Vulcan613's Blog
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EQ killed my career in the late 20th century 06-22-2008 09:50 pm
"EQ" is "Emotional Quotient" -- also known as Emotional Intelligence -- something that did not exist as a psychological category 60 years ago when I was born. Back then it was IQ that was all-important. Mine is quite high (145 if you discount the 80 in coding, otherwise 130) so I got tracked int...
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Does Minnesota REALLY have more autism cases? 06-08-2008 04:02 pm
During Autism Awareness Month I saw a TV news item that said Minnesota has the highest percentage of children diagnosed with autism in the USA. I wonder why that is? I live in Minnesota, although I did not grow up here. And I wonder WHY there would be more autism here -- if it is even true. Do...
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Why do NTs ask for "input" when all they REALLY want is warm fuzzies? 09-02-2007 02:23 pm
It happened again. Somebody on a blog asked for suggestions on improving their web page and I gave corrections for the numerous typos. So what happens? I get slammed by other bloggers for "making her feel foolish." There was no intent to make anybody feel foolish. She ASKED her blog buddies to...
