This book is fairly terrible, so I will not be promoting it.
There are no references.
Just in the introduction, the author comes out with a load of autistic-superiority rubbish (my bolding):
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When perfectly balanced, an individual has a propensity towards either predatory behaviour or philanthropic behaviour. That is to say, either the individual behaves more like a parasite or more like a host. If the individual is willing to satisfy selfish desires at the expense of others, then the individual is defined as parasitic. These individuals are called neurotypical. This term fits because the typical person, as a result of human evolution is predatory by nature. With intervention it is possible to change this innate biological tendency. On the other hand, if the individual is predisposed towards generous and self-sacrificing behaviour, much like that of a voluntary host organism, then the individual is defined as aspergian. Too much of either tendency can be unhealthy. A proper balance is somewhere between these two extremes.
... and claims thinking positive thoughts can cure cancer and AIDS:
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As many people are becoming increasingly aware, our thoughts have the ability to alter reality in astounding ways. Thoughts have the power to cure illness and disease, and to cause it just as easily.
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Many suffer chronically and don’t even know the reason why. Any time you have an unpleasant emotion, any time you lash out at someone, any time you come down with a physical symptom, the reason is simple. It may seem complicated and unintelligible. You may be told that it requires powerful medications with severe side-effects, or destructive and invasive medical procedures, but these are only band-aid solutions. The cure to all of these ailments is to rectify the problem at the source. This is how people mysteriously go into remission from diseases like cancer and AIDS.
This is not, in good conscience, something I can suggest that others should read. In fact, I feel compelled to actively argue against it.
15 Mar 2014, 2:38 am
