Comments on: Alexithymia, Autism, and the Many Pagan Deities in the Details http://www.shiftjournal.com/2010/07/07/alexithymia-autism-and-the-many-pagan-deities-in-the-details/ Neurodiversity: autism and Asperger considered in light of social and evolutionary changes; "autistic" explored as a legitimate way of being in the world. Mon, 20 May 2013 23:15:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Laurentius Rex http://www.shiftjournal.com/2010/07/07/alexithymia-autism-and-the-many-pagan-deities-in-the-details/comment-page-1/#comment-998 Laurentius Rex Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:58:26 +0000 http://www.shiftjournal.com/?p=2579#comment-998 So much of the research is no more than circular reasoning. "we agree that autism is this, so what causes this" Never mind that autism might not be this but that and if it were there could be no logical causation of this as this is fugitive in the light of the revisions for that. So much of the research is no more than circular reasoning.

“we agree that autism is this, so what causes this”

Never mind that autism might not be this but that and if it were there could be no logical causation of this as this is fugitive in the light of the revisions for that.

]]> By: Lili Marlene http://www.shiftjournal.com/2010/07/07/alexithymia-autism-and-the-many-pagan-deities-in-the-details/comment-page-1/#comment-997 Lili Marlene Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:39:51 +0000 http://www.shiftjournal.com/?p=2579#comment-997 How am I supposed to be able to effortlessly describe my feelings in words if the English language lacks words for many of the feelings that I experience? What is the word for the creepy sensation/emotion that I used to get when trying on new clothes? What is the word for the special type of happy atmosphere that can be found in a playground full of young children playing? What is the word for the special feeling of isolation/boredom that one experiences in the company of adults chattering mindless attention-seeking nonsense? Not all languages are equal. The Germans have words for things that have no appropriate label in English. We have the Germans to thank for words such as schadenfreude and earworm. I'm sure there are other examples. How am I supposed to be able to effortlessly describe my feelings in words if the English language lacks words for many of the feelings that I experience? What is the word for the creepy sensation/emotion that I used to get when trying on new clothes? What is the word for the special type of happy atmosphere that can be found in a playground full of young children playing? What is the word for the special feeling of isolation/boredom that one experiences in the company of adults chattering mindless attention-seeking nonsense?

Not all languages are equal. The Germans have words for things that have no appropriate label in English. We have the Germans to thank for words such as schadenfreude and earworm. I’m sure there are other examples.

]]> By: Gwen McKay http://www.shiftjournal.com/2010/07/07/alexithymia-autism-and-the-many-pagan-deities-in-the-details/comment-page-1/#comment-996 Gwen McKay Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:22:08 +0000 http://www.shiftjournal.com/?p=2579#comment-996 Thanks Rachel! And very well said. So many things in life are more complex than they're generally assumed to be. Thanks Rachel! And very well said. So many things in life are more complex than they’re generally assumed to be.

]]> By: Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg http://www.shiftjournal.com/2010/07/07/alexithymia-autism-and-the-many-pagan-deities-in-the-details/comment-page-1/#comment-994 Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:49:03 +0000 http://www.shiftjournal.com/?p=2579#comment-994 What a brilliant article! I could never answer a question about emotions by simply identifying one emotion. They always come in groups. ;-) The problem with much of the testing for autism is that it relies on there being one and only one right answer to a question, and one and only one reason for an "incorrect" answer. Life is much more complex than that. Such tests only show the bias and mindset of the researchers, not the lived reality of the test subjects. What a brilliant article!

I could never answer a question about emotions by simply identifying one emotion. They always come in groups. ;-)

The problem with much of the testing for autism is that it relies on there being one and only one right answer to a question, and one and only one reason for an “incorrect” answer. Life is much more complex than that. Such tests only show the bias and mindset of the researchers, not the lived reality of the test subjects.

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