Friday, April 27, 2012

Lili's thought for the day

Jamie Oliver is claiming his Ministry of Food is helping people with autism, ADHD.... Shut up Jamie. Shut up you silly man.

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Lili's snide thought for the day

How's your job going, Julia?

Lili's next thought for the day

Ever notice how people get the haircut that they deserve? 

Lili's thought for the day

Granny-napping - the legal transportation of an elderly person, typically an old lady relative with dementia, for the purpose of evading legal restrictions against financial abuse. Vulnerable and incapacitated elderly people can be transported between different states of Australia and/or taken out of the professional care of a nursing home. Disgraceful!

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Lili's thought for the day

I fear that I will no longer be able to find time to add to or maintain this blog if I can't find some way to make it pay. So many ideas, so little time for writing!

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Oh how ironic....


Sometimes life spontaneously throws up odd correspondences or patterns which show us something about the way the world really works, in a way that is hard to ignore. Am I the first or am I only the last to notice the irony in this story? Years ago Professor Simon Baron-Cohen's Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge developed a DVD that is supposed to teach autistic children (presumed to be unable to read emotions) how to read facial expressions. That DVD is called The Transporters, and it features train engines and motor vehicle characters with expressive faces which get into dramas. The Transporters bears a strong resemblance to the popular children's TV series and illustrated books centred on the character Thomas the Tank Engine, stories which are believed to have particular appeal to young autistic boys. The characters in the Thomas the Tank books and TV series also have expressive faces and get into many interpersonal dramas. A week or so ago it was revealed on the Australian TV current affairs show 7.30 that the award-winning artist who created the artwork for the new generation of Thomas the Tank books and associated merchandise, Owen Bell, has been professionally diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. A quick look at some examples of Mr Bell's artwork reveals that he has created many images of a range facial expressions which appear to be appropriate and interpretable. They aren't masterpieces of emotional depth or subtlety, but one wouldn't expect that from simplified children's book illustrations. So, how did Mr Bell with Asperger syndrome manage to produce such art if autistics can't even read facial expressions (let alone depict them in art in an anpropriate way)? Please explain, Professor!


"The Transporters"-Dr. Simon Baron Cohen: Beyond the Headlines. YouTube. Uploaded by autismhangout on Jan 8, 2009.
http://youtu.be/YoSAr5nOqEc

The Transporters.
http://www.thetransporters.com/

A Perth digital artist creates award winning images. 7.30 WA. April 13, 2012.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-13/a-perth-digital-artist-creates-award-winning-images/3949882

Owen Bell. Wikia.
http://ttte.wikia.com/wiki/Owen_Bell

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Could these amazing artworks exist if there was no Asperger syndrome?


"I'm not Rainman, I'm sort of light shower man."

- award-winning Perth digital artist Owen Bell

It seems appropriate that the artist who created the artwork for the new generation of Thomas the Tank books and associated merchandise is on the autistic spectrum.

A Perth digital artist creates award winning images.
7.30 WA.

April 13, 2012.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-13/a-perth-digital-artist-creates-award-winning-images/3949882

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Lili's shocking thought of the day


Was the notorious Australian movie Wake in Fight, shot in Broken Hill and based on a novel set in Broken Hill, actually a film about violent and disordered behaviour caused by brain damage from lead poisoning?


http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/health-science/there-is-evidence-that-childhood-exposure-to-lead-causes-permanent-damage/story-e6frg8y6-1226322345501

Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Lili's disillusioned thought for the day


Many thousands of people have read at least one of my articles about Jani Schofield, but has any of it made a difference to the child's life?

Lili's next thought for the day


Concerned member of the public - The law has been broken! Do something!

Useless policeman - Where's the evidence?

Concerned member of the public - It's out there waiting for a police officer to find it.

Lili's second thought for the day

During the Easter break remember
- Don't drive drunk
- Don't drive tired
- Don't drive diabetic and
- Don't drive dumb

Lili's thought for the day


An ideal and affordable Easter-time gift for the homeopathy enthusiast - a second-hand chocolate box containing the memory of the treats which were once inside it.