Regarding the anger one, I find if I "vent" to either this journal or to someone, it very much helps dissipate the anger. I've always been like that, and it's not just anger--frustration and other emotions are the same. If I get it out - yell, cry, write, whatever - I calm down and am more rational and reasonable. However, I try not to think my experience is universal, so I don't know if that's true for everyone.
I've never taken a "professional" IQ test, so I don't know anything about them, though I do very strongly believe that the standardized tests that we force children to take in school are biased towards middle class, white, suburbanite children.
And I totally agree with you on all points on the autism myth. I sometimes wonder if my brother has some form of autism, but he doesn't have all the symptoms....I don't know. Perhaps I just want an excuse for his social awkwardness.
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Date: 2010-05-18 03:24 am (UTC)I've never taken a "professional" IQ test, so I don't know anything about them, though I do very strongly believe that the standardized tests that we force children to take in school are biased towards middle class, white, suburbanite children.
And I totally agree with you on all points on the autism myth. I sometimes wonder if my brother has some form of autism, but he doesn't have all the symptoms....I don't know. Perhaps I just want an excuse for his social awkwardness.