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

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Then again, I may be stark raving mad on my death bed.

...Goldman's research holds promise, but they need to also think about how mirror neurons are used in infants to "learn" non-verbal cues. Infants have the most one on one contact with a human adult (typically) so to use the stem cells in an adult human (if they could be turned off to everything but mirror neuron production) would also require that adult to spend the amount of time an infant spends with their caretaker in the same ways. Otherwise, your result would not be the same. I don't see that working in a normal adult setting because the time spent learning what an infant does through their mirror neurons is not the same nor is the type of contact. You'd be talking extensive therapy after the regeneration is successful.

Also, he was looking at everything but Autism. Is this because it is developmental and not disease or trauma induced? In the case of developmental, depending on when it is happening in the process, the problem could go all the way back from the forming of the neural node in an embryo. You couldn't really take an Autistic's stem cells and come up with a new result unless something after that point causes the difference.

Come to think of it, I don't know why they don't start from Goldman's research to figure out when it's happening. You could start from the stem cells of any Autistic, take it through the steps and find out exactly when the difference presents itself.

Frankly, that would be more useful than all this other mumbo jumbo based on "feeling." <rolls eyes again>

This is what comes of allowing Psychiatry to "own" Autism. They'll never figure anything out because frankly they wouldn't earn any money if they did. They want to "talk" you out of it or "drug" you out of it or "behavior therapy" you out of it. That's where their money is and they are not going to spend money on a theory like Goldman's that would take it away from them. Hacks. <spit> That's what I have to say about that. Witch doctors. The lot of them.

Yeah, why change things at that late date?

de nada, hillbilly.

[I did not start that. You will note that a certain hillbilly tried to start stuff w/me. I was peacefully paddling around in my little rubber ducky water wings, minding my own minnows, and WHO has to try to start stuff? Huh? Who? The Hillbilly, that's who. Oh, As If.....]

I am not going to touch this. I already am deep in chocolate debt as it is, I'll be paying off my installments for years to come. You are Mr Squeezyman, if you can't squeeze it out of her, what makes you think I could? And don't forget, she's got the Rock.

Ask Nan. She might be able to lean on Lauri. She's a great leaner, Nan is. That piddling little tower in Pisa has nothing on Nan when it comes to a good leaning.

Your alternative is surveillance. Who do we know has been trained in sneaking up on people?

That should give you a start. Me, I'm not curious. I am serene. I am detached. I am above it all. Or possibly behind. It's hard to tell.

And in this corner we have...... Doc T, Hammer of Heretics, Pounder of Pagans and good friend of the Queen. And in this corner we have...... The Wirch*, Caster of Cant's, Winder of Whimsy and knows the newt on the knoll. It promises to be the match of the century and will take place on Tuesday, unless Monday comes first. Admission is cheap, all of your marbles and some of your buttons. Deflated inner tubes will be considered partial payment and what's left of you is therefore welcome.

And now the Texas National Anthem, sung by the all girl (maybe) Silicone Cheerleader Squad, in B flat (but they aren't)....

Oh bury meeeee, on the looone praaarieeee, where the goats all roam and the sky is murky from oil burn off allllll daaaaay. *loud cheers, many whistles, assorted gun shots and much drinking of beer*

Let The Inquisition Begin!! !! !! (Monday came first.) But first a word from our sponsor..."SPAM(tm), it's not just for breakfast anymore." and "Spam-X(tm) hair slicker and shoe preservative, Just a little dab will do ya."



*I hit the wrong key, supposed to be Witch, I wasn't even mad and I didn't even hit it hard...... didn't I Nan. Shall we all sing, Row Row Your Boat in 6 part harmony, for Nan as she and her office float down stream with the hillbilly?

That is what you get for not telling. And no man is required. You can order that and it comes in a cryogenic tank. You just use a turkey baster. Ask my best friend. I had to hear all about it. <sigh> The things you do for your friends! Her cryogenic tank was delivered to a FEED store. LOL She lives in a little town and South Dakota so they send it with all the bull sperm. LMAO

Then again, I may be stark raving mad on my death bed.

*AHEM* <Chuck clears throat>
I have no idea what you are referring to. <Chuck lies thru his teeth>
However, I follow the Great Gromit's advice and sit here detached and serene.<Chuck knows he is in over his head but hopes his bluff is working>

(...damn thought balloons...)

I got your back postie. However, you may decide that you'd be better off with Jon and richie on your side. I seem to be doing a lousy job protecting my own backside today. (Why, oh why? I just sit here minding my own business, and find myself skewered and spitted-ed).

(...I figured out Lauri's secret. She bought a heffalump. A purple one)

Yeah, I had a friend who went that route. Looked through the stud book and picked out the model she wanted. $400 a month for the vials.

Jeez, for that she coulda just went out and bought a kid and not had to contemplate bearing one. (Thankfully, the endeavor did not work.)

It didn't come to the feed store, though. UPS or FedEx, I forget which. (no, really!).

And the world used to tell me ~I~ was insane?

Where exactly is the fun in that?

I think they missed that part of the lecture.

'scuse you. I do not "lean" on people.

I call my cousin Louie from Bayonne and his friends Guido and Bruiser and THEY lean on people.

Oh, Lauri, Lauri, Lauri.