How an Autism Evaluation Begins: LONG Questionnaire!
I spent over three hours answering the questions, but… …that doesn’t mean YOU will. […]
Can Cartilage in Osteoarthritis Ever Grow Back?
Scientists are working on a new approach to osteoarthritis that goes far beyond managing pain. Instead of simply slowing symptoms, the goal is to help damaged joints regenerate and repair themselves. […]
Can the Brain Think While You’re Under General Anesthesia?
Scientists have long assumed that complex thinking largely shuts down when a person is unconscious under general anesthesia. […]
How to Lose Fat in Older Age Without Losing Muscle
Older age often comes with weight gain. Dieting can cause fat loss, but also muscle loss. But there’s a way to lose fat while keeping muscle. [...]
You Could Have Weak Bones and Not Know It
It’s not osteoporosis; it’s another condition, affecting 40% of adults worldwide, more common in older adults and postmenopausal women. This condition is also a high risk factor for bone fractures. […]
Will Scientists Ever Know How Humans Learn to Talk?
Scientists have traditionally believed that learning to speak depends mainly on the brain’s motor regions, which control the movements of the lips, tongue, jaw and vocal cords. […]
New Knee Pain Procedure Offers Relief Without Joint Replacement
A diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis often sounds like “You’ll eventually need knee replacement surgery no matter what you do.” The pain can be managed only so much in this progressive disease. But as the condition [...]
Is Aging Always an Irreversible Downward Slope?
Many people assume that getting older means a steady loss of physical strength and mental sharpness. Researchers found that a surprisingly large number of older adults actually improved their physical abilities, cognitive performance or both [...]
Does Living Long Always Mean More Healthy Years?
People today live much longer than their ancestors did with the help of modern medicine. But there’s a difference between dragging out a sick life via medicine vs. genetic mutations over the past few generations [...]
What Makes an Influencer Obsessed Over GLP-1 Drugs?
Getting triggered on other peoples’ use of GLP-1 drugs means poor mental health and other unresolved psych issues. […]
Where’s the Set Point for the World’s Starving Adults?
Hundreds of millions of adults are severely underweight due to food shortage; why doesn’t the set point theory apply to THEM? Many people on Instagram and TikTok post the following: “No matter how little I [...]
Gearing up for My ASD Assessment with Special Interests List
The list is extensive. I’m also making sure not to include “normal” interests. Many neurotypicals have what seem like “special interests.” We can’t assume that everyone who collected coins or rocks or had a chemistry [...]
Name ONE Person Who Told You to Shrink Your Arms
It keeps happening: Influencers blaming society for programming them to think they MUST have skinny arms or their life will be doomed. […]
Does Laughing Loud and Often Mean You’re Happy?
It’s a myth that people with loud, raucous laughter — the type that everyone in a large room can hear or that can be heard from relatively far away — are extra-happy people. There are [...]
Social Media Questionnaire Screens for Hypersocial Disorder
If autistics outnumbered neurotypicals would there exist screening questionnaires to test them for “hypersocial disorder?” In screening for hypersocial traits, social media can be used as a preliminary detection tool. […]
Mom Suggests Nose Job, Offers to Pay: Body Shaming?
I never liked my nose. This wasn’t because of what anyone ever said. It was because of what I had always seen in the mirror. My perception had nothing to do with “beauty standards” any more [...]
No, You Probably CAN’T Monetize Your Hobby: Luck Counts
Entrepreneurs like to proclaim that you can turn your passions into money. There are two things they’re not telling you. What they don’t tell you is that it requires two factors to transform a hobby into a [...]
Deaths Do NOT Come in Threes and Here’s Why
Deaths do NOT come in threes. Yet educated adults still believe this. Around the world, about 106 people die per minute. This means over 153,000 per day. Therefore, how on earth do deaths come in threes? [...]
If Prayer Works Then It’s a Popularity Contest
Why should Taylor Swift get well and not homeless Joe just because 10M people would pray for HER and only three for Joe? Is popularity how prayer works? If prayer by the numbers for one [...]
Why It’s Unrealistic to Find a Full Time Paying Job You Love
The people who say you should be able to find a job you enjoy usually have glamour jobs. What’s with all these entrepreneurs saying that you should find a job you enjoy? What’s worse is [...]
Why Don’t People Ask OLD Retirees What They Do All Day?
Why is it that young retirees get asked, "What do you DO all day" but those over 60 never get this oddball question? Let's make it make sense. Yes, it's a peculiar phenomenon: If someone [...]
Greeting Hikers on a Trail: an Autistic’s Guide
Are you autistic and enjoy hiking, but find it difficult to navigate whether or not you should greet fellow hikers? Even some neurotypical people don’t care to do this. I never initiate a greeting on a hiking [...]
Are You Making These Common Tire Flip Mistakes?
Of all the strength exercises that gym-goers think about form, the tire flip isn’t at the top of the list. But it should be. While it may look simple, poor technique can increase injury risk [...]
Common Upright Dumbbell Skull Crusher Mistakes
Because the movement of an upright dumbbell skull crusher is performed in a more vertical position than traditional lying skull crushers, proper technique is very important — nothing to sniff at. Avoiding a few common [...]
Avoid These Common Smith Machine Squat Mistakes
Smith machine squats can be an effective lower-body exercise when performed correctly. […]
Avoid These Common T-Bar Row Machine Mistakes
The T-bar row machine is an excellent exercise for building a stronger, thicker back. However, many people make mistakes that reduce its effectiveness and increase the risk of discomfort or injury. Learning proper technique can [...]
How to Hydrate After a Weight Workout
Strength training doesn’t just challenge your muscles—it also causes fluid loss through sweat. Even if you don’t feel drenched after a workout, your body still loses water and electrolytes. […]
Understanding Post-Knockout Stiffness in Boxers: A Medical Perspective
Knockouts in boxing are intense moments that can have profound effects on the human body, both immediately and in the aftermath. One common observation is the stiffness and rigidity displayed by boxers after a knockout. [...]
A Simple Trapezius Exercise for Size and Strength
Even the most beginning of beginners can do this. Yet the advanced should also try this basic exercise if they want to grow their upper trapezius muscle or become stronger in that area. All that is [...]
How Well Can Weighted Vests Help You Lose Weight?
A study had very interesting results: The obese people who wore a weighted vest lost weight after three weeks. […]
Restrictive Eating Doesn’t Always Mean an Eating Disorder
Why should restrictive eating mean some kind of disorder, while millions of Americans overeat sugary high processed foods? […]
Can Tall People Be Overweight or Are They Naturally “Big”?
Why is it that when a tall person is overweight, they’re often called “big” or “large boned”? […]
Neurotypical Behaviors that Make NO Sense to Autistics
Neurotypicals do the strangest things. We Autistics just can’t figure them out. Sometimes, what makes a behavior “normal” is its commonality. But frequency of occurrence shouldn’t be a barometer for what’s normal and what’s “odd.” Imagine [...]
Is Mild Autism Another Name for Being Socially Inept?
And why can’t mildly autistic people just learn to overcome their social awkwardness? Someone posted in the comments section to an article about autism that “every loser is going to self-diagnose [autism] with what is [...]
“At Risk” Is the New “Special Needs” for Missing Individuals
For the past several years, the term “at risk” has been increasingly used by journalists when writing about a missing younger person, or by reporters when announcing it on TV. […]
Trigger Warning for Autism? Great, Perpetuate the “Tragedy”
I once spotted an article in my feed with a TW for autism. What a sure way to perpetuate the stigma of being autistic. This will set efforts for autism acceptance back a few giant [...]
Why Your Heart Rate Stays High After Medium Exercise
Wondering why your heart rate stays high after medium exercise? Learn why this happens in healthy adults, how to recover faster, and tips for post-workout heart rate control. If you’re a healthy adult who exercises [...]
How to Tweak Strength Training to Live Longer
It’s a no-brainer that strength training helps maximize your natural lifespan. But what specifically can you do with strength training to achieve this result? Researchers found that doing about 90 to 120 minutes of resistance [...]
Can Breast Cancer Risk Be Lowered with a GLP-1?
Are the weight loss GLP-1 drugs also capable of reducing breast cancer risk? Research says it’s possible. A large study involving more than 110,000 women found that those taking GLP-1 medications were significantly less likely [...]
Why Ozempic Fails for Some People
Nobody knows if Ozempic or another GLP-1 will fail to work for them until they try it, be it for type 2 diabetes or intentional weight loss. Researchers found that around 10% of people carry [...]
