Againsheila
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If you like, I can just call you plain old stupid for equating this court case with the thought police. Does that help you at all?Wait..a female, being a drama queen...is indicative of gayness?
So you're saying that 4 DECADES ago, before ANY reproducible research was done on the matter, we had the wrong idea about something?! OH MY!Prior to the 1970's, it was considered a mental illness. People were institutionalized for it. First they kicked the homosexuals out of the institutions, then they kicked out the rest. Just history, not homophobia. I'm not afraid of homosexuals. I never have been.
Well if you plan on living in the 1970s, there might be a point behind your ignorance. But welcome to 2010! Please note the difference in centuries.
Psychology is a soft science. Do you understand what that means?
Psychology isn't a science of any size, shape or form. They tried to convince people it was, but they couldn't make it stick.
It changes all the time and the only thing it's good for is helping people understand themselves a little better. It cannot shine a light on others.
Oh so I get more fun psych opinions from the person who claims the DSM IV changes constantly? So you think psychology is a soft science? Well if we ignore all the neurology discoveries that came as a direct result from psychiatry research, then sure. Oh and I suppose we'd need to ignore all the data we have on the most effective pharmacological treatments of psychiatric disorders. Alzheimers is apparently just a "soft science" that changes all the time!
Perhaps you are thinking of psychology? Psychiatry is a clinical medicine involving heavily researched treatments. You're 0 for 2 regarding knowledge on this topic now, but feel free to keep talking as if your misdirected opinions hold any value.
I said "psychology is a soft science" you then quoted something someone else said and attacked me.
Yes, I was thinking of psychology. That's what a psychiatrist is, an MD with a degree in psychology. Look it up.
As a person with two autistic children, I do know a bit about the DSM 4, it has changed several times since my kids were first diagnosed. Hence, it is constantly changing. Asperger's, which is something my oldest was diagnosed with is now considered "high functioning autism" and is no longer in the DSM 4. Mental Retardation is now under the Autism Spectrum, which does explain some of the increase in autism.
Like I said, there is a physical difference in the brains of those with ADD vs "normal" people, and many people claim ADD doesn't exist. There have been no such studies done comparing the brains of homosexual so we don't know. And FYI, when there is a physical difference in the brain it's call a neurobiological disorder. I have a book on it, it's a text book for doctors at the UW, at least it was when I got it. My autistic son's dentist was so impressed by it when he saw me reading it, he ordered a copy from the UW. He's a pediatric dentist, but he continues to treat many people like my son, adults who are still kids inside.
Now you can claim I'm an idiot all you want, but that doesn't make it so. I think, unless you are a psychologist, or a psychiatrist, I just might know a just a little more on the subject than you. I don't have a degree but with two special needs kids I've been doing a lot of studying over the past 20 years that most people don't. I have attended several seminars on the subject. The brain interests me greatly as you can probably guess. There is no cure for autism. I doubt there ever will be, though there may some day be a preventative. Adults with autism have smaller brain stems than "normal" adults. Again, a neurobiological disorder. This indicates to me, that while they may come up with a way to prevent it, I doubt they will ever come up with a cure, unless they can figure out a way to grow a brain stem in an adult. Interesting idea, but not likely to happen in mine or my children's lifetimes.
It would be interesting to compare PET scans of homosexuals with those of "normal" adults, but that's not going to happen with the PC crowd today. Again, a "soft" science, nothing concrete to back up their opinions.
And if you don't think psychology is a soft science, talk to a psychologist. Again, a psychiatrist is an MD with a degree in psychology.