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Recent content by vergil96

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    Ways in which we can keep our ego "in check"

    As for the original post. I get the point about the ego, it's a quite common phenomenon and psychology explains it well. CBT addresses the effects of the ego, taking your own thoughts at face value instead of taking a step back and considering different perspectives or that it's a passing...
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    Why many autistic people focus on that?

    They want to belong. Like in high school, there are cliques based on which band you like, whether you belong to the sports teams, a band, the biology club (for nerds) etc.
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    Brain scans reveal neural connectivity deficits in long COVID and ME/CFS

    Appropriate to whatever the illness really is. IBS might turn out to be celiac, infection of the gut or a whole range of other issues, if the issue is autoimmune, then addressing that is treatment, if vitamin deficiency, then vitamin supplements, and so on. In the case of the microstroke version...
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    Spy pigeons controlled by neural brain implants

    A sad emoji is lacking. Poor pigeons. I also wonder how effective that is.
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    Brain scans reveal neural connectivity deficits in long COVID and ME/CFS

    Very likely Doctors laugh at those catch-all symptom based diagnoses too. Not at the patient, at the doctor who diagnosed. They believe in the symptoms that the patient experiences, but those diagnostic units come across as inaccurate and bad practice (laziness, lack of knowledge, lack of...
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    Brain scans reveal neural connectivity deficits in long COVID and ME/CFS

    I have a few doctors in my family. So, lomg COVID and chronic fatigue aren't actual diagnoses, but it's a well known fact that infections can have complications. Something as simple as the common flu can have a complication as serious as endocarditis and heart failure - it's not all that rare...
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    Do any of you not bother going to autism groups? I used to in the past but I haven't had tons of progress making friends.

    I have met a lot of diagnosed autistic people IRL and I don't have a reason to believe that I would fit in. I don't have common interests or life experiences with them. It would be nice in theory to feel a sense of validation, but I'm not going to find the validation in experiences that I don't...
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    South Australian progress

    It's good that they consult people who are actually autistic. Things like ABA and generally how autism is handled in medicine and psychology leaves a lot to be desired. The loophole is bahviourism and addressing "deficits" instead of actual causes of the problems. Actual experiences of autistic...
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    South Australian progress

    Awsome! What will the improvements involve? Sensory friendly, so they will get rid of the flickering lamps and loud bells? Sounds like a good idea.
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    Headphone / Noise cancelling for Toddler

    It depends which perfumes, but I can't handle what they spray in shopping malls either quite often. The smell reminds me rather of artificial very intense version of what is used in detergents and cheap deodorants. Agreed
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    Headphone / Noise cancelling for Toddler

    It's hard to say what the issue is for such a little child who isn't able to articulate it. My bet is that the headphones are too tight, but you will have to try many models and just see. Also I don't know if it it applies. But for me personally, headphones without solid ANC aren't even good to...
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    Musical Meltdown seeking solution

    It's normal for musicians to use earplugs. Some instruments and concerts are really loud, so much that they can in fact injure your hearing. Best earplugs for musicians 2026: my fully-tested pick of hearing protection, for the practice room to your next gig
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    Face awareness

    Me too :(
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    Face awareness

    It's interesting to get to know how someone else might perceive it. I have to say I had to replay the video a few times and it was too fast for me to understand everything the first time I played it. It seems like it wasn't intended this way anyway. Then I stopped it at the most characteristic...
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    Face awareness

    I can see although I'm not sure if I agree with the authors of the article about the understanding of why. Neurotypical facial expressions in this material also seem more intense. Indeed, the autistic facial expressions would make me spot someone as autistic. I don't know what it is, but this...
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