Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is marked by deficits in social interaction and repetitive patterns of behavior (APA, 2013). There is little consensus among clinicians about which treatments are most effective at helping to reduce these difficulties (Bellini, Henry, & Pratt,
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This post is inspired by a TED Talk given by Ron Eglash, titled “Fractals at the Heart of African Designs”, which talked about how fractal geometry is used in Africa. Ron Eglash traveled in Africa and discovered fractals everywhere in
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Sometimes it’s easy to make quick and rash judgments, especially in social situations. In some cases, we are quick to attribute fault to the individual, claiming that it is something fundamental about them instead of examining the full picture. Through
Photo by Betsy Farrell on Good Housekeeping http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/news/a47914/florida-school-shooting-victims-list/ O’Brien and colleagues (2013) argued that racism-related attitudes can predict whether or not their gun ownership and gun-control attitudes. Data from the American National Election Study (ANES) encompassed an individual’s demographic,
In the wake of the 2016 U.S. election, mental health is crucial and must be acknowledged. For many people, including people of color, low SES, the LGBT community, chronically ill people, differently abled people, and many other marginalized populations, an
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