Freelance journalist Lydia Wilkins says autism strengths led to ‘detail freak’ nickname
Award-winning freelance journalist and author Lydia Wilkins was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome (now simply known as autism or Autism Spectrum Condition) when she was 15. Now 25, she also has dyspraxia (another form of neurodiversity) and is a long Covid patient. She spoke to Press Gazette as…#lydiawilkins #asperger #pressgazette #wilkins #expectations #lydia #brighton #independentdailymail #metro #equalityact (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why I'm offended at those citing Sam Bankman-Fried's autism
The 25-year sentence Sam Bankman-Fried got Thursday for defrauding users of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX is evidence that the defendant’s past attempts to have his autism considered a mitigating factor during the judge’s sentencing decisions didn’t work. Multiple people had argued on…#sambankmanfried #lewiskaplan #bankmanfried #mariacentrella #mit #georgelerner #aspergers #barbarafried #jacobchansley #qanonshaman (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Does Elon Musk ’s success suggest callous leadership beats compassionate leadership?
When he was editor of Time magazine, Walter Isaacson prided himself on being a nice, understanding boss and the magazine did well under that tutelage. But when he moved to ailing CNN, with its well-entrenched anchors and culture, trying to make friends with people and bring everyone along to a new…#walterisaacson #karaswisher #elonmusks #tesla #claireboucher #asperger #lucashughes #gwynneshotwell #workingforelon #mars (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Elon Musk learned social cues from reading books because he had no friends as a child
Elon Musk. LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk was bad at understanding social cues as a child because he had no friends in school. As a result, he picked up social cues from reading books, according to his new biography. As a teenager, Elon Musk followed his sister around to clubs…#elonmusk #walterisaacson #isaacson #mayemusk #aspergers #kimbal #tosca #toscamusk (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Elon Musk sent picture of Grimes having a C-section to friends and family and was surprised when she got upset
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and an avid proponent of having children, was so excited when his first child with the artist Grimes was born, he sent photos of the procedure to both their families—much to her dismay. That’s according to Walter Isaacson’s biography, Elon Musk, which published…#elonmusk #walterisaacsons #isaacson #asperger #tesla #technomechanicus #tau #exadarksideræl #justinewilson #wilson (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Elon Musk's biographer says the billionaire buying Twitter was'insane' because he'doesn't have empathy '
Elon Musk. LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk's biographer told the FT buying Twitter, now X, was "insane." Walter Isaacson said that's because Musk "doesn't have empathy." And he wrongly thought it was a tech company, when it's primarily an ad business based on human emotions. Elon…#elonmusk #gettyimageselonmusk #twitter #walterisaacson #spacex #tesla #isaacson #asperger (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The biggest ideas and pettiest rages in Walter Isaacson's Elon Musk biography
Walter Isaacson’s newest book, “Elon Musk,” about the temperamental corporate executive who runs Tesla, SpaceX and the company formerly known as Twitter, goes on sale this week. Musk is already one of the most well known and extensively covered leaders in American corporate life (and one of its…#walterisaacsons #elonmusk #tesla #twitter #isaacson #southafrica #asperger #errolmusk #elonforfathersday #blacks (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Should Medicine Still Bother With Eponyms?
The names of Nazi-era doctors are still found on diseases and body parts. By expunging them, will doctors forget lessons of the past? (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - June 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Rachel E. Gross Tags: Medicine and Health English Language Holocaust and the Nazi Era Names, Personal Asperger ' s Syndrome Intellectual Disabilities Ethics and Official Misconduct War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity Mental Health and Disorders Source Type: news
‘They tried to wipe it out’: the problem with talking about Asperger’s
The diagnostic terms for autism were overhauled 10 years ago. Experts, campaigners and autistic people reflect on these changesChris Bonnello, 37, was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome in 2011. But these days he just says he ’s autistic. “A lot of us did not want to let go originally, it was something that fitted us very nicely,” recalls the teacher turned autism advocate who runs a website calledAutistic Not Weird from his home in Nottingham. “But it is better for autistic people if we are all recognised, acknowledged and appreciated together.”Sarah Weston, 47, received a diagnosis of autism spectrum condition in...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 16, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Zo ë Corbyn Tags: Autism Neuroscience Psychiatry Society Source Type: news
Dodgy science, poor access and high prices: The parallel medical world of medicinal marijuana in America
BURTON, Mich. — Before Jayden Carter turned 9, police were called 126 times to his school, home and other locations to address his violent behavior. “I had ribs out of place, my forehead cut open, [a] black eye,” recalled Amie Carter, his mother. The situation got so dire that Child Protective…#burton #mich #jaydencarter #amiecarter #jayden #michigan #aspergers #oppositional #carters #districtofcolumbia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Elon Musk's controversial comment on Asperger's syndrome explained - signs
Elon Musk claimed he was "the first person with Asperger's to host Saturday Night Live", which ruffled some feathers. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Elon Musk: ‘That’s just how my brain works’ - Billionaire's Asperger’s syndrome explained
THE WORLD'S richest man, Elon Musk, revealed that he has Asperger's syndrome on national US television. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Anthony Hopkins health: Actor, 83, 'ignorant' about diagnosis- 'I don't believe in it'
SIR ANTHONY HOPKINS is soon turning 84 years of age. Specifically on the 31st December, the Welsh star will turn another year older. Having enjoyed a tremendous career both on stage and screen, off-screen the ageing star received an Asperger's diagnosis, one that he says he doesn't believe. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 30, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘Without what made me “me”, I’d be a shadow of myself’ – portraits of life on the autism spectrum
When photographer Mary Berridge ’s son was diagnosed with Asperger’s, she began to see his world in a new light. She set out to capture a series of everyday – and exceptional – stories, one image at a timeI have been immersed in the world of autism since my son was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. Graham had many of the traits of autism from when he was a baby: speech and motor skill delays, sensory sensitivities, anxiety in big social gatherings and more. He had seen professionals for evaluations, but did not get a diagnosis until he was seven.This was a kid who had meltdowns over the sound of a blowdryer one flo...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 13, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Mary Berridge Tags: Autism Parents and parenting Children Society Psychology Family Life and style Source Type: news
How Do You Know If Someone Has Aspergers
How Do You Know If Someone Has Asperger ’s? (Source: eMedicineHealth.com)
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - October 14, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
