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Is it possible to become addicted to sleep deprivation?
Possibly of interest:
2011 study from Berkeley, published in the Journal of Neuroscience: Pulling an all-nighter can bring on euphoria and risky behavior: https://news.berkeley.edu/2011/03/22/pulling-...
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Is autism caused by genetics?
In light of a recent question in MedicalSciences.SE, I thought I would update this answer to include some information from my answer there.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) now affects one in 68 births ...
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Is the mathematician's activity psychologically healthy?
Simon Baron-Cohen developed a relevant tool for this question: the autism-spectrum quotient (AQ).
A test is available here.
Here are the abstracts of two papers of Baron-Cohen et al.:
"The Autism-...
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In technologically advanced countries, do most autistic adults not know they are autistic?
Short answer: Yes.
Modern estimates of global prevalence for autism are around 1-2% (for systematic reviews, see Baxter et al, 2015; Chiarotti & Venerosi, 2020). Prevalence rates appear stable ...
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Is stacking cans really a sign of Asperger's?
Symptoms of Asperger’s Syndrome
difficulty recognizing social cues
awkward body language
social isolation
aloofness
fixation on certain objects
The picture (and idea) that “stacking cans” is in ...
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What is the evidence that mathematicians are more likely to have autistic traits than the rest of the population?
No. I can't seem to find a specific study into professional mathematicians or graduate students so far, the studies always seem to group the occupations together.
However, Baron-Cohen's team has ...
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Is it possible to become addicted to sleep deprivation?
"The more you do something (whether you particularly "enjoy" it or
not) the more likely you are to build it up as a habit"
This simply is not the case.
"So in this regard, ...
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What are the differences between Asperger's Syndrome and Schizoid Personality Disorder?
This is a very good question. It's true that there might be some problems to differentiate Asperger's Syndrome and Schizoid Personality Disorder, infact, according to DSM-5
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is it possible to be severely autistic yet not being "visibly autistic"?
What you propose
Is it possible that someone has level-3 (severe) autism yet on superficial look or talk the disability does not appear?
is a contradiction in terms by the usual (DSM) definition of ...
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Does Asperger's syndrome exist in other animal species?
It is difficult to identify autism definitively in other species, especially since autism encompasses a very diverse group of people who have different experiences.
However, because there is so much ...
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Is it possible to become addicted to sleep deprivation?
Is sleep deprivation addictive?
That may not be a correct conclusion based solely on the symptoms of mania that some people experience. While sleep deprivation has been used to treat depression, with ...
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Is the mathematician's activity psychologically healthy?
In recent years, autism has been expanded to the autism spectrum conditions, not just encompassing severe autism, and it has become a common issue. Therefore, you do not need to claim that autism is a ...
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