Took a flight to Los Angeles yesterday. It was slightly bumpy, but no more than I've been bumped around on some of the short red-eyes I've taken to Boston. The landing was perfect, but JUST before the landing, we looked out the window. It was a GORGEOUS sight! It looked like a huge electronic circuit. Los Angeles and the surrounding area just stretches on for MILES and MILES of gridded light! Los Angeles architecture is very different from what I am used to on the East Coast, and it's a very curious site. I'll keep you posted with what we're doing on vacation, so stay tuned!
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You'll notice over in the right-most column that I have added a newsfeed. This newsfeed comes directly from a syndication-type javascript, so it's always fresh. It's a syndication of computer security news, as you may know this reflects my current interests. I think you'll enjoy this. I'm still playing with the site to see what works and what doesn't, so I might change this too. Good reading....
Here's an article on Asperger Syndrome: What Is It? that contains the diagnositic criteria and a down-to-earth explanatior for the disorder. I promise I'll stop using the word disease. Sorry if I offended anyone.
Disease of the DAY! Asperger's Syndrome is an 'autism lite' as it has been called. People who have it are frequently misdiagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder, which I spoke about a year ago on this web site. At the time I thought I might have ADD, and I even went and tried some Ritalin. Certainly a lot of the indicators applied to me. Now, reading about AS, I'm trying to find the distinguishing factors that would mean the difference between the two. AS talks alot more about social dysfunction than ADD did (in fact ADD patients are frequently violent?). I'll do some more reading, but AS is my new pet disease.
Do you think the psychologists invent these diseases so they can stay in business? or is the classification of such personalities as a disorder or disease possibly damaging to those who are 'afflicted'? What are the psychological ramifications of even diagnosing someone with ADD or AS? Is it truly a disorder, or are 'normal' people lacking something that ADD/AS folks have? Is empathy a necessary emotional trait to being a human being?
Do you think the psychologists invent these diseases so they can stay in business? or is the classification of such personalities as a disorder or disease possibly damaging to those who are 'afflicted'? What are the psychological ramifications of even diagnosing someone with ADD or AS? Is it truly a disorder, or are 'normal' people lacking something that ADD/AS folks have? Is empathy a necessary emotional trait to being a human being?
