Personality: form vs. function

For a long time I’ve struggled with the Big 5 because it is supported by textual analysis of published works.  Continue reading →

Direction vs Resistance of Anxiety

 In physiology I learned why calming down makes seasickness worse.  Nausea is a parasympathetic function, or put another way, they Continue reading →

Conversion and Allies

 In Elder Oaks fall 2017 he gave a little ground but took some ground on LGBTQ identity in the LDS Continue reading →

ASD and Suicide Risk

I did my community health project on suicide prevention and found that people with Autism actually have an elevated risk, Continue reading →

Deming and ABA

 I’ve been very harsh on ABA, wondering if it disfigures the soul and erases Frankl’s space between stimulus and response Continue reading →

Frankl, Autism & Attitude

Frankl says the space* between stimulus and response is where we are free, and where growth is possible.  The whole Continue reading →

Autism Acceptance & Minority Stress

Trigger Warning: discussion of suicide risk What is the right attitude as a parent to foster growth but not stress a Continue reading →

What kind of Autism?

While the DSM5 took away Aspergers and PDD from autism, it provided a dimensional scale by how much support one Continue reading →