Love’s intensity
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Actor John Leguizamo talks about the intensity of youthful passion and how those feelings mature over time.
Asperger’s Syndrome
Jason, who suffers from Asperger's Syndrome, talks about his struggle to overcome his problems with social interactions.
Dr. Ami Klim explains the challenges people with Asperger's have with intuitive behavior.
The Tap Code
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Bob Shumaker, a former POW in Vietnam, describes how he and his fellow prisoners developed a social network that was crucial to their surviving three years in solitary confinement. They succeeded by creating a tap code that allowed them to communicate through their cell walls.
Relational Strivings
Although each participant narrated her own unique developmental unfolding, many of the women interviewed explained feeling that there was “never enough” love to be consumed,...
Jason
Jason is a twenty-nine year old man with Asperger’s Syndrome from Rockland County, NY. Asperger’s Syndrome is part of the Autism Spectrum of Disorders and is a pervasive developmental disorder that affects the senses, motor skills, social skills and language. Jason was diagnosed relatively late in life and has endured a great deal of emotional pain due to his lack of social skills. He was also misdiagnosed with various conditions in his childhood, including schizophrenia and ADHD, and was given medication which caused horrible...
Like Oil and Water
A few weeks ago my blog post explored a snippet of my dissertation research.
Defrosting the chicken, pursuing the dream
What would scientists learn about your family if they camped out in your home for a few days? Turns out the answer is not so obvious.
The Experience of Touch and the Development of Self
Skin is the largest sense organ that humans possess (Brennan & Loev, 1998).
Intergenerational Transmission of Attachment
Last week my blog post explored the historical underpinnings of attachment theory.
The Birth of Attachment Theory
John Bowlby began his clinical observations of attachment behavior in the 1960s while working in a home for maladjusted boys.