Regressive Autism (2021)
goldencaretherapy.com

... The Difference Between Autism That Develops and Regressive Autism

Autism That Develops (Early-Onset Autism)

Autism that develops, also known as early-onset autism, refers to cases where symptoms are present from an early age, often before the child turns three years old. Children with early-onset autism exhibit developmental delays and differences in social, communication, and behavioral skills compared to their typically developing peers.

Regressive Autism (Late-Onset Autism)

Regressive autism, also known as late-onset autism, involves a period of typical development followed by a loss of previously acquired skills or a noticeable decline in social and communication abilities. This regression usually occurs between 15 and 30 months of age and can be sudden or gradual. ...

Polls Suggest That Native Americans Voted For Trump. The Truth May Be More Complex. (November 19, 2024)
www.yahoo.com

... An exit poll conducted by Edison Research in the wake of the 2024 Presidential Election indicated that 65 percent of American Indians voted for Donald Trump. The poll, circulated by various national news organizations, and widely cited through NBC News' exit poll page, sparked intense discussion, becoming fodder for right-wing talking heads to point to a surge of Native American support of Trump across the country.

The data, however, paints far from a complete picture. American Indians represented only one percent of the total voters surveyed, meaning that less than 300 self-identified Native American individuals were counted to represent the approximately 3.1 million registered Native American voters in the United States.

Notably, according to Native News Online, none of the exit poll locations were conducted on Tribal land. ...

OpEd: Donald Trump just threw his entire White House staff under the bus (2017)
www.cnn.com

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That thud you heard was Donald Trump driving the bus over his White House staff.

In an interview with NBC's Lester Holt Thursday night, the President directly contradicted the reasoning his staff -- as well as Vice President Mike Pence -- had laid out for his decision to fire FBI Director James Comey.

"I was going to fire Comey -- my decision," Trump told Holt. "There is no good time to do it, by the way. I was going to fire regardless of recommendation."

That assertion came fewer than 18 hours after Pence was on Capitol Hill telling a totally different story. "The President took strong and decisive leadership here to put the safety and the security of the American people first by accepting the recommendation of the deputy attorney general to remove Director Comey as the head of the FBI," Pence said Wednesday.

And he was far from the only one singing from that songbook -- which Trump promptly ripped up in his interview with Holt.

"The President was presented with a pretty clear and direct and very strong recommendation by deputy Attorney General (Rod Rosenstein)," said White House deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. "The deputy made the recommendation, the president made a swift and decisive action and let Comey go."

Then there was this from White House counselor Kellyanne Conway: "He acted decisively today, he took the recommendation of his Deputy Attorney General ... . I would really ask everyone tonight to read Mr. Rosenstein's memo. This is what he presented to the Attorney General, he presented to the President and the President took decisive action."

There is no amount of spin available in the world that would somehow make what Trump said Thursday night jibe with what his aides and his vice president said earlier in the week. It's simply not possible.

C-a-t doesn't spell dog. ...

OpEd: The Populist GOP and its Yale Law and Harvard Law Leaders (July 2024)
reason.com

... The nomination of J.D. Vance as the Republican party's Vice-Presidential candidate in the upcoming election brings up an interesting contrast. On one hand, today's GOP embraces a heavy dose of populism. It's pretty standard for Republican politicians to rail against elites who are against the average Joe. On the other hand, if you look at the younger generation of GOP leaders, the politicians who are likely to lead the party in coming years, there sure are a lot of Harvard Law School and Yale Law School graduates.

J.D. Vance is one example. He's a graduate of Yale Law School, Class of 2013. But think of other possible future GOP Presidential candidates. There's Senator Joshua Hawley, Yale Law Class of 2006. And lots of Harvard Law grads are in the mix. We have Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Harvard Law Class of 2005 (sort of a crossover, as he went to Yale for college). And Senator Ted Cruz, Harvard Law Class of 1995, where he went after college at Princeton. And there's also Senator Tom Cotton, Harvard Law Class of 2002. I'm probably forgetting others.

It seems worth asking, how is it that the GOP has embraced both populism and a set of prominent figures, at least among the younger generation, who are Harvard Law and Yale Law graduates? Or maybe more specifically, why is it that going to an elite law school seems to be a significant advantage within the GOP? ...

List of Harvard University people
en.wikipedia.org

... Eight Presidents of the United States have graduated from Harvard University: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Rutherford B. Hayes, John F. Kennedy, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. Bush graduated from Harvard Business School, Hayes and Obama from Harvard Law School, and the others from Harvard College.

Over 150 Nobel Prize winners have been associated with the university as alumni, researchers or faculty. ...

The WikiPedia article then goes into details, citing each person, and how that person contributed to society.

It's a long, very long, list, and I don't want to take to time to transcribe the table format presented to this site's text-oriented format.

So I encourage to visit the site.

Futuristic church with 12-lane bowling alley, 7 giant domes and an observation tower opens its doors to the public (2014)
www.al.com

... The Bridge will satisfy the need for family entertainment in the western part of Birmingham, he said. "We believe we can really meet the needs of the community," Moore said. "It will bridge people from the world to the kingdom. People may not want to come to a church, but they'll come to a bowling alley. People have needs other than spiritual needs. There's a need for safe, clean, uplifting, family-oriented entertainment."

While it's been open for more than a year, the recreation complex of six interconnected domes known as The Bridge will have an open house on Saturday, July 12, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to unveil it to the broader community.

"Now we want the world to know," said Moore, who founded Faith Chapel in his home in 1981. "Our church wants to be an inspiration."

The roll-out of the bowling alley and other facilities to people beyond the church membership has been intentionally deliberate as the church tried to navigate the logistics of running such a massive recreational center. "We didn't have the staffing in place," Moore said. "We were trying to get to the point we can handle everyone who wants to come." ...

RFK Jr. disputes CDC conclusion on why autism rates have jumped in US
www.scrippsnews.com

... Experts attribute the increase in autism diagnoses to broader definitions and improved detection methods, alongside potential genetic and environmental factors. ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday addressed a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that found that 1 in 31 children born in 2014 were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

"There are many many other studies that have affirmed this, and instead of listening to this canard of epidemic denial, all you have to do is start reading a little science because the answer is very clear, and this is catastrophic for our country," Kennedy said at a press conference.

A previous CDC report indicated that among children born in 2012, 1 out of 36 had been identified with autism spectrum disorder by the time they turned 8 years old. Among children born in 1992, that proportion was 1 in 150, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

No one knows why autism rates have spiked in the past 25 years, but scientists think much of it is due to a broader definition of the disorder and better detection. They also say genetics and exposure to chemicals may play a role.

"We're seeing the rates of autism go up because we're doing a better job of understanding what autism is," Dr. Jessica McCarthy, a licensed clinical psychologist, told Scripps News. "We're doing better job of assessing it and diagnosing it in greater areas around the country, both in terms of targeted areas of the country and also in populations that we know are chronically underserved in healthcare."

The CDC's report notes concern about the variability of autism detection rates. Officials believe there needs to be more uniformity in identifying autism spectrum disorder in order to provide proper treatment.

"Increased identification of autism, particularly among very young children and previously underidentified groups, underscores the increased demand and ongoing need for enhanced planning to provide equitable diagnostic, treatment, and support services for all children with ASD," the CDC's report says. "The substantial variability in ASD identification across sites suggests opportunities to identify and implement successful strategies and practices in communities to ensure all children with ASD reach their potential." ...

Before a problem can be resolved, it needs to be clearly defined.