logitechdog wrote:
Have you actaly done any field work in your theory of the neanderthal... Or you just taking it out of books
I obviously have. While the main intention of Aspie-quiz was (and still is) to provide a service for undiagnosed autistics, I've also used it to research the validity of the Neanderthal theory. That's why I had both Aspie-quiz and the Neanderthal theory in my paper. The scientific aspect of Aspie-quiz becomes more interesting when validating it in the framework of an autism-theory.
Besides, I started-up Aspie-quiz partly because it was impossible to prove or refute the Neanderthal theory due to lack of research.
logitechdog wrote:
And what qualification's you got in the field to even piece this together - I stoped reading disorder's coz they is too many of them saying the exact same thing about As....
In addition to a Master of Science degree, I've acquired the rest of the needed "qualifications" by self-study. I have no interest in a formal degree in psychology, especially not since I think the formal education is pretty useless for autism-study.
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I'm trying to get it published because of the ways (mostly NTs) deal with research.
logitechdog wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3346455.stm looks like your research is stolen... should not say that really coz everything is blah
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Not at all. The article doesn't say anything about Neanderthals and autism. It is a postulate of the Neanderthal theory that Neanderthals must have contributed genes to modern humans. As such, I've shown interest in general human evolution. Since 2001, I think the view of a single, African, ancestor of humans have again changed. Few people in the field think that Neanderthals were wiped out, even though this view is still popular in the news and popular presentations. The genetic evidences clearly speak against such a thing.