Psychology

Facilitated Communication: Bandwagon Endorsements; It All Feels Good

In the autism world, feel-good stories really don't come along all that long often, and heartwarming stories about severely impaired individuals all of a sudden speaking out in perfect English through the use of dedicated facilitators are uplifting st ...

Article - Kim Wombles - Apr 5 2011 - 7:08pm

Space Metaphors- Right, Left Values More Literal Than You Might Think

When we are 'up', we are happy, 'down' not so much.   'Right' is trustworthy while 'in left field' not so much, according to language and culture.  But we don't all think right is right. Take handedness- people ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 13 2011 - 2:44pm

At Easter, Kids Eat Less Junk Food If They Decide How Much To Take

Children eat fewer Easter eggs during the Easter holidays if parents let them decide how many they can have, according to Saima Ehsan and colleagues from the University of Surrey, who will present their research at the British Psychological Society's ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 17 2011 - 6:00pm

If Restaurants Label Pasta As Salad, Dieters Choose It More

Dieting is hard work.  While ingesting the calories to gain weight is simple, the loss of those calories and the mental 'hunger' and the exercise it requires is no small thing. Given that, it's no surprise dieters who look for healthy food c ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 19 2011 - 11:35am

Autism Awareness Month: Autism In Documentaries

As everyone in the autism community knows all too well, April is Autism Awareness month and a good time to release autism documentaries. ...

Article - Kim Wombles - Apr 21 2011 - 11:39am

Studies You Don't Need To Read: Doubts About The President's Birth Were Racism

In 2008, when concerns about the birth place of future nominee and then campaign winner Barack Obama first surfaced, most felt like he should just show a birth certificate.   He didn't want to 'dignify' it then, to a point where it has dogge ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Apr 30 2011 - 6:27pm

The Science Of Firewalking

What draws people to communal rituals has long been a topic of interest to sociologists and anthropologists.  What draws people to a communal ritual like walking on hot coals is a topic of interest for, well, everyone.   We all are fascinated by it but few ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 3 2011 - 11:17am

A Mythology To Live By: Priscilla Gilman's Journey As A Special Needs Parent

In my American Literature course this semester, I worked to weave Joseph Campbell’s vision of the purpose of mythology throughout the pieces we read, to get students to consider the role that literature, in its many mediums, plays in providing the bedrock ...

Article - Kim Wombles - May 4 2011 - 8:58pm

Autism Overdiagnosed Or Undiagnosed?

A community survey in England identified people with autism or asperger's syndrome  and found none of them knew they have it.    And autism turned out to be more prevalent in males with lower education and in government housing. Is autism causing peop ...

Article - News Staff - May 4 2011 - 10:07am

The 1% Conversion Rule

How much are 1 million visitors worth?  In the midst of my bake sale for science, I am verifying the 1% rule.  Greg Stolze noted, why have 94 people 'liked' my fundraiser on Facebook, but only 30 people actually contributed?  I am 3/4th through t ...

Article - Project Calliope - May 10 2011 - 4:14pm