An Absurd Umbrella: Neurodiversity and the Autism Spectrum
Autism has become a catchall term to explain and dismiss the problem child. But it can also be viewed as a superpower.
Jason Garshfield
· 9 min read
Psychology
A collection of 111 posts
How Women Can Become Worthy Opponents
It may be unpalatable to consider that part of what holds women back is our own nature. But if part of the problem is within us, then we have the power to fix it.
Lisa Marchiano
· 8 min read
Of Monkeys and Men
The Extraordinary Life and Work of Frans de Waal
Lawrence M. Krauss
· 7 min read
You Can’t Buy an Authentic Self
We should be wary of teaching the next generation that identity is something that can be bought.
Freya India
· 7 min read
The Placebo Effect’s Evil Twin
The Nocebo Effect occurs when we experience pain, depression, or illness based on nothing more than negative expectations.
Michael H. Bernstein
· 8 min read
Identity Satiation
Some rarely discussed phenomena can shed light on why the focus on identity and introspection has coincided with a rise of mental health issues, including identity disorders.
Brandon McMurtrie
· 6 min read
When Therapy Makes Things Worse
Spending time with friends and family, exercise, and volunteer work are often more helpful than long conversations about one’s anxieties and grievances.
Abigail Shrier
· 9 min read
Is Life Coaching Just Modern Sophistry?
The popularity of a trend does not necessarily make it ethical.
Andrew White
· 13 min read
Strong Like Teen Spirit
Parents should be more courageous in trusting adolescents’ capacity for joy and resilience.
Marilyn Simon
· 9 min read
When Kids Say They’re Trans
A new book explains how parents can help gender-distressed children who’ve come to believe they were ‘born in the wrong body.’
Sasha Ayad, Stella O’Malley
· 15 min read
The Extraordinary Life of Tom Nash
“The deep end is the best place to learn to swim.”
Iona Italia
· 19 min read
Unconscious Bias in Medicine: A Canard
Evidence that clinical decisions are driven by unconscious bias remains conspicuously lacking.
Stewart Justman
· 8 min read
The Ever-Expanding Definition of Trauma
In diluting the word's meaning mental health professionals are creating a generation of victims.
Alastair Mordey
· 7 min read
What Does She See In Him?
The strange phenomenon of hybristophiles.
Robert King
· 6 min read
Father Absence Has Already Peaked
A Reply to David C. Geary's 'The Rise of Father Absence and Its Attendant Social Ills.'
Nicholas Wolfinger
· 5 min read