Did any of you ever experience the death of a loved one as a child? What do you wish your parents had or had not done? Trying not to scar (or scare) my boo.

How do you guys cope with over-sensitive hearing? Not too long ago I went to an ENT doctor because it's been something that has been bothering me a lot. He did some tests and then proceeded to tell me I had the best hearing he's ever seen in his entire career (I think he's 60 now). I've tried earplugs but they freak me out really bad and earphones ( Read more... )

Today in the news...

Autistic brains' 'genes differ'
They noticed that 209 genes linked to the way brain cells work and talk to each other were working at a lower level in autistic brains while 235 genes linked to immune and inflammatory responses were expressed more strongly.

Prenatal vitamins reduce the risk of autism by half, even more for ( Read more... )

I'm going.

http://www.meetup.com/aspergers-251/events/18219911

http://psychcentral.com/news/2010/11/04/genetic-changes-tied-to-autism/20533.html

The fMRI images excited the scientists - and confirmed their suspicions.
Regardless of their diagnosis, the children carrying the risk variant showed a disjointed brain. The frontal lobe was over-connected to itself and poorly connected to the rest of the brain. ( Read more... )

You can watch this video on www.livejournal.com

"Joshua Littman, a 12-year-old boy with Asperger’s syndrome, interviews his mother, Sarah. Joshua’s unique questions and Sarah’s loving, unguarded answers reveal a beautiful relationship that reminds us of the best-and the most challenging-parts of being a parent."

It's from the 'Rauch Brothers', in co-operation with 'StoryCorps'. From what I ( Read more... )

This makes a lot of sense to me:
Glutathione ResearchI respond well to Vitamins B6, B12, C and also Lecithin; usually on their own they don't do much but together I become more relaxed, I sleep much better and I also experience dreaming which is not something that happens very often otherwise. I would recall dreaming maybe twice a year before I ( Read more... )

An austism story with a postive angle...
Why a firm wants staff with autism

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The company's founder, Thorkil Sonne, recognises his staff with autism need a quiet environment and fixed routines. Given the right conditions, they excel at technical tasks. Robots and Lego models are used to test their skills. Thorkil Sonne said ( Read more... )

Consider the following:

Children with Asperger's Syndrome usually have neurotypical parents, whose earnings and health coverage show the same distribution as those of the entire society, adjusted for the fact that they felt able to afford children ( Read more... )

"Perseverate on marksmanship"

Anyone else think this sounds like fun?