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Re: Abnormal brain structure seen in children with developmental language issues

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Post by potatowaffle » Sun, Mar 17, 2024, 4:59 AM UTC

ineedaj0b wrote: post #64

potatowaffle wrote: post #54

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> I cannot understand when I mispronounce words. I get corrected often and repeat back the correction but it sounds like what I said the first time. I have the exact same problem. I had troubles learning pronunciations when I was a kid, but I never had other learning problems. As an adult, I struggled enough with pronunciation that I consulted two hearing specialists to determine if there were any issues with my ears…

You might be able to be diagnosed, but there’s no medication or cure. You can get extra time on tests if you’re younger. You can Google dyslexic signs. I think last time I looked auditory processing anomalies and the retina or lens was oddly shaped in 95% of dyslexics. Dyslexic is also an umbrella term for a bunch of things so you’ll have to sort through to find your flavor. Best fix is a good nights sleep. Also make…

Thank you for the kind, detailed reply. I wish I had known my condition may be dyslexic when I was younger. Taking a beginner theater class is now on my todo list.

Re: Abnormal brain structure seen in children with developmental language issues

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Post by dennis_jeeves2 » Mon, Mar 18, 2024, 1:38 PM UTC

dukeofdoom wrote: post #2

I remember a few years back reading how cellphone signals will cause mental disturbances. I'm not claiming it has, though sometimes I do think the world is going kind of bonkers. Just that eventually we will definitely stumble into something like this. Just like the Romans were oblivious drinking from lead pipes was causing their mental problems. If there's a mass psychosis event, would the people under going it even…

>cellphone signals will cause mental disturbances.

I would think it goes way beyond that long term.

> Just like the Romans were oblivious drinking from lead pipes was causing their mental problems.

We are worse than the Romans in that regard, there is literature that suggests, that in general man made EMF waves are not safe and yet, immediate convenience trumps over any concerns of safety as with may other thing that people use. Bring up the subject and you will be labeled a pseudoscience indulger.

Re: Abnormal brain structure seen in children with developmental language issues

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Post by dennis_jeeves2 » Mon, Mar 18, 2024, 1:48 PM UTC

falserum wrote: post #26

sph wrote: post #17

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While you make very good points, I think as society we are quite quick at discounting unknown unknowns in this case. Science and diagnostic methods have advanced a lot, but it is not at all improbable that there is some kind of man-made factor that also caused an increase in incidence of autism (or any other modern chronic disease, such as ADHD like I am). Being an unknown unknown, we literally cannot know until x de…

Problem is that unknown unknows are not actionable. You dont even know what or where to look for them. (Though I agree regarding hubris part)

>Problem is that unknown unknows are not actionable.

How about carefully testing something new, especially something that one ingests? As far as I know no such testing is done, if it's done, it's done with the goal of gaming the safety standards that may be expected of the product. You cannot fix an ignorant, corrupt society.

Re: Abnormal brain structure seen in children with developmental language issues

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Post by ralfd » Mon, Mar 18, 2024, 10:12 PM UTC

ineedaj0b wrote: post #27

verisimi wrote: post #21

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> I don’t enjoy the dreams anymore, I’m pretty bored of them now that I know what they probably do mechanically. Why would you think that you know what the dreams are? Could you tell the rest of us please? Perhaps you are coming at this from a materialistic perspective? I personally don't think there is anything straightforward about dreams. Whether you take a 'spiritual' approach (have you ever had a deja vu?) or a…

I can tell you but it’s a bit depressing. So turn back yea who are happy! Don’t read this. I thought it was something spiritual/mystical when I was younger and I liked that a lot more! And if you wanna keep enjoying dreams collapse my comment right now!!! Here’s the boring nightmare: so… your mind is thinking what comes next? What comes next? And it’s corrected repeatedly by information from the eyes and ears. Maybe…

> Your brain is going through scenarios with no correcting input.

But this is pretty interesting as your subconscious is bubbling up into your ego!

Re: Abnormal brain structure seen in children with developmental language issues

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Post by el_benhameen » Wed, Mar 20, 2024, 5:10 AM UTC

chaxor wrote: post #18

dukeofdoom wrote: post #2

I remember a few years back reading how cellphone signals will cause mental disturbances. I'm not claiming it has, though sometimes I do think the world is going kind of bonkers. Just that eventually we will definitely stumble into something like this. Just like the Romans were oblivious drinking from lead pipes was causing their mental problems. If there's a mass psychosis event, would the people under going it even…

The cell phone study literature you may be thinking of is on certain types of gliomas. There are also studies on other cancers in different tissues showing similar findings, for which the common link appears to be the cell emission. There is a decent amount of evidence around this, though of course there are some assumptions made that are difficult to show directly (such as RF causing changes over intermittent use fo…

I’m genuinely interested in the evidence. Do you have any of the studies you’re referencing handy? I’ve done a general search, but so far I haven’t see anything significant.

Re: Abnormal brain structure seen in children with developmental language issues

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Post by rokkitmensch » Tue, Mar 26, 2024, 8:05 AM UTC

sho_hn wrote: post #16

luxuryballs wrote: post #3

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EMF could indeed be the next asbestos. The Invisible Rainbow is on audible and worth a listen, regardless of any surrounding well poison about the author (or maybe because of it.) There’s some very interesting history of electricity’s role in society starting from the mid 1700s.

I hope you don't mind me pointing out the delicious irony of recommending an audiobook (requiring a mass communication network and electronic playback device) to sample a tome apparently on the subject of electricity invisibly killing birds and sickening people, when it is also available in dead-tree form.

so tasty

Re: Abnormal brain structure seen in children with developmental language issues

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Post by falserum » Tue, Mar 26, 2024, 12:46 PM UTC

dennis_jeeves2 wrote: post #73

falserum wrote: post #26

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Problem is that unknown unknows are not actionable. You dont even know what or where to look for them. (Though I agree regarding hubris part)

>Problem is that unknown unknows are not actionable. How about carefully testing something new, especially something that one ingests? As far as I know no such testing is done, if it's done, it's done with the goal of gaming the safety standards that may be expected of the product. You cannot fix an ignorant, corrupt society.

How extensive safety testing of a hammer should be?

Should there be double blind clinical trials for it’s health impact when caried daily on a tool belt?

For most people, answer will differ depending on what the hammer is made of (iron vs uranium vs radium).

My point here would be that a) we must choose appropriate set of tests as they cost in money/time/opportunities, b) the choice of tests must be influenced by what we know and/or suspect.

If unknown is unknown, then we don’t know that we need a test for it.