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  1. Stuttermabolur

    Historical invention blueprints

    Post your old blueprints here. I count anything not detailing something we use everyday as "historical", even if the blueprint itself is only a few decades old. Try to include the name of the inventor as well as the invention if you can. The more bonkers, useless and idiosyncratic of an...
  2. L

    Just an Appreciation for good Data

    I’m doing the nightshift in the sleep lab right now and got nothing to do for the next 7 hours. But that’s okay because the EEG-data we are collecting is just SO CLEAN today. I love it when the EEG actually works because there are so many things that can disturb the signal. It’s so exciting...
  3. ilovebeingtheworst★

    Albert Einstein left this joke here

    If Albert Einstein was autistic, I quite understand how he made his discoveries. Trying to understand what my relative said to me I literally begin to find all possible information on psychology, then sociology and history, spend several years studying the context and correctly defining what he...
  4. watersprite

    4000 Years of Women in Science

    Speaker: Dr. Sethanne Howard, Washington Academy of Sciences presented a live lecture on the 2nd of November2021. Link to recorded lecture. “…Female creativity and genius fill our technical past, yet their fundamental contributions can be missing from our textbooks and data. The stories of...
  5. C

    (Survey, USA) Developing an app for adults on the spectrum to help with disability benefits

    Hello! My name is Chris Reierson and I'm a UX Design student formally diagnosed with ASD. I'm currently developing an app for adults on the spectrum who receive or are interested in receiving federal and/or state disability benefits (e.g. SSI, SSDI, Medicaid, etc.). This is a school project...
  6. C

    Biopsychology Final Project

    Hello! My name is Camryn! I am a university student and I have been working on a biopsychology project for the past three months. My project has been centered around Autism and other related autism spectrum disorders (ASD). As the last piece of my assignment, I am to take steps to help aid the...
  7. M

    There is zero scientific evidence people with autism are neurodiverse

    I have studied the science of autism for years. There is zero scientific evidence that autistic brains are wired differently. Other people not being cured by CBT is irrelevant. It just means they weren't able to identify and change the beliefs that caused their symptoms. Given how stubborn...
  8. whalewhalewhale

    Heyo!

    Hi all, My name is Emma. I am not officially diagnosed but I'm in the process. I like dinosaurs and anything to do with the ocean!!! I'm looking for people to talk to. I'm not great at talking to people and I really like science so anyone who wants to talk about things let me know. -Emma
  9. M

    Am I annoyed by this or have I learned to be grouchy about it?

    Belong to a breast cancer program. Every year I go for a mammogram, I'm in the control group, as there is no breast cancer in my family history. Then spend twenty minutes or so having my breasts squeezed between two thick flat glass plates. While a technician re-adjusts the angles and touches...
  10. M

    Genuine smiles versus false smiles

    I don't look at people's faces for very long, only enough to gauge their 'on the surface' moods. So, often I miss the difference between a genuine smile and a fake one. If I really want to know, I will look intently for a real smile. The sort that a child has, before society enacts it's toll on...
  11. Butterfly88

    Autism risk may increase if child's mother has high DDT exposure, study finds

    Autism risk may increase if child's mother has high DDT exposure, study finds http://www.foxnews.com/health/2018/08/16/autism-risk-may-increase-if-childs-mother-has-high-ddt-exposure-study-finds.html I don't buy it. They say DDT is banned in the US yet here the autism rate is 1 in 68. What...
  12. Butterfly88

    The Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Autism Link: What You Need to Know

    The Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Autism Link: What You Need to Know https://www.healthline.com/health-news/polycystic-ovary-syndrome-and-autism-link#1 Interesting, I'm ASD and my mother and I both have PCOS.
  13. Isadoorian

    Google Glass can help Autistic Kids read Facial Expressions

    http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2018/08/google-glass-helps-kids-with-autism-read-facial-expressions.html
  14. I

    Does anyone here with Autism or their children have difficulty learning dances?

    Hi all, I am new to this forum. I'm an adult female with autism and in addition to the usual symptoms such as inability to read social situations,cognitive symptoms and sound sensitivity,I also have motor symptoms. The motor symptoms though aren't stumbling when walking etc but are instead...
  15. windowall

    Anyone studying/working in maths/science who used to struggle in school?

    I want to go to school for maths/sciences but struggled in school growing up. Did anyone here overcome learning difficulties and was able to enter this field? I would love to hear your experience. I have low confidence from failing in school growing up but my goal is to learn skills to be...
  16. M

    Which specific brain structures are affected by Asperger’s/High-functioning Autism?

    Specifically the social/communication impairements, sensory issues, and repetitive/obsessive behaviors.
  17. Mary Anne

    Long term use of antidepressants equals severe withdrawal symptoms

    I want to post this extremely important article about the long term consequences of taking antidepressants. All drugs were never studied for more then short term use, yet, people are prescribed them for years, if not a life time. There are extreme withdrawal effects lasting months and years...
  18. M

    Why is it common for people with Asperger’s/HFA to have higher-than-average IQs?

    Just wondering is it is a well-known fact that Aspie traits are common within people in science and engineering fields.
  19. Mary Anne

    Has anyone experimented with nutrition to help alleviate autistic challenges?

    This doctor and his ideas came up on another thread. The doctor is a extremely well known nutritionist, and best selling author. He is well connected to some of the best wellness doctors in the nutritional industry. At first I thought he was a scammer and con artist until I started reading...
  20. Jorg

    Stephen Hawking dies at 76yo

    It is with a heavy heart that I post this, several news agencies and sites are announcing the death of Stephen Hawking, a genius, a fighter and a great human which studied and gave answer to big universe misteries. I'm really shocked, and saddened right now. I guess we can expect him to be...
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