So my cousin and I are getting ready to start a modified version of the gaps diet... Because of other problems i am not capable of all the specifics but we are fully ready to tackle what we can.
BUT there is something that is severely pissing me off. I am autistic and every story I read has to do with "curing" someones autism. 1. you cannot "cure" autism... its a genetic thing. 2. it may be annoying at times but it is the characteristics that make that person who they are
Its number 2 that is really bothering me. Yeah, the characteristics can be very annoying and super frustrating at times. But what about the incredible things. The bonds that are made? The sensitivity to special things? Even, the odd memory functions can be helpful. Most autistic people are really smart. I even have an eidetic memory.
SO however much the gut flora can be helped to control neurological symptoms. Stop assuming you are changing the human. It's just not fair.
PS... it is my ability to know where my patients are coming from that will make me better at achieving the behavioral goals....
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Print v Web
Writing for print and writing for web is a whole different process. It can be the same content but has to be given in different forms. I think the web is easier to write for because you can put straight links and you can use bullets to put out information. Here are a few ways they differ.
See look! Bullets!
Print:
See look! Bullets!
Print:
- There is only so much room to put something so it has to be detailed enough to let the reader know whats up, but short enough to fit in the space provided.
- Linear order- Read beginning to end. Nowhere else to look but another story.
- Timeliness.... You may have to wait a week to find out who won the game or who shot who if you only read the newspaper. It has to be sent to press before it can be sent to you.
- Nut graphs and leads: You absolutely have to answer the who, what, when, where and why of the story before anything else.
- In the above you will notice that there is no comma after where. That is because this is being put on the web, not printed, therefore I need no comma. See, another difference. The grammar rules.
Web:
- Write short and too the point. Nobody has got time like they do when they sit down and read the paper
- There is an immediacy too it. It happens and it's online within minutes.
- Like I already said.... You can put straight links and make it interactive.
- Videos! Sound! There is nothing like hearing and/or seeing the person being quoted saying it themselves.
- And of course my favorite! Bulleted lists! You don't have to write things out in full sentences!
I hope my bullets made you as happy as they made me and that the information was helpful! Those are the 5 differences of web and 5 of print.
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