Autism and identity (2012/01/23)
Tyler Cowen has a really interesting piece with the catchy title An Economic and Rational Choice Approach to the Autism Spectrum and Human Neurodiversity. I found it interesting, anyway.
[read more...]Rules, boundaries, and autism (2012/01/22)
Something that has screwed me up occasionally is that I tend to take people precisely at their word.
[read more...]Why Luka is awesome (2012/01/18)
Some person on the Internet was sad. This happens sometimes. He was so sad that he was thinking of killing himself. This, too, happens sometimes. And you know what else happens sometimes? Assholes happen. They write stuff like:
[read more...]Why SOPA really is that bad (2012/01/18)
Placebo: A new idea for a restaurant (2012/01/16)
There was some research a while back which found a possibly-surprising result. As most people probably suspect, the difference in perceived quality between wines does not really follow price very closely. But! It does follow stated price; if you serve the same wine to a lot of people, and tell some of them it’s $12 for a box and others it’s $400 for a bottle, the latter like it better. Better yet, they’re right – they really do enjoy it more. Thank you, MRI scans and the like.
[read more...]Autism: What's a "spectrum" anyway? (2011/12/29)
People occasionally see autism and Asperger Syndrome and related things referred to as “autism spectrum disorders” (ASD). People who work in the field tend to refer to someone being “on the spectrum”.
[read more...]Bye, Walgreen's. (2011/12/28)
So, Walgreen’s and Express Scripts played chicken this year, and the answer is, we have to move our prescriptions.
[read more...]Year 17. No end in sight. (2011/12/25)
Being married: Actually sorta cool.
[read more...]Nice try, FedEx. Nice try. (2011/12/23)
Someone sent me something, signature required. Obviously, there’s no hint as to when during the day the package will show up, but usually FedEx is early afternoon here.
[read more...]Movie Review: Chocolate (2011/12/08)
Chocolate is a Thai film about an autistic girl. It’s a martial arts movie; the premise is that this particular autistic girl can imitate martial arts moves that she’s seen.
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