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    The Pattern Seekers: How Autism Drives Human Invention

    Someone had suggested that Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) can be used to treat autism, and even wrote that this therapy had helped him a lot. Usually CPT is used to heap people diagnosed with PTSD. I was using CPT to provide the help to victims of sexual assault (I'm not a psychologist, I'm...
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    what is genius, how do we measure it?

    I think that the definition of genius is somewhat subjective. Most people agree that Newton and Einstein were geniuses. Some think that Stephen Hawking is also genius but I disagree. As a wise man said, "They don't give Nobel Prize for astronomy." The reason is clear to me. iI would take a good...
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    Any one else here obsessed with physics?

    I don’t rely much on visualizations unless it is absolutely necessary for my work as a data analyst when I have to imagine large tables with row of data that I need to rearrange somehow to make them more manageable. Regarding someone’s IQ – I don’t think IQ tests reveal anything of value about...
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    solving Autism

    Some conditions lead to biochemical abnormalities in the bodies, with bipolar being one of them. To my knowledge, there are no biochemical changes solely attributed to autism. This forces medical professionals to base its diagnosis on symptoms alone. But the symptoms of any condition are often...
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    Any one else here obsessed with physics?

    To me the theory of quantum fluctuation that led to creation of the universe makes no sense; so far, I haven’t seen alternative theories of Big Bang. The idea of quantum fluctuation traces back to Dirac. In his view, the vacuum is not an empty space but a collection of unobservable negative...
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    Any one else here obsessed with physics?

    I think that Stephen Hawking got a better idea that Penrose regarding the age of the universe. According to Hawking, before the universe came to be, there were no devices capable of measuring time, so the question about the age of the universe is meaningless. Hawking was an atheist; although it...
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    Fear of being used and scammed

    If someone asks me to lend him/her a large amount of money I simply tell them that I don't have that kind of cash. I don't have a problem rejecting a request for a large sum of money. If it is a small amount I won't hesitate to give it to a person. Losing 50 USD or so is not a big deal for me...
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    Any one else here obsessed with physics?

    To my knowledge, science and religion agree only on one thing -- at some point the Universe came to me, it didn't always exist, as the scientists thought in 19-th century. The question is, "Who or what created it?"
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    how do i get rid of my bipolar/autistic rage?

    Not all psychologists are born equal, so to speak. If you think that your current therapist is not helping you, my advice is to start looking for a new one.
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    OK, this is a reason why I should die right here.

    Buddha said once, "If a person thinks that he is stupid, he/she is stupid no more because he knows what the intelligence means."
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    Positive framing of autistic traits

    In my opinion, dating coworkers is not a good idea for everyone, not just for autistic people. Too many pitfalls… If you like talking about science and tech (incidentally, these are my favorite topics) you could go to tech conferences to meet people. My friend does that to meet ladies, and it...
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    OK, this is a reason why I should die right here.

    What is your occupation? I'm late for work almost every day, but no one cares.
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    What gender are you?

    Do you mean scrutiny from psychiatrists or some other kind of scrutiny?
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    What gender are you?

    I go with XX and XY chromosomes It appears that the combination YY doesn't exist, so there is no need to worry about that. People can call themselves whatever they want, which is not my problem. I never doubted my manhood, so the topic of gender identity is of a very little interest to me...
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    Can we think without language?

    When I read books and scientific articles I don't think in words for obvious reason - I have to concentrate on the material in front of me instead of talking to myself. When I write an article or a book I use the language for the purpose of presenting information. When I talk I use the language...
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