Bullying, Hypocrisy, and Church: An Asperger Perspective on Religion
In his most recent post, John Elder Robison asks why many people on the spectrum reject religion. Personally, my relationship with religion has always been highly complex. As I wrote previously, when I was young,
Marilyn Monroe Was More Mentally Ill Than We Knew
In 1961, Marianne Kris, the psychoanalyst treating Marilyn Monroe, was convinced that her famous patient was on the verge of suicide. So she did what most psychiatrists at the time would have done: She committed
Pop and Prejudice: How Modern Prejudice is Depicted in our Pop Culture
Humans are fascinated by prejudice, and our interest in this topic can easily be seen in our films, television shows, books and plays. Some movies and TV shows attempt to address the issue of prejudice
Singles in Ads: Yearning, Pathetic, or Not Even There
As soon as I first saw him, I looked away in disgust. He was hideous, and everything about him – his hair, his mannerisms, the way he dressed – underscored just how repulsive he was.
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