Much like this here is proof that women can have their menstrual cycles sync over Tumblr and get worked up over nothing.

They mean stuff like Sarkeesian not spending an equal amount of time showing every violent act towards men in the games they cover. Or spending hours explaining why shooting an enemy soldier at war is a different thing to depict in a game than dragging a random woman in front of a speeding train and watching her die…

While the label of terrorism is one that is difficult to apply to a group working in ways that are quite new and without even the ties to old-school terrorism most recognized groups have, I agree that it is a perspective we need to take into account.

It's almost as big an affront to nature as not shutting your bitch mouth during labor: http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Sciento…

I would love to live in a world where the most benign things wouldn't need "In Praise Of.." articles to be justified personal choices or necessities. These things seem to be especially common when it comes to women's bodies in relation to carrying and raising children, which is why I'm glad that's not in the cards for…

I too have appreciated having this discussion, and I feel like there has been some common understanding found, which is always nice when that is not always the easiest thing for me. I've been a bit busy the last few days though.

If you want to look at countries where being pro-life is niche weirdo belief, the mainstream media will call pro-choicers pro-abortion. Because only the fringe will think that's a bad thing. The necessary evil -thinking leads to people of the extremist bent thinking "what if that evil isn't necessary? They're just…

I think the checklist does capture a lot of traits that are manifestations of Aspergers in women that the "textbook" checklists ignore because women are often in the minority when these studies are done. But if I look at the textbook checklist and see something that makes me think "how in the world did they come up…

Your son is lucky to have you as a mother. I was even told by one Dean of Psychiatric Medicine that my request for a consultation from specialist was pointless because "it's not like there's a cure for it".

I for one would recommend you spend the length of that series watching whatever comes up on YouTube when you search for "quantitative methods in psychology", " selection bias " and "confirmation bias", would be curious if you could reason how those last two biases have not played a role in your thinking, and how you…

It isn't an invalid checklist because it doesn't apply to most women with Aspergers, it is invalid because it applies to so many other people as well, and there is no reasoning for why those traits are known to be associated with Aspergers enough to be put in the checklist. Your appeals to the authority of your…

My friend's wife also noticed the vibe when me and her husband were talking (he too was diagnosed with Aspergers back when it was a thing.) That's why I think as it understanding of autism spectrum disorders advances, I think it'l move away from the "what" to the "how", because that vibe isn't just about specific…

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I didn't know Hollywood Upstairs Medical School also had a psychology program, but apparently Zohan got their degree there, as websites they link to when called for scientific proof list girlier, more flattering versions of male Asperger stereotypes, broadened enough to apply to anyone.

Funny you should mention "the autism vibe". I've had a psychologist specializing in these types of things tell me that they could have guessed my diagnosis based on the first time we spoke on the phone (of course adding that it would not have been something to base an official diagnosis on).

My belief is that Aspergers syndrome is a different way the mind works, which can result in different symptoms based on a variety of reasons, socialization being a major factor, especially gender differences on how we are brought up. Is there any evidence that people at the milder end of the spectrum show greater…

[citation needed]. Maybe I'm one of those autistic transmen Baron-Cohen wrote about because my analytical mind is seeing "hates injustice" and, well... I recognize the problem of diagnosing based on symptoms found in a mainly male sample group (which is a problem recognized by at leas some of those doing the…

I was thinking of mentioning that as well. And as beneficial as online communities can be for this type of stuff, they tend to overemphasize the "symptoms " instead of the underlying differences in how people on the spectrum process stuff, because that's easier to identify and build a community around. Also, I was…

The only thing I meant is that there aren't studies suggesting any tendency for above-average talent. Of course that doesn't mean that it doesn't happen, but this person was using checklists to diagnose someone, than that is not even a valid box to check. And doing so on a pop-culture website, which makes their…

See if you can get your hands on the different diagnostic tests used for Aspergers (contrasting the ones that aren't accurate for women to the ones that are considered more so), and do some research on conformation bias, then you decide if your armchair diagnosis is well meaning but poorly thought through or just…