The Dino-Aspie Ex-Café (for Those 40+... or feeling creaky)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzlG28B-R8Y
The danger inherent in juxtaposing Wild Turkey, Twilight Zone, black noir, and massage (Nan warned us! ):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzm1DY3h ... re=related
(oh, - and knitting needles. Gotta watch those. And flames. And the #3 in stairwells. And possibly something about reaching hands. Or maybe it's eyeballs you are supposed to be watching out for. Or maybe lips. Door knobs? Microphones? Suspenders? Hat brims? Anybody else have a clue?!)

Anyhoo, it appears that juxtaposing a photograph to a high kinetic energy source produces an interesting visual chemical and physical reaction that would probably divert the interest of small children who might otherwise invest their time torturing dogs.

my gawd! is lau an absorbaloff?

less caffeine, chuck. MUCH less caffeine.

wow, that was weird. the nimitz came into port and went back out of port with a 40 hour turnaround, and took a strike group with it. wonder what they're up to. "stuff" is the generic.

lotta helicopters today, too, but i think they're just the local guys.

wish i'd have known she was going back out, i had friday off and would have liked to have seen her go. it's always impressive when a huge city block of a ship passes by at a good rate of speed when one is standing down by the bay....

Observing, and speculating, it is possible this group all thinks too fast for me.

wash the windshield? 2-4-1 burrito special at Sammy-Joe's Casa de Mayo?

Lots of interesting articles about Asperger and autistic brains lately. One I read said that the decision to reclassify Aspergers and High Functioning Autism as different syndromes in the new DSM may not occur (the only real difference in the two at present is the age at which the 'affected' children begin to speak - and that is now interpreted, again, as "a difference of degree", or "presents on a spectrum" issue rather than a distinctive separating issue):

"A new study in the upcoming issue of Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders examines the historical emergence of the classification of autism alongside the emergence of the classification of Aspergers.

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19548078

Abstract:

The histories of autism and Asperger’s Disorder (AD), based on original contributions by Kanner and Asperger, are reviewed in relation to DSM-IV diagnostic criteria. Their original articles appear to have influenced the distinction between AD and autism contained within the DSM-IV. Based on up-to-date empirical research, however, it appears that AD and autism are not qualitatively distinct disorders, but are different quantitative manifestations of the same disorder. The differences between AD and autism may be a function of individual variability in these areas, not the manifestation of qualitatively distinct disorders. The DSM-IV criteria for AD and autism need to be considered with their historical developments, and based on empirical evidence, the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria may be subject to critical review.

This paper's conclusion is: despite current practice to separate autism diagnostically from Aspergers, according to this study there is very little difference between the two and, as the author argues, they are simply slightly differing manifestations of the same syndrome.

Sanders (the author) makes the point that these are seen as two distinct disorders is almost entirely due to the fact that Asperger's paper was only introduced into the USA in 1981, one year after the introduction of DSM III . It was further not fully translated into English until 1991. Amazing.

There is apparently talk of separating autism and aspergers in the new revision of the DSM. Based on the contents of this paper I’d say that is very premature."

(((((( CHUCK!! ))))))))) (Aspie Hug! )

Lurking from the Vancouver airport. I have been in Canada for a fortnight visiting relatives, in particular one of my grandmothers who is gravely ill and does not have much time left. Not the happiest of reasons to have come here, but it's been very good to catch up with family and friends. Have been off the forums for... eek! As long as 48 hours at a stretch! (And lived to tell about it. )

I'll be back home about 24 hours from now, tornadoes in Toronto permitting.

Hey Merle! Good to see yas!
Hope that you have been enjoying yourself, immersing yourself in fun projects, and are healthy, happy and (as always) wise!

Best wishes on a safe trip home SleepyDragon! Maybe the Toronto tornados will speed your long trip home to Australia! (gotsta look on the bright side of life ).

Take care!
Chuck

This is already showing in California and New York. Should be all over the US by the end of August:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnoNQa_qUm4[/youtube]

Why am I already cringing? If I go, I'll be on the back row near an exit behind a very large bag of popcorn that I can either hide behind or bury myself in. Oy.