Can Asperger’s Syndrome or Asperger Profile and related neurological differences enhance creativity for some people? “Today, too, there are adults with Asperger’s Syndrome who are successful as professors, lawyers, physicians, artists, authors, and educators. “For this reason, many people with AS, and professionals who know them, consider AS a difference rather than a disability. ” … Read moreCreative People and Asperger’s
“At the Hundredth Meridian, Where the Great Plains begin.”
Had to take a trip out of town today and this TATANKA-influencer came on the radio, in an ideal highway setting, driving from North Platte to McCook, Nebraska, on the Hundredth Meridian (Route 83), so I had to film.
Moral imperative.
I’d like to think Gord Downie would dig it.
Enjoy.
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OK, @heidiklum. You can Corey Hart, with auto-tune, but can you actually rock? Dare ya!
Amber Tamblyn talks about being creative and multitalented, about her political activism, and some of the values and challenges working as an actor. First, an excerpt from an interview for Venice magazine, which asks: “You began writing poetry when you were nine.. Do you feel like it has become somewhat of a second form of … Read moreAmber Tamblyn: artists should be inspired on multiple levels
Abstract Purpose This article provides an overview of lessons we can learn from human resource (HR) policies and practices related to neurodiversity. Design/methodology/approach We conducted a practice-based review using information obtained from organizations’ websites, summarized the information and reflected on how scholars can continue to advance this area of research based on what is happening … Read moreNeurodiversity and HRM: a practice-based review and research agenda
Allen, S.G. (1988), “Unions and job security in the public sector”, in Freeman, R.B. and Ichniowski, C. (Eds), When Public Sector Workers Unionize, University of Chicago Press, pp. 271–304. Allen, N.J. and Meyer, J.P. (1990), “The measurement and antecedents of affective, continuance and normative commitment to the organization”, Journal of Occupational Psychology, Vol. 63 No. 1, pp. 1–18, doi: … Read moreNot leaving your unsatisfactory job: analyzing female, migrant, elderly and lower-educated employees
Doris Lessing (1919 – 2013) “was a British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer. Her novels include The Grass is Singing (1950), the sequence of five novels collectively called Children of Violence (1952–69), The Golden Notebook (1962),” [and others]. Lessing was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature… the eleventh woman and … Read moreWriting Social Change: Doris Lessing
(Self-released / Bandcamp) Seattle’s Cherry Red get straight to the point on this five track EP, which is such a perfectly formed little record that I refuse to believe it is a demo in the traditional sense. Lookin’ For Love is less an opener, more a manifesto, with its raucous guitars and punk energy powered … Read moreMusic Review: Demo – Cherry Red
Actor Naomie Harris [Pirates of the Caribbean 2 & 3; Moonlight and others] comments on the portrayal of women in movies: “Everything starts in the writing, and getting more and more women’s perspective in the writing will have a huge impact on the quality of films we get…” She has not yet been directed by a … Read moreNaomie Harris on filmmaking
Actor and musician Mandy Moore has experienced emotional challenges including depression, and has made comments indicating she may be among the 20% of us with the personality trait of high sensitivity. In an article years ago, she commented: “A few months ago I felt really low, really sad. Depressed for no reason. I’m a very … Read moreLike other artists, Mandy Moore experienced emotional health challenges, and may be a highly sensitive person