meatball4u

How can we as a culture move past the TV tropes of autism, in which we're all obstinate, hyper-logical, selfish Sheldon Coopers? I am recently diagnosed as autistic, but it took me entirely too long to find out because I and everyone around me believed that stereotype. I'm terrible at logic, math and details but great at gestalts, art, the "big picture" and such

Did you breastfeed the baby? If so, how long? Is the baby being breastfed now?

It is important to realize that a well functioning brain needs to be a healthy one. There are a host of illnesses that impact brain function that we really don't understand how to treat well yet, and that people with those illnesses have it harder

How much are college counselors trained these days on identifying autism? I went though college dealing with depression and depersonalization and was largely unsuccessful in implementing suggested fixes and assertiveness training. A decade and a half later, I found out I have high functioning autism and that I consequently have deficits in social cognition and social intelligence. Treatments like group therapy were actually detrimental to my mental health, as I'm simply unequiped to succeed in those types of situations

Do you plan to test if this drug affects the microbiome? A recent study found many common drugs inhibit the growth of bacterial strains found in healthy people