Untimely meditations

One man's thoughts, observations and rants

Tag: autism

  • Not a fan

    Not a fan

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    Joop Beris
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    In 2018, British comedian Ricky Gervais released a comedy special on Netflix entitled: “Humanity“. In the intro, he commented on the title: “I don’t know why I called it that. Not a fan, to be honest.” Recently, it’s a sentiment I find myself sharing with Ricky Gervais.

  • Sitting with autism

    Sitting with autism

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    Joop Beris
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    I’ve been practicing meditation for at least 20 years now. And when I say “practicing”, I mean that quite literally. Sitting down to meditate may sound easy enough, it’s just sitting and breathing after all. As with many things in life though, appearances can be deceiving. Most of us do those activities very regularly (especially…

  • Asking the obvious

    Asking the obvious

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    Joop Beris
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    Some people have a talent for asking the obvious. You probably know the type. You have an appointment to meet them and when you get there, they greet you with “Did you find it?” Well obviously I’m there, aren’t I? Or you come in soaking wet and they ask you if it’s raining. No, I…

  • Friends and friendship

    Friends and friendship

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    Joop Beris
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    Certain things about human relationships baffle me. One of those things is the fine art of making friends. I never seem to have gotten the hang of it. Sure, there were some people throughout my childhood and as a teen who I considered to be friends and I am sure they saw me as their…

  • Over 2,000 newly discovered biological markers could help explain how autism develops

    Over 2,000 newly discovered biological markers could help explain how autism develops

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    Joop Beris
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    https://www.sciencealert.com/over-2-000-newly-discovered-biological-markers-autism-develops-epigenetics-asd?perpetual=yes&limitstart=1

  • We’ve called autism a disease for decades. We were wrong.

    We’ve called autism a disease for decades. We were wrong.

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    Joop Beris
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    I’ve heard it suggested before: autism isn’t actually a disease. I’ve heard it suggested that it might be a new stage of evolution, maybe. While I am undecided on that, I think the severe forms of autism should definitely be treated like a disorder. High-functioning autism though, that may indeed be a different beast… It’s…