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  1. MROSS

    In-sync' experiences with other people and the Autism Spectrum.

    News-story on brain patterns when two people are 'in-sync.' In reading 'between the lines' in the news-story, people experienced with the Autism Spectrum (AS) sense just how (AS) disrupts 'in-sync' experiences. Any similar studies where (AS) is a factor? What Happens in the Brain When Two...
  2. MROSS

    Anybody notice a trend of statements with question marks?

    Description on statements with question marks A statement ending with a question mark might also indicate impatience, sarcasm from the person writing the statement. Discussion thread (nine responses as of this wiritng) was in an Autism discussion-forum: Reddit discusison thread, 'Putting...
  3. MROSS

    Any Opportunities for Get-Togethers After the (Hectic) Holidays?

    Discussion continues from previous discusison-thread, 'Any Opportunities for Holiday Get-Togethers with People Aware of the Autism Spectrum?'
  4. MROSS

    Decision-making process - adults with High Functioning Autism.

    A list of three books covering the complicated decision-making process. - 'The Art of Thinking Clearly' - by Rolf Dobelli. - 'Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking' - by Malcolm Gladwell. - 'Thinking, Fast and Slow' - by Daniel Kahneman. RELATED: Internet content focuses on the...
  5. MROSS

    How might AI augment human TECH service-people?

    How might AI augment human TECH service-people during service call to fix Internet, phone, and TV service problems? Might AI help curb those "head scratcher" issues - that is uncertainies in how to specifically troubleshoot issues? The goals being human TECH service-people would mainly replace...
  6. MROSS

    Posted online content misunderstood as bots?

    Is it possible that people on the Autism Spectrum are more likely to have their posted online content misunderstood as bots than NTs? Is it possible that AI TECH is misunderstanding rules orientation in tasks (common with the Autism Spectrum) as a bot?
  7. MROSS

    The parable of 'The Blind Men and the Elephant' and the Autism Spectrum.

    Not sure where to post this. I chose the 'Friends, Family, and Social Skills Forum.' - as the parable of 'The Six Blind Men and the Elephant' most commonly presents challenges for adults on the Autism Spectrum in social situations. From my personal experiences, describing the parable of...
  8. MROSS

    Many NTs also experience challenges in making friends.

    Experiences from both NTs, and adults on the Autism Spectrum can offer important dynamics in this disc. thread.
  9. MROSS

    BOOK: The Signularity is Nearer - by Ray Kurzweil

    In one word to describe Kurzweil's book, 'The Signularity is Nearer' - WHOA! I actually began reading the eight chapter book via Chapter 5, 'The Future of Jobs: Good or Bad?' Chapter 5 covers the 'rank and file' of futurist agendas. Still reading through the book and slowly understading...
  10. MROSS

    Anybody view the PBS network, 'Understanding Autism?'

    LINK to PBS, 'Understanding Autism.' LINK: Understanding Autism | PBS
  11. MROSS

    If there were any sense to the English language...............

    If there were any sense to the English Language, the word 'Consensus' would also be a verb, and not just a noun. Example: Can 'Consensicize' or British spelling 'Consensicise' apply?
  12. MROSS

    Remember the TECH term 'Plug and Play?'

    With the aggravation of spending too much of our time in getting TECH. to operate correctly, the term 'Plug and Play' increasingly means 'Plug and Pray' and 'Plug and....Pay!'
  13. MROSS

    STORY: Study finds music has become more repetitive over four decades.

    No surprise that popular music has become repetitive over the decades. STORY: 'Song Lyrics Really Are Getting Simpler and More Repetitive, Study Finds.' https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/song-lyrics-really-are-getting-simpler-and-more-repetitive-study-finds/
  14. MROSS

    Anybody reading, 'The Worlds I See' - 'Dr. Fei-Fei Li' (BOOK REVIEW)?

    BOOK REVIEW: The Worlds I See — Keeping the Human at the Heart of AI. https://www.ft.com/content/de3f4813-4f36-40c7-9d50-980144674d87
  15. MROSS

    Call for video clips on boosting social skills.

    The type of video-clips I'm seeking in this discussion-thread are difficult to come-by - that is too many video-clips on social interaction treat adult audiences like children. The type of video clips I'm seeking present adults on the Autism Spectrum from first person points of view: A...
  16. MROSS

    Advice on social skills, friendships, etc.

    How does it compare to listen to advice on social skills, friendships, etc. in-person from familliar people/family versus receiving advice in print / in videos from people we've never met? I sense advice given from trusted people concerned with the Autsim Spectrum we've never met is naturally...
  17. MROSS

    Experiences with holiday get-togethers, holiday greeting cards?

    Any experiences with holiday get-togethers, holiday greeting cards? Anything/anyone helpful towards "breaking the ice" in developing friendships? The holidays might offer those important insights as who we may (or may not) want to develop acquaintences. RELATED discussion-thread: Any...
  18. MROSS

    Holiday Cards, Gifts, and Get-Togethers.

    Any experiences with greeting-cards, gifts (receiving, sending), and get-togethers? I have half and dozen people (mostly family, adn family freinds) ffor hoidaly greetings, gifts, and get togethers. One person I had hoped to get-together with after meeting awhile back is recovering from COVID.
  19. MROSS

    Can arts programs "break the ice" in meeting new people?

    Activities like the arts allow participants to unite around specific activities. The tools and materials applied in painting, drawing, sculpture offer opportunites to develop those overlooked parts of the brain Arts activites allow both participants, arts instructors, and support staff to...
  20. MROSS

    Any opportunites for holiday get-togethers with people aware of the Autism Spectrum?

    Any potential opportunites for holiday get-togethers with people aware of adults of the Autism Spectrum - who are laregly indepdendent? By the very nature of the Autism Spectrum, the get-togethers would at most involve five people - that is the dynamics of large get-togethers might very-well be...
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