Monthly Archives: May 2025

The Destruction of the Department of Justice When people at the department embrace Trump’s scorn for the law, the law, as a practical limitation on government action, ceases to exist. By Paul Rosenzweig Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Samuel Corum / … Continue reading →

The dreamlike fungi that thrive in nature’s damp corners While sheltering at home in the Netherlands, this photographer watched an array of fungi appear amid the rotting wood and forest litter. One of the best-known wild mushroom species, the fly … Continue reading →

China – Hunan South (Chenzhou, Shaoyang, Hengyang) Visited by: 451 nomads 3 2 2 2 2 2 9 2 4 17 +−  Leaflet | NomadMania OSM Maps, © OpenStreetMap contributors   Hide all items Show all items Show unchecked items Show checked items Enter your visits to this region … Continue reading →

ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES OF HAVING A DIAGNOSIS A diagnosis may prevent or reduce the effects of some compensatory or adjustment strategies, but it also removes worries about other diagnoses, such as being insane. The child can be recognized as having … Continue reading →

COMPENSATORY & ADJUSTMENT STRATEGIES TO BEING DIFFERENT The strategy used will depend on the child’s personality, experiences, and circumstances. Those children who tend to internalize thoughts and feelings may develop signs of self-blame and depression, or use imagination and a … Continue reading →

David Rowland & His Theories on AS Rowland has a very restrictive definition of Asperger’s syndrome. He doesn’t believe that there is a spectrum – that Asperger’s is an all-or-nothing condition. From his point of view, AS has been grossly … Continue reading →

SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS of Asperger’s Syndrome: Asperger’s syndrome is part of the autism spectrum disorder (ASD). According to medical experts, it is a mild form of autism and generally manifests without extreme mental disabilities. The main outward characteristics of a … Continue reading →

Due to the substantial number of overlapping similarities between Asperger’s Syndrome and Autism, it is very easy to confuse one with the other. Classical autism has delayed language development, and most have mental retardation (learning disability). Asperger’s syndrome is a … Continue reading →

ASPERGER’S IN GIRLS & WOMEN The gender ratio of 3-4.3 males to 1 female is a relic of the initial description of autism, but has been entrenched as fact. That is changing, especially in girls and women. Autism diagnoses are … Continue reading →

Rome wanted silk, China had the goods. Here’s how the Silk Roads got their start. As silk fabrics became all the rage in imperial Rome, explorers and merchants opened up land and sea routes, fostering not only commerce but a … Continue reading →