Am I autistic?

[cia260895]

My youngest has recently took part in an experiment to investigate the links between macrocephaly(large head circumference) and a cognitive processing style known as weak central coherence in autism.Weak central coherence describes a tendency to process information in terms of small details rather than the bigger picture or 'gist'This style of processing may be an advantage when analytic skills are required and can also be found in individuals without autism.

They have recently extended their research to include parents of children with autism who form the broader autism phenotype,which means they may show traits of certain aspects of autism which is to be expected given that autism has a hereditary component.One such trait is weak central coherence,which means that the parents of autistic children often have very good analytic skills.They want to see if there is a relationship between macrocephaly and weak central coherence seen in children with autism can also be seen in the biological mother and father of these same children.

They have asked me to take part in this experiment and I'll be doing the same test as they gave to my son.

Will be intersting to see the outcome of this.My appointment is next Tuesday afternoon...

[WYSINWYG]

Good luck!

Are you vulnerable to contagious yawning?

http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com/2007/09/children-with-autism-are-immune-to.html

[EvilPie]

Will you only fly with qantas?

[WYSINWYG]

Do you have a large head circumference?

[cia260895]

Good luck!

Are you vulnerable to contagious yawning?

http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com/2007/09/children-with-autism-are-immune-to.html

I am bleeding yawning non stop at the mo!!

Do you have a large head circumference?

Yah think so,well have been told I'm  A BIG HEAD

[cia260895]

just measured it and its 600mm or 60cm or in old money 2ft=(24")

[WYSINWYG]

Good luck!

Are you vulnerable to contagious yawning?

http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com/2007/09/children-with-autism-are-immune-to.html

I am bleeding yawning non stop at the mo!!

Do you have a large head circumference?

Yah think so,well have been told I'm  A BIG HEAD

Here are some decent tests for faux-pas detection and social reasoning:

http://www2.psy.uq.edu.au/~stone/order.html

Performance on faux pas tests directly correlated with susceptability to contagious yawning.

[WYSINWYG]

just measured it and its 600mm or 60cm or in old money 2ft=(24")

I don't have a measure handy but I think mine is quite big also. We should have a blonde 'Who has the biggest bonce' challenge.

[cia260895]

just measured it and its 600mm or 60cm or in old money 2ft=(24")

I don't have a measure handy but I think mine is quite big also. We should have a blonde 'Who has the biggest bonce' challenge.

wonder if there is any bearing as to the physical size of individual as to there head size?

[WYSINWYG]

just measured it and its 600mm or 60cm or in old money 2ft=(24")

I don't have a measure handy but I think mine is quite big also. We should have a blonde 'Who has the biggest bonce' challenge.

wonder if there is any bearing as to the physical size of individual as to there head size?

Good question, I'm guessing some correlation.

ps Does anyone know a quick fix for snapped rulers? The selotape is not holding.

[rex008]

http://www2.psy.uq.edu.au/~stone/order.html

Performance on faux pas tests directly correlated with susceptability to contagious yawning.

Faux Pas test by "Stone, V.E., Baron-Cohen, S. & Knight, R.T."

Ali G/Borat wrote a Faux Pas test? There can't be many S Baron-Cohen's about, surely?

[AndrewT]

http://www2.psy.uq.edu.au/~stone/order.html

Performance on faux pas tests directly correlated with susceptability to contagious yawning.

Faux Pas test by "Stone, V.E., Baron-Cohen, S. & Knight, R.T."

Ali G/Borat wrote a Faux Pas test? There can't be many S Baron-Cohen's about, surely?

It's his cousin.

[AndrewT]

ps Does anyone know a quick fix for snapped rulers? The selotape is not holding.

Measure shorter things instead.

[WYSINWYG]

http://www2.psy.uq.edu.au/~stone/order.html

Performance on faux pas tests directly correlated with susceptability to contagious yawning.

Faux Pas test by "Stone, V.E., Baron-Cohen, S. & Knight, R.T."

Ali G/Borat wrote a Faux Pas test? There can't be many S Baron-Cohen's about, surely?

Always wondered that. Must be some relation.

Simon Baron-Cohen on the TV a lot recently, saying that any intervention attempts must not thwart the amazing skills that develop in some autistics despite their other impairments. He reckons that in an evolutionary sense autism may in some ways be adaptive...

Anyway, I still can't get my head around this guy..

[cia260895]

ps Does anyone know a quick fix for snapped rulers? The selotape is not holding.

Measure shorter things instead.

or measure it twice..