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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Bad Gene

« on: 13/07/2004 10:12:10 »

Thanks for those examples Chris, they answer my question well. Jai, People on the autistic spectrum are a good example, they are often referred to as having problems within the triad of impairment.

Socialisation: difficulties with social relationships, poor social timing, lack of social empathy, rejection of normal body contact, inappropriate eye contact.
Communication: Language impairment across all modes of communication: speech, intonation, gesture, facial expression and other body language.
Imagination: rigidity and inflexibility of thought process: resistance to change, obsessional and ritualistic behaviour.

Because of problems they experience in this triad they can produce challenging behaviours (being bad – hitting, biting, spitting, stripping…). These behaviours are a emotional reaction, usually a combination of things such as anxiety, confusion, fear or even excitement. They may be doing bad things but may not understand that they are bad, diminished responsibility.

Autism is a funny thing. Look at people at the top end of the spectrum, they can sometimes be “super smart”. Photographic memories, read a book once and know it off by heart. I met, through my work an 11 year old boy who could strip down a car engine and rebuild it just by looking at the manual once! Ok, he was completely obsessed by cars which caused a slight problem. Every time he saw a car he would quote the engine size, registration, make, model, year of manufacture, place of manufacture causing a few problems on the motorways when he could not keep up with the amount of cars passing us!

Anyway I’m going off on one so I’ll stop! Thanks for all your replies.


Alex

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Just Chat! / Re: Who were the rudest people you have met?

« on: 09/07/2004 10:02:53 »

I give up!

Alex

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Just Chat! / Re: Who were the rudest people you have met?

« on: 09/07/2004 10:02:08 »

take two Giant Cat


Alex

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Just Chat! / Re: Who were the rudest people you have met?

« on: 09/07/2004 10:01:10 »

Giant *****


Alex

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That CAN'T be true! / Re: Worlds largest snake

« on: 09/07/2004 09:52:28 »

Young Anaconda

My Royal Python

Baby Royal

My Baby Corns

A royal hatching

I know I have gone a bit photo crazy but only just been told how to post pics. Hope these give you an idea of snake sizes.

Alex

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Physiology & Medicine / Bad Gene

« on: 06/07/2004 13:00:38 »

Since I can’t really do much at the moment I have taken to reading a few books I bought a long time ago and never until now got round to reading one is called Cries Unheard by Gitta Sereny and it the story of the child killer Mary Bell.
In the introduction it talks about people being born good and made bad by situations that they experience. The whole abused abuser thing, if you are abused you are more likely to become an abuser. But another book I read stated that there could be a “bad gene” something in our DNA that gives us the ability to perform such bad things as killing. I studied A level psychology but did not take it any further. What are people’s views on this? Are we all good but some of us turn bad or is there something built in to a few individuals that makes them bad? Is there such a thing as a “bad gene”?


Alex

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Just Chat! / Re: The Ebay Challenge

« on: 08/07/2004 07:48:30 »

interesting board game http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1063&item=3825846698&rd=1



a have seen quite a range of interesting stuff on ebay including a used nurses kit from the 1930's INFECTION CONTROL yuck, skeletons foot, dentist's drill. Its mad the stuff people sell on there


Alex

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Just Chat! / Re: Who were the rudest people you have met?

« on: 08/07/2004 07:33:56 »

yep thats the one, was part of quite a funny email called ***** parade that was the big *****, there was also giant (an even bigger cat), tight, horney and wet *****. Quite amuzing.

Alex

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Just Chat! / Re: Your favourite food?

« on: 07/07/2004 15:45:02 »

I am sorrt I am going to have to stick with good old english roast. A proper one, starter, main course, dessert, cheese, biscuits and port followed by coffee and mints and a good bottle of wine

Alex

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Just Chat! / Re: Who were the rudest people you have met?

« on: 07/07/2004 11:33:58 »

I wish I could insert a picture, I have a picture of a VERY fat cat, a good example of over feeding!

Alex

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That CAN'T be true! / Re: Food Allergy ? Careful about who you kiss !

« on: 07/07/2004 11:25:01 »

Chris (or any one who may know the answer), Why do some people require a larger does of adrenaline than others? I am allergic to nuts and started off with an epi-pen junior as a child then progressed to an epi-pen. After my last reaction I was told to carry and inject 2 epi-pens as one was having little effect. They then prescribed me a pre-filled syringe containing a whole 1mg of 1:1000 adrenaline and told me to inject the whole lot of I have a reaction, surly this is too much? My allergy doctor at the local hospital assures me it will do me no hard but I am still a bit worried.

Alex

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That CAN'T be true! / Re: Worlds largest snake

« on: 07/07/2004 08:07:45 »

Excellent, a topic I actually know something about!
I have 3 snakes, A royal Python (also known as a Ball Python) (Cuddles the constrictor) she is about 5 years old and is just over 5 foot in length, she is fully grown now. My 2 Corn Snakes (Steve and Irwin) are 10 months old and about a foot in length, they will grow to approx 5 foot in total over the next 3 to 4 years. How big snakes grow to is dependent on there environment and of course the bread. In captivity they will only grown to the size the tank allows them to. If they are put in a tank that is too big they will grow to try and fill it (a territory thing). If they grow too fast health problems occur. Probably the best known snake in the world, the Boa grown to approx 10 feet and should reach that in 5 to 7 years.

The longest snake in the world (working on gathered statistics – there are a couple of odd snakes out there that just don’t stop growing) is the Reticulated Python (Python reticulates) and can grow up to 33 feet on average. Burmese Pythons (Python molurur bivittatus) grow quickly, when they are hatchlings they are approx 2 foot in length but in 2 years they will quickly grow in 15 feet and 120 pounds! The Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) is the heaviest snake in the world and often gets called the biggest it reaches on average 30 feet but over 200 pounds in weight.

I feel obligated to mention that keeping snakes as pets is very hard work, they have to be heated correctly and require frequent changes to there tank size when growing (Very expensive) Cuddles my Royal Python is a rescued snake who when I obtained her as a baby had 50% burns (due to being heated with a 100 watt household light bulb) and required bathing every 4 hours day and night. She still has her scars but is fully recovered and very happy in her very big tank that is practically the length of my front room. Steve and Irwin (Steve being a girl!) are part of a breading program to assist people in learning more about the reproductive systems of snakes. I do not agree with snakes being taken from the wild and sold on the black market and in a way I don’t even agree with reptiles as pets. I have rehabilitated many over the years (including a gorgeous water dragon whose leg had been bitten off called Hoppy) all of which had been miss treated mainly through ignorance. Think wisely before having one as a pet. (Sorry for babbling on but it’s a passionate topic for me)


Alex

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New Theories / Re: Do We UNderstand Einstein

« on: 06/07/2004 13:24:37 »

I'm lost but it was very interesting I think. Wish I coul write like that and understand what I had written!

Alex

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That CAN'T be true! / Re: What causes white dog poo and why is white dog poo seldom seen these days?

« on: 06/07/2004 13:15:02 »

going back to poop colour, The colour of some animals poop depends on what colour there food is. for example when my snake eats a white mouse it poops white, if it eats a brown mouse it poops brown. i wonder if this is the same in humans? I once worked with an autistic kid who ate so much beetroot he peed a pinkey purple colour, or so he told us!

Alex

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That CAN'T be true! / Re: Useless Facts

« on: 06/07/2004 13:06:41 »

I know someone is always sneezing, if the whole climax thing is true he must be one very happy person!

Alex

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Just Chat! / Re: Who were the rudest people you have met?

« on: 06/07/2004 11:07:45 »

Old people! They judge young people too much.
I was sat in the vets about 18 months ago with my pet cuddles a rescued Royal python in what looked like a giant tool box with holes drilled in the top and these two old ladies with there cats sat on there laps started tutting at me telling me I was cruel for keeping animals in a "big black box". So I opened the lid and took cuddles out and put him on my lap, they nearly fainted and then continued to moan to each other about tropical pets and how they should be illegal! I was rehabilitating that python as who ever owned it had housed it incorrectly with a 100 watt house hold light bulb and it had 50% burns. I had spent over a month feeding it with a syringe and bathing it every 4 hours day and night. It was going to the vets for a check up on its healed burns and was in a dark box to reduce stress whilst travelling. Cuddles made a full recovery and now lives in an extremely large properly heated tank in my front room and is used in talks on reptiles at local schools and youth groups. She really enjoys peoples company.


Alex

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Sever back pain when walking after car accident

« on: 06/07/2004 08:01:07 »

Thank you for your support, I am going to book in with a private doctor today if I can and I will let you all know the out come as soon as I have one. Thanks.

Alex

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Sever back pain when walking after car accident

« on: 05/07/2004 11:16:23 »

Money (compensation) will not make my pain go away, that is for sure. It took me over an hour to get out of bed and put some clothes on today, didn’t make it to the shower, too painful)! Money will not change the fact that I am now a nervous passenger in a car; Money will not make me happy! Money will replace my savings which I have used to cover living expenses such as rent because I am only entitled to SSP as I have not been working for my employer for more than 5 years! (Plus I have just found out my contract is not being renewed in August). It is going to be pretty hard to look for a new job when walking from one room to another is so so painful. All I want is to get back to normal. My physio appointment is taking weeks and I just feel so tired, ache all over like the flu and feel like I am being stabbed with really hot knifes in the lower part of my back, hips, knees, neck and front and back of my shoulders, what the hell is going on in my body! To be frank I don't give a S**T about money (but I can see your points of view and if I did ask for compensation it would only be for loss of earnings – I can’t be bothered with the whole compensation for pain thing). I am 22 and my partner has to help me in and out the shower, how embarrassing. Anyone got any more thoughts on what’s up with me and how to gain a diagnosis and get treatment? Today I feel so fed up and angry that I just want to pick something up and throw it but I can’t, it hurts! Arrrgh. If this post seems like I am moaning or shouting at you all I apologise because that is not my intent and I do appreciate all your posts and support. If I felt better I would enjoy a debate about medical compensation after road traffic incidents.

Alex

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: shaking legs

« on: 01/07/2004 09:56:58 »

People on the autistic spectrum get restless legs; this is put down to nervous energy.

Alex

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Sever back pain when walking after car accident

« on: 01/07/2004 09:51:46 »

I don’t know if I want compensation or not, I would rather I just got better! But also in saying that I am having time off work due to the pain and I am only getting SSP which does not even cover my rent so I am digging in to savings which I feel is unfair. My car insurance company automatically got a law firm to contact me back in 2003 when the accident happened, the decision to go for compensation or not is up to me. If I am recovered in the next couple of week I don’t think I will bother, they have already paid up for my car which was written off. If I continue to be off sick due to my pain I may have to claim loss of earnings. Am I being unfair in doing this? All I want is someone to decide what is wrong so I can get back to doing what I enjoy. I am a very active person and do a job that requires lots of physical movement, no I am not an exotic dancer, I work with people at the sever end of the autistic spectrum with a lot of challenging behaviours so strength and the ability to move quickly is important in my job.

Alex