Temple Grandin, an author and public speaker/advocate for autism, claims that animals typically behave like people with autism. While Grandin’s work with autism can be a blog in itself, a LiveScience article by Marc Bekoff disproves her claims using a study titled, “Are Animals Autistic Savants?” Long story short, the answer is no, but what I wanted to focus on is what Bekoff means by “savants” and more specifically, savant […]
Category: Medical Conditions
Born with a Hole in your Chest? [What is Pectus Excavatum?]
One of my current good friends as well as my ex boyfriend both suffer from pectus excavatum. When I first noticed this deformity in my ex, I asked him about it and immediately looked it up. He explained that he has had it since he was born and he has a few health problems because of this deformity. So what exactly is pectus excavatum?  Pectus excavatum is a condition where […]