by Peter | Aug 31, 2026 | ASD, autism, diagnosis
The autism spectrum is now so broad that anyone could have the condition, an expert who pioneered research into the condition Prof Dame Uta Frith said. Prof Dame Uta Frith, an emeritus professor in cognitive development at University College London, said autism had...
by Peter | Aug 31, 2026 | archaeologists, boomerang, human ingenuity, skill
The world’s oldest boomerang is older than previously thought, casting new light on the ingenuity of humans living at the time. The tool, which was found in a cave in Poland in 1985, is now thought to be 40,000 years old. Archaeologists say it was fashioned from...
by Peter | Aug 28, 2026 | live-die
Dyslexia, ADHD, autism, dyspraxia, being bi-polar – in their singular and co-morbid and simple and severe forms – are currently labelled as different forms of neurodiversity. As such it is almost impossible to avoid being informed by the media that some...
by Peter | Aug 24, 2026 | brain, education, write
First a general comment. Dr Max Pemberton is experiencing the same kind of vested interest opposition that Profs Elliott & Grigorenko experienced several years ago on the publication of their The Dyslexia Debate. Elliott and Grigorenko’ were not saying that...
by Peter | Jul 22, 2026 | back - behind, left-right
Right back and left behind There is a strange asymmetry between our uses of left and right. On the one hand, right back and left back are generally ‘value-free’ : they are labels for two positions on a playing field. On the other hand, right behind and...
