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@KatyElphinstone @d1 This is more of a segway than a direct response, but I'd like to hear your take on this.
I find it interesting how #autism and #narcissism differ in how they are processed by our society.
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"Why we need to reframe autism"
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I've just been guest on the podcast that hosted the autism researcher Uta Frith. I did a thread about it: https://mas.to/@KatyElphinstone/116206483353899881
Here's my episode:
On substack (but I think anyone can listen to it):
https://neurosense.substack.com/p/why-we-need-to-reframe-autism-with
On Apple podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lets-talk-neurosense-the-psychology-of-neurodiversity/id1883007944
On Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/19fSshl0XkXqiKPCp3uyzO?si=gDBCV9koQHKqvEMHqrZJnw&t=2249Pass it on if you like it!
Comments can be made on the Substack version, & very welcome ☺️
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Because a ‘world without autism’ isn't abstract.
It's a world without autistic people. 🙎🏽♀️🙎🏾🙎🏻♀️There’s also a deeper issue here.
Autistic people aren't believed about our own experiences. Or we don't get asked at all.
#UtaFrith said it would be unscientific to do so. More on her views here: https://mas.to/@KatyElphinstone/116206483353899881
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@KatyElphinstone I ticked "a litle bit, usually" which is my state now. Until a few months ago it was "basically terrified" and had been since age 11 (I'm 58). A year ago I had some sessions with a psychologist, then a few months ago I did some #psilocybin microdosing, and now I take #rhodiola daily, and I think these 3 things combined are responsible for the change. I feel I'm living again.
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@KatyElphinstone I ticked "a litle bit, usually" which is my state now. Until a few months ago it was "basically terrified" and had been since age 11 (I'm 58). A year ago I had some sessions with a psychologist, then a few months ago I did some #psilocybin microdosing, and now I take #rhodiola daily, and I think these 3 things combined are responsible for the change. I feel I'm living again.
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@KatyElphinstone I ticked "a litle bit, usually" which is my state now. Until a few months ago it was "basically terrified" and had been since age 11 (I'm 58). A year ago I had some sessions with a psychologist, then a few months ago I did some #psilocybin microdosing, and now I take #rhodiola daily, and I think these 3 things combined are responsible for the change. I feel I'm living again.
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@KatyElphinstone I ticked "a litle bit, usually" which is my state now. Until a few months ago it was "basically terrified" and had been since age 11 (I'm 58). A year ago I had some sessions with a psychologist, then a few months ago I did some #psilocybin microdosing, and now I take #rhodiola daily, and I think these 3 things combined are responsible for the change. I feel I'm living again.
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@KatyElphinstone I ticked "a litle bit, usually" which is my state now. Until a few months ago it was "basically terrified" and had been since age 11 (I'm 58). A year ago I had some sessions with a psychologist, then a few months ago I did some #psilocybin microdosing, and now I take #rhodiola daily, and I think these 3 things combined are responsible for the change. I feel I'm living again.
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@KatyElphinstone Isn't this a variant of the old prejudice that #aspies lack emotions? I haven't actual heard that one in a while now, which I take as society making some small progress.
Now I think both these prejudice mainly stem from god old #kyriarchy, but despite that I'm going to give the benefit of the doubt to however spreads both of these as I think there's at least one more thing to consider.
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Common ownership self-assessed taxes >>> wealth taxes
Because
They increase efficiency by allowing people to force-buy at owners’ self-assessed price and align incentives, so that self-assessment is all that is needed for an accurate assessment.
https://www.flightfromperfection.com/the-common-ownership-self-assessed-tax.html
#Taxation #TaxPolicy #Taxes #Socialism #Billionaires #TaxTheRich #inequality
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@KatyElphinstone @midgard
#Advertising is a pervasive #Moneyshifting bane on modern civilisation.
I have not consciously handed a penny over to any product/service on the strength of an #advertisement in many, many years.
And it is only getting incessantly worse.
It is all lies anyway, and we don't need (to pay for) it. Instead, we should have a public service group that publishes a clear, balanced description of every registered product/service, accessible to everyone whenever we require. -
"Many Autistic people have great difficulties thinking of the world in hierarchical ways."
A thread about this article by Jorn Bettin.
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Ten ways in which rich, white, straight, educated males aren't lucky.
A thread.
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Are people naturally selfish and lazy?
Or are we built to be collaborative, and self-motivated?
A thread on human nature.
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Are people naturally selfish and lazy?
Or are we built to be collaborative, and self-motivated?
A thread on human nature.
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Are people naturally selfish and lazy?
Or are we built to be collaborative, and self-motivated?
A thread on human nature.
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Are people naturally selfish and lazy?
Or are we built to be collaborative, and self-motivated?
A thread on human nature.
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Are people naturally selfish and lazy?
Or are we built to be collaborative, and self-motivated?
A thread on human nature.
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@KatyElphinstone Autistic children learn very quickly to be or become "hyper-independent". Rejected by the outside (NT) world, they create their own internal worlds, and live there.
Don't we all do that? I did. I didn't want to, but I could see no other choices or options. What I really wanted was to be a member of the group or gang, as all humans do... 😢
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@KatyElphinstone Autistic children learn very quickly to be or become "hyper-independent". Rejected by the outside (NT) world, they create their own internal worlds, and live there.
Don't we all do that? I did. I didn't want to, but I could see no other choices or options. What I really wanted was to be a member of the group or gang, as all humans do... 😢
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@KatyElphinstone Autistic children learn very quickly to be or become "hyper-independent". Rejected by the outside (NT) world, they create their own internal worlds, and live there.
Don't we all do that? I did. I didn't want to, but I could see no other choices or options. What I really wanted was to be a member of the group or gang, as all humans do... 😢
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@KatyElphinstone Autistic children learn very quickly to be or become "hyper-independent". Rejected by the outside (NT) world, they create their own internal worlds, and live there.
Don't we all do that? I did. I didn't want to, but I could see no other choices or options. What I really wanted was to be a member of the group or gang, as all humans do... 😢
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@KatyElphinstone Autistic children learn very quickly to be or become "hyper-independent". Rejected by the outside (NT) world, they create their own internal worlds, and live there.
Don't we all do that? I did. I didn't want to, but I could see no other choices or options. What I really wanted was to be a member of the group or gang, as all humans do... 😢
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@KatyElphinstone It depends, if it's a situation with person asking who's not likely to engage in a sizable conversation with me, like a store entry greeter, then I'll generally lie or ignore the query but otherwise... I'm generally honest on this & if they make it a problem with their response, then it's on them for asking & I prefer weeding out such social prospects from my life sooner rather than later. #ActuallyAutisic
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@KatyElphinstone @KatyElphinstone @KatyElphinstone Hello, my son is #autistic and the first at the family with the Diagnosis. My niece is waiting for de Diagnosis now and the traits are knew at our family tree. Even a father's cousin had a chilhood schizofrenia's diagnosis at 50s by his #meltdowns
If you need, contact me. -
It's probably convenient (opportunistic?) to describe this in terms of training for logic, which we could loosely define as 'consistent understanding' (people agreeing on #meaning).
Sometimes the new #chatbots say things that we see as logical (therefore intelligent), other times they are 180 deg wrong. Why?
#BodyLanguage is a bit more murky than words, but they still share most of the same problems of #communication. Polysemic meanings (homonyms) have both local & regional sources (limiting this to 1 language) of definitions, and this is compounded as we go from general to specific.
For example, the word dog is likely to be the same in any region of the same language, and communicating this basic idea should be fairly straightforward. However, if we wish to include many details about the dog, including behavior or personality, the number of words required to communicate this accurately rises exponentially.
The way we manage such large chunks of #information is through relying on experiencing consistency between intended and perceived meanings. This is how we learn; this is how all things "learn". It requires iteration, flexibility, patience, and #ErrorCorrecting feedback loops.
This is where we see critical differences regarding body language. There is no dictionary of body language meanings, and we rarely have opportunity for broad-based input on the iteration side, nor on the error correcting side. (Yes, I know that there are academic studies of body language "definitions" used by several professions, but these are mainly for controlled environments, well beyond formative years.)
All this boils down to all of us having different #InitialConditions from which we base our instinctive understanding of meaning. Over time, a mistaken word definition would be uncovered with use, as there are many opportunities to be corrected. Body language not only does not have a dictionary, it does not have grammar rules or other mechanisms for consensus to be reached. Body language is not all subconscious either, much of it is learned and intentionally enacted in order to communicate better.
There's also the key difference that when we write or speak, we do so with singular focus (end result, not creation). If we get distracted mid-sentence, most people lose their place in their train of thought.
With body language the 'extra content' can be totally unrelated to what the person is saying-- again, sometimes intentional, other times subconscious. When this kind of disconnect is going on, we have to resort to trying to pull information from other places, and that is not always available.
So IMO, saying you're not good at body language is like saying you're not good at flipping coins because it took many flips before you arrived at 50%, and the person next to you did it in 2 flips. Our experience of #statistical variation is beyond our control.
The world is full of #FalsePositives, where people are walking around viewing the world in binary terms because life flipped 1 head and then 1 tail for them, and they think that's the only way to get to 50% (that's a good alternative description of #neurotypical!).
TL/DR: If you think you're not good at interpreting BL, it's probably because you were dealt a lot of #variation early on. If you put in some time to observe & reflect on it, you will end up with a higher than average ability after just a few corrections!
Gleanings from the #Information_Paradigm.. 🤓
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It's probably convenient (opportunistic?) to describe this in terms of training for logic, which we could loosely define as 'consistent understanding' (people agreeing on #meaning).
Sometimes the new #chatbots say things that we see as logical (therefore intelligent), other times they are 180 deg wrong. Why?
#BodyLanguage is a bit more murky than words, but they still share most of the same problems of #communication. Polysemic meanings (homonyms) have both local & regional sources (limiting this to 1 language) of definitions, and this is compounded as we go from general to specific.
For example, the word dog is likely to be the same in any region of the same language, and communicating this basic idea should be fairly straightforward. However, if we wish to include many details about the dog, including behavior or personality, the number of words required to communicate this accurately rises exponentially.
The way we manage such large chunks of #information is through relying on experiencing consistency between intended and perceived meanings. This is how we learn; this is how all things "learn". It requires iteration, flexibility, patience, and #ErrorCorrecting feedback loops.
This is where we see critical differences regarding body language. There is no dictionary of body language meanings, and we rarely have opportunity for broad-based input on the iteration side, nor on the error correcting side. (Yes, I know that there are academic studies of body language "definitions" used by several professions, but these are mainly for controlled environments, well beyond formative years.)
All this boils down to all of us having different #InitialConditions from which we base our instinctive understanding of meaning. Over time, a mistaken word definition would be uncovered with use, as there are many opportunities to be corrected. Body language not only does not have a dictionary, it does not have grammar rules or other mechanisms for consensus to be reached. Body language is not all subconscious either, much of it is learned and intentionally enacted in order to communicate better.
There's also the key difference that when we write or speak, we do so with singular focus (end result, not creation). If we get distracted mid-sentence, most people lose their place in their train of thought.
With body language the 'extra content' can be totally unrelated to what the person is saying-- again, sometimes intentional, other times subconscious. When this kind of disconnect is going on, we have to resort to trying to pull information from other places, and that is not always available.
So IMO, saying you're not good at body language is like saying you're not good at flipping coins because it took many flips before you arrived at 50%, and the person next to you did it in 2 flips. Our experience of #statistical variation is beyond our control.
The world is full of #FalsePositives, where people are walking around viewing the world in binary terms because life flipped 1 head and then 1 tail for them, and they think that's the only way to get to 50% (that's a good alternative description of #neurotypical!).
TL/DR: If you think you're not good at interpreting BL, it's probably because you were dealt a lot of #variation early on. If you put in some time to observe & reflect on it, you will end up with a higher than average ability after just a few corrections!
Gleanings from the #Information_Paradigm.. 🤓
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It's probably convenient (opportunistic?) to describe this in terms of training for logic, which we could loosely define as 'consistent understanding' (people agreeing on #meaning).
Sometimes the new #chatbots say things that we see as logical (therefore intelligent), other times they are 180 deg wrong. Why?
#BodyLanguage is a bit more murky than words, but they still share most of the same problems of #communication. Polysemic meanings (homonyms) have both local & regional sources (limiting this to 1 language) of definitions, and this is compounded as we go from general to specific.
For example, the word dog is likely to be the same in any region of the same language, and communicating this basic idea should be fairly straightforward. However, if we wish to include many details about the dog, including behavior or personality, the number of words required to communicate this accurately rises exponentially.
The way we manage such large chunks of #information is through relying on experiencing consistency between intended and perceived meanings. This is how we learn; this is how all things "learn". It requires iteration, flexibility, patience, and #ErrorCorrecting feedback loops.
This is where we see critical differences regarding body language. There is no dictionary of body language meanings, and we rarely have opportunity for broad-based input on the iteration side, nor on the error correcting side. (Yes, I know that there are academic studies of body language "definitions" used by several professions, but these are mainly for controlled environments, well beyond formative years.)
All this boils down to all of us having different #InitialConditions from which we base our instinctive understanding of meaning. Over time, a mistaken word definition would be uncovered with use, as there are many opportunities to be corrected. Body language not only does not have a dictionary, it does not have grammar rules or other mechanisms for consensus to be reached. Body language is not all subconscious either, much of it is learned and intentionally enacted in order to communicate better.
There's also the key difference that when we write or speak, we do so with singular focus (end result, not creation). If we get distracted mid-sentence, most people lose their place in their train of thought.
With body language the 'extra content' can be totally unrelated to what the person is saying-- again, sometimes intentional, other times subconscious. When this kind of disconnect is going on, we have to resort to trying to pull information from other places, and that is not always available.
So IMO, saying you're not good at body language is like saying you're not good at flipping coins because it took many flips before you arrived at 50%, and the person next to you did it in 2 flips. Our experience of #statistical variation is beyond our control.
The world is full of #FalsePositives, where people are walking around viewing the world in binary terms because life flipped 1 head and then 1 tail for them, and they think that's the only way to get to 50% (that's a good alternative description of #neurotypical!).
TL/DR: If you think you're not good at interpreting BL, it's probably because you were dealt a lot of #variation early on. If you put in some time to observe & reflect on it, you will end up with a higher than average ability after just a few corrections!
Gleanings from the #Information_Paradigm.. 🤓
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It's probably convenient (opportunistic?) to describe this in terms of training for logic, which we could loosely define as 'consistent understanding' (people agreeing on #meaning).
Sometimes the new #chatbots say things that we see as logical (therefore intelligent), other times they are 180 deg wrong. Why?
#BodyLanguage is a bit more murky than words, but they still share most of the same problems of #communication. Polysemic meanings (homonyms) have both local & regional sources (limiting this to 1 language) of definitions, and this is compounded as we go from general to specific.
For example, the word dog is likely to be the same in any region of the same language, and communicating this basic idea should be fairly straightforward. However, if we wish to include many details about the dog, including behavior or personality, the number of words required to communicate this accurately rises exponentially.
The way we manage such large chunks of #information is through relying on experiencing consistency between intended and perceived meanings. This is how we learn; this is how all things "learn". It requires iteration, flexibility, patience, and #ErrorCorrecting feedback loops.
This is where we see critical differences regarding body language. There is no dictionary of body language meanings, and we rarely have opportunity for broad-based input on the iteration side, nor on the error correcting side. (Yes, I know that there are academic studies of body language "definitions" used by several professions, but these are mainly for controlled environments, well beyond formative years.)
All this boils down to all of us having different #InitialConditions from which we base our instinctive understanding of meaning. Over time, a mistaken word definition would be uncovered with use, as there are many opportunities to be corrected. Body language not only does not have a dictionary, it does not have grammar rules or other mechanisms for consensus to be reached. Body language is not all subconscious either, much of it is learned and intentionally enacted in order to communicate better.
There's also the key difference that when we write or speak, we do so with singular focus (end result, not creation). If we get distracted mid-sentence, most people lose their place in their train of thought.
With body language the 'extra content' can be totally unrelated to what the person is saying-- again, sometimes intentional, other times subconscious. When this kind of disconnect is going on, we have to resort to trying to pull information from other places, and that is not always available.
So IMO, saying you're not good at body language is like saying you're not good at flipping coins because it took many flips before you arrived at 50%, and the person next to you did it in 2 flips. Our experience of #statistical variation is beyond our control.
The world is full of #FalsePositives, where people are walking around viewing the world in binary terms because life flipped 1 head and then 1 tail for them, and they think that's the only way to get to 50% (that's a good alternative description of #neurotypical!).
TL/DR: If you think you're not good at interpreting BL, it's probably because you were dealt a lot of #variation early on. If you put in some time to observe & reflect on it, you will end up with a higher than average ability after just a few corrections!
Gleanings from the #Information_Paradigm.. 🤓
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It's probably convenient (opportunistic?) to describe this in terms of training for logic, which we could loosely define as 'consistent understanding' (people agreeing on #meaning).
Sometimes the new #chatbots say things that we see as logical (therefore intelligent), other times they are 180 deg wrong. Why?
#BodyLanguage is a bit more murky than words, but they still share most of the same problems of #communication. Polysemic meanings (homonyms) have both local & regional sources (limiting this to 1 language) of definitions, and this is compounded as we go from general to specific.
For example, the word dog is likely to be the same in any region of the same language, and communicating this basic idea should be fairly straightforward. However, if we wish to include many details about the dog, including behavior or personality, the number of words required to communicate this accurately rises exponentially.
The way we manage such large chunks of #information is through relying on experiencing consistency between intended and perceived meanings. This is how we learn; this is how all things "learn". It requires iteration, flexibility, patience, and #ErrorCorrecting feedback loops.
This is where we see critical differences regarding body language. There is no dictionary of body language meanings, and we rarely have opportunity for broad-based input on the iteration side, nor on the error correcting side. (Yes, I know that there are academic studies of body language "definitions" used by several professions, but these are mainly for controlled environments, well beyond formative years.)
All this boils down to all of us having different #InitialConditions from which we base our instinctive understanding of meaning. Over time, a mistaken word definition would be uncovered with use, as there are many opportunities to be corrected. Body language not only does not have a dictionary, it does not have grammar rules or other mechanisms for consensus to be reached. Body language is not all subconscious either, much of it is learned and intentionally enacted in order to communicate better.
There's also the key difference that when we write or speak, we do so with singular focus (end result, not creation). If we get distracted mid-sentence, most people lose their place in their train of thought.
With body language the 'extra content' can be totally unrelated to what the person is saying-- again, sometimes intentional, other times subconscious. When this kind of disconnect is going on, we have to resort to trying to pull information from other places, and that is not always available.
So IMO, saying you're not good at body language is like saying you're not good at flipping coins because it took many flips before you arrived at 50%, and the person next to you did it in 2 flips. Our experience of #statistical variation is beyond our control.
The world is full of #FalsePositives, where people are walking around viewing the world in binary terms because life flipped 1 head and then 1 tail for them, and they think that's the only way to get to 50% (that's a good alternative description of #neurotypical!).
TL/DR: If you think you're not good at interpreting BL, it's probably because you were dealt a lot of #variation early on. If you put in some time to observe & reflect on it, you will end up with a higher than average ability after just a few corrections!
Gleanings from the #Information_Paradigm.. 🤓