::can't understand decaf::
Sir? I think you have a problem with your brain being missing.
Zoe ,'The Train Job'
Natter 47: My Brilliance Is Wasted On You People
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
esse - Oct 16, 2006 3:14:49 am PDT #3754 of 10001
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Lee - Oct 16, 2006 3:15:49 am PDT #3755 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Morning!
Poor Jesse. It took me forever to get to sleep too, but I did manage several hours finally.
Laura - Oct 16, 2006 3:18:12 am PDT #3756 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
Yay msbelle! I'm so very excited for you. Also, little boys rock.
Boo for bad caffeine laden coffee, but yay for having coffee with Tom!
Cindy, you just made my Monday morning. What a wonderful way to start the day.
So only 3 more weeks of horrid election commercials before we start on the 2008 campaign. It is a little amusing to be in Mark Foley's area.
Tom Scola - Oct 16, 2006 3:20:19 am PDT #3757 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I got a good night's sleep last night, in spite of having to be at work at 7:30 this morning.
But then again, I got beer instead of coffee yesterday afternoon.
Lee - Oct 16, 2006 3:21:58 am PDT #3758 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Wise man.
Jesse, I'm about to call you.
Jesse - Oct 16, 2006 3:22:05 am PDT #3759 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Boo for bad caffeine laden coffee, but yay for having coffee with Tom!
True fact. Hi Laura!!
Tom Scola - Oct 16, 2006 3:25:57 am PDT #3760 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Cornell University researchers are reporting what appears to be a statistically significant relationship between autism rates and television watching by children under the age of 3. The researchers studied autism incidence in California, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Washington state. They found that as cable television became common in California and Pennsylvania beginning around 1980, childhood autism rose more in the counties that had cable than in the counties that did not. They further found that in all the Western states, the more time toddlers spent in front of the television, the more likely they were to exhibit symptoms of autism disorders.
Cashmere - Oct 16, 2006 3:49:51 am PDT #3761 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Is this Casanova the BBC thing? Or Casanova the Heath Ledger thing?
I couldn't even finish the Heath Ledger one. This is Masterpiece Theatre (which, I assume is the BBC version) with David Tennant.
Cornell University researchers are reporting what appears to be a statistically significant relationship between autism rates and television watching by children under the age of 3.
I wonder if this will get people off the vaccination/autism link. Also, ugh. Like I need reason to worry about how much my toddler watches tv.
Lee - Oct 16, 2006 3:55:17 am PDT #3762 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Topic!Cindy - Oct 16, 2006 4:40:33 am PDT #3763 of 10001
What is even happening?
The TV theory (I haven't read the article, just Tom's quote) makes me wonder which comes first in a chicken/egg sort of way and puts me in mind of the old, "Blame the woman, she must have been a cold mother," autism-theory that was popular when we were young.
The thing is, depending on how it manifests, parenting an autistic child can be exhausting, and TV is particularly appealling to some autistic kids, and a respite for their parents. I suspect there's never going to be an answer for autism, so much as a set of precautions parents can take. Less TV is never going to be a bad thing.