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candlestick
Aspergers is thought crime for me.And the definitions of it is so wide(no friends,etc).Clealy ,it's a great method for earning money.edit on 8-4-2014 by candlestick because: (no reason given)
WhiteAlice
candlestick
Aspergers is thought crime for me.And the definitions of it is so wide(no friends,etc).Clealy ,it's a great method for earning money.edit on 8-4-2014 by candlestick because: (no reason given)
If you're trying to say that going ahead and trying to find Asperger's as a defect is "thought crime", I'll wholeheartedly agree. If you're saying it is "thought crime", you and I are going to have words. As far as it is a great method for earning money, I really have no clue what you're trying to say there and actually Asperger's and other autism spectrums have a hard time getting gainful employment. Unemployment for those with autism is actually much, much higher than for everyone else. It was at 35% in 2012.
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It depends really on the tendencies. As far as employment for myself goes, I have had little trouble getting and keeping jobs but I've also learned to mimic behaviors. For someone who hasn't, it's a lot more difficult. I've got a friend with Asperger's who has been struggling to find employment for a very, very long time now.
homeopath
Vaccines are a scam.
Linker:CDC
About 1 in 68 children has been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) according to estimates from CDC's Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network
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Stress and the inflammatory response: a review of neurogenic inflammation.
The subject of neuroinflammation is reviewed. In response to psychological stress or certain physical stressors, an inflammatory process may occur by release of neuropeptides, especially Substance P (SP), or other inflammatory mediators, from sensory nerves and the activation of mast cells or other inflammatory cells. Central neuropeptides, particularly corticosteroid releasing factor (CRF), and perhaps SP as well, initiate a systemic stress response by activation of neuroendocrinological pathways such as the sympathetic nervous system, hypothalamic pituitary axis, and the renin angiotensin system, with the release of the stress hormones (i.e., catecholamines, corticosteroids, growth hormone, glucagons, and renin). These, together with cytokines induced by stress, initiate the acute phase response (APR) and the induction of acute phase proteins, essential mediators of inflammation. Central nervous system norepinephrine may also induce the APR perhaps by macrophage activation and cytokine release
Mechanism of the vasodilator action of calcitonin gene-related peptide in conscious rats.
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Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in capsaicin-sensitive substance P-immunoreactive sensory neurons in animals and man: distribution and release by capsaicin.
The amino acid glutamate—and its receptor and signalling functions— is fast becoming the one to watch with autism spectrum disorders in mind.
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The specific role of the neuromodulator substance P (SP) and its target, the neurokinin 1 receptor (NK1R), in the generation and regulation of respiratory activity is not known. The preBötzinger complex (preBötC), an essential site for respiratory rhythm generation, contains glutamatergic NK1R-expressing neurones that are strongly modulated by exogenously applied SP or acute pharmacological blockade of NK1Rs. We investigated the effects of capsaicin, which depletes neuropeptides (including SP) and glutamate from presynaptic terminals, on respiratory motor output in medullary slice preparations of neonatal rat that generate respiratory-related activity.
pubchem capsaicin
The Danger of MSG and How it is Hidden in Vaccines
WhiteAlice
reply to post by candlestick
Got it now. Thanks for clarifying. I actually kind of agree and this is a subject that has come up in discussion between myself, my son, and family friends who are also autistic. There's a documentary called "Beautiful Minds" that discusses autism and its quirks. One of the researchers actually noted that the area of the brain that basically help recognize facial and social cues was also related to bias and narrative. This section is what "causes" the "social dysfunction" in those with autism. The perk to it is extreme objectivity and lack of narrative. What does that mean? It means we don't build a narrative.
I think you're right actually. We're totally immune to both marketing and propaganda. My best friend is not autistic and will sometimes ask me to explain how I view some current thing and contrast it with hers. The differences between the two views are remarkable. Everyone I personally know with autism very much contest the idea that we somehow need to be cured. It is compartmentalization at its worst. We're not "different" with possible benefits. We're sick and broken and we see that narrative for what it is.
We're a problem.
The term was popularized in the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, wherein thoughtcrime is the criminal act of holding unspoken beliefs or doubts that oppose or question the ruling party. In the book, the government attempts to control not only the speech and actions, but also the thoughts of its subjects. To entertain unacceptable thought is known as crimethink in Newspeak, the ideologically purified dialect of the party.
The Thought Police (thinkpol in Newspeak) are the secret police of the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. It is their job to uncover and punish thoughtcrime. The Thought Police use surveillance and psychological monitoring to find and eliminate members of society who challenge the party's authority and ideology.
WhiteAlice
reply to post by candlestick
Yes, funds for people who may not think that they need or want to be fixed. That's a point of contention for many of my friends.
Whereas I'm not going to be taking to a podium any time soon, I will say that my son has zero issues with speaking publicly and can be very charismatic "especially for a kid with autism". There's some theories out there, that I'm unsure that I agree with, that autism is evolution and nature is just working the kinks out. Maybe, maybe not but that could explain the increasing prevalence. Others argue that there is no such thing as a high functioning autism at all.
It's great fun to have people arguing about what to do with you and people like you without ever asking what you think should be done with you.
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Major polio epidemics were unknown before the 20th century; localized paralytic polio epidemics began to appear in Europe and the United States around 1900.[1] The first report of multiple polio cases was published in 1843 and described an 1841 outbreak in Louisiana. A fifty-year gap occurs before the next U.S. report—a cluster of 26 cases in Boston in 1893.[1] The first recognized U.S. polio epidemic occurred the following year in Vermont with 132 total cases (18 deaths), including several cases in adults.[10] Numerous epidemics of varying magnitude began to appear throughout the country; by 1907 approximately 2,500 cases of poliomyelitis were reported in New York City.[11]
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(CNN) -- "About 20" cases of a polio-like syndrome have been identified in California children over the past 18 months, a Stanford University researcher says.
Dr. Keith Van Haren, a pediatric neurologist at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, has written a report about five of the early cases.
The wild polio virus was found for the first time in Jerusalem’s sewage treatment plant, the Health Ministry reported on Monday. It called on parents of children up to the age of 10 who have already received the killed-virus polio shot to go for the attenuated-virus drops as soon as possible in tipat halav (well-baby) centers.
More than half of all relevant children in the country have already been vaccinated with the drops since the campaign began on August 5. No one has come down with the paralytic disease, but only healthy carriers have been found.
Danbones
reply to post by WhiteAlice
yeah, i find i have to refer to pattern recognition to detect what peoples motives really are...
i have perfect pitch when composing...( i have done movie soundtracks ) but not when listening to outside music