01 PM  Tags: Startups, Startup, Autism, Miami, Annie, Aba, Chris, Sxsw, Andy, Andrea, Gainesville, Immersive, Gainesville Florida, Hugh Forrest, Hilton Austin, Austin Startups 112 people like this. Like Law Student With Autism Will Compete To Become Next Miss VirginiaFebruary 4, 2019 at 2:05 PM She wants to 'spread awareness about the misrepresentations and the misconceptions people have about autism.'Tags: Law, Virginia, Autism, Law Schools, Law Students, Miss Virginia, Hallie Hovey-Murray, William & Mary Law School 9 people like this. Like Essay: The Trouble With Autism in NovelsFebruary 4, 2019 at 2:00 PM The disorder is poorly understood. Should novelists be able to make it mean whatever they want?Tags: News, Autism, Helen, Gary, Susan, Don, Jonathan, Louise, Sontag, Shteyngart, Schulman, Books and Literature, Naoki, Lethem, DeLillo, Erdrich Matter: Germs in Your Gut Are Talking to Your Brain. Scientists Want to Know What They’re Saying.January 28, 2019 at 1:32 PM The body’s microbial community may influence the brain and behavior, perhaps even playing a role in dementia, autism and other disorders.Tags: News, Los Angeles, Bacteria, Brain, Probiotics, Autism, Alzheimer's Disease, Microbiology, Emotions, Dementia, University Of Chicago, Epilepsy, Animal Behavior, Antibiotics, University Of California, California Institute of Technology 26 people like this. Like Collateral damage from laws around euthanasia | LettersJanuary 23, 2019 at 1:05 PM Readers respond to an article by Christopher de Bellaigue that asked whether euthanasia has gone too farIn response to the excellent article on what we can learn from the expanding practice of euthanasia in the Netherlands (Death on demand: Has euthanasia gone too far?, 18 January), we would like to add our assessment of the effects of assisted dying legislation on vulnerable patient groups. As experts in the fields of intellectual disability and palliative care, coming from both the Netherlands...Tags: Health, Europe, UK, Law, Cancer, Society, World news, Disability, Autism, Netherlands, Older people, Assisted dying, Christopher de Bellaigue, Netherlands Death, Dutch Euthanasia Review Committee 35 people like this. Like Autism in Older AdultsJanuary 13, 2019 at 4:40 PM We hear a lot about autism, officially known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In fact some people believe there is an autism epidemic, though that claim is certainly controversial . Regardless, there is no refuting the fact that we are more aware of autism now than ever before.
We talk about early diagnosis, support and treatment, and how to best help those who are, as we say, “on the spectrum.” Usually, we are talking about children or young people. But what about those over 50 (includi...Tags: Psychology, Aging, Autism, Autism Spectrum, Unites States, Stuart Hamilton, American Journal of Autism 39 people like this. Like My Son’s Therapist Is Psychologically Testing Me, What Did I Do Wrong?January 5, 2019 at 7:30 AM My 8 year old Son was recently diagnosed with mild Autism disorder, and I have an appointment with the therapist she asked me to stay outside the room with my other 3 year old son and wait for her but after 30 min she said she needs to talk to me she told me to leave both of my kids in the waiting room so she can talk to me in the room with is probably like 7 ft away the she said I did something really wrong, she told me to think about it and write down, but I have no clue why or what is she try...Tags: Parenting, Family Therapy, Autism, Autism Spectrum, Son, Autism disorder 26 people like this. Like TDC Speaker Feature: Zeba KhanDecember 27, 2018 at 12:02 AM Just think how easy it would be to thank Allah for earning a million dollars, versus thanking Allah for losing that same million. True faith stands regardless of our financial, physical, and emotional wellbeing, and this TDC, Zeba Khan’s session will discuss maintaining faith through fear, frustration, and failure.
Zeba Khan is the Director of Development for MuslimMatters, as well as a special needs parent, disability awareness advocate, and full-time Muslim with chronic illness.
Read more of h...Tags: Religion, Uncategorized, Society, Autism, Special Needs, Islam, Muslims, TDC, Family and Community, Muslimmatters, MainMenu-Society, Zeba Khan, Freaky Fatwa News 16 people like this. Like Autistic people listen to their hearts to test anti-anxiety therapyDecember 14, 2018 at 7:30 AM Trial seeks further proof that tuning into our internal organs’ activity can reduce anxiety A pioneering therapy aimed at lowering anxiety by tuning into your own heartbeat is being put to the test in the first clinical trial of its kind.The treatment, known as interoception-directed therapy, is being tested on 120 autistic people, for whom anxiety is a common problem. Continue reading...Tags: Health, Science, Society, Mental Health, Anxiety, Autism 27 people like this. Like Mapping the Brain’s Genetic LandscapeDecember 13, 2018 at 6:26 PM Scientists have taken a step toward building a computer model of the brain’s genome, one that may help clarify the genetic roots of schizophrenia, autism and other disorders.Tags: News, Research, Brain, Schizophrenia, Autism, National Institute of Mental Health, Genetics and Heredity, Computers and the Internet, Mental Health and Disorders, Science (Journal 35 people like this. Like These training programs steer adults on the autism spectrum into high-tech jobs in coding and computer animationDecember 12, 2018 at 10:50 AM  Tags: News, Microsoft, Germany, Los Angeles, Sport, Autism, Soccer, United States, Cartoon Network, Nonprofits, Jp Morgan Chase, Macbook Pro, Santa Monica, Ford Motor Co, Asperger, Orange County Register 80 people like this. Like In the “Trust Game”, men with more autistic traits were less influenced by their partner’s facial appearanceDecember 11, 2018 at 4:47 AM By Emma Young. Men with autistic traits made decisions based more on their partner's behaviour than appearance.Tags: Psychology, Money, Autism, Faces, Emma Young Men 35 people like this. Like |
