Entry for April 25, 2006

Larry pointed out to me the following clip of an armless mother:

http://www.m90.org/index.php?id=13949

What a complainer!  I was wondering if she was putting this on as an act for the camera, and how she'd deal with a twin pregnancy? (They're really fun, by the way.)

Entry for April 17, 2006

Well, it's official (sort of) - I don't have Asperger's syndrome!



The Asperger's Syndrome Test

by beachbummer

Unaffected Result: 25. Your score isn't an achievement, it just is.

Psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen and his colleagues at Cambridge's Autism Research Centre have created the Autism-Spectrum Quotient, or AQ, as a measure of the extent of autistic traits in adults. In the first major trial using the test, the average score in the control group was 16.4. Eighty percent of those diagnosed with autism or a related disorder scored 32 or higher. The test is not a means for making a diagnosis, however, and many who score above 32 and even meet the diagnostic criteria for mild autism or Asperger's report no difficulty functioning in their everyday lives. You scored less than 32. Make your own assessment of that

I seem to remember that the psychologist is indeed related to Ali G.  The test comes from www.okcupid.com.

Entry for April 12, 2006

Let's try a poll - try not to lie too much :)

Entry for April 10, 2006

I seem to have misplaced my favourite clogs.  A prize for information leading to their successful return!