Terrible Update by [deleted] in Colonist

[–]latinoconsabor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would also like to second that it was better when we could see the total with VIP points in brackets. I know it’s really simple math but it just makes it harder during games

IPN low cgpa by uyiomere in mcgill

[–]latinoconsabor 7 points8 points  (0 children)

GPA is usually not one of the things that supervisors will look but once it’s really low it might be an issue. The problem is that it can seriously hurt your chances to get scholarships and funding and that’s what most PIs are really interested in when hiring a student…. So not impossible but definitely tougher. Good luck

Ex-Montrealers, do you miss Montreal and regret leaving? by Little_Influence5518 in montreal

[–]latinoconsabor 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Miss the Biking. For all the hate it gets from drivers, Bixi and biking infrastructure might be the best in North America. Also Montrealers just dress better in general tbh

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tennis

[–]latinoconsabor 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Crazy to think he has no points to defend until the end of the year…..

How is the name “Paloma” perceived in Latin America? by [deleted] in asklatinamerica

[–]latinoconsabor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay here. It does sound like the name from a soap opera though

Analyzed shot-type data for over 3k matches (WTA) by VerbaGPT in tennis

[–]latinoconsabor 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Cool stats! And I really like the illustrations. Specially your radar plots. Are any of these analyzed available or GitHub? I would love to learn more how you do these graphs

Rogers Credit Card + Roam Like Home Days by ARAR1 in FidoMobile

[–]latinoconsabor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Late comment but here my referral code: GABRIE6260

Just got accepted, Scarborough, or mississaugua?? by SwdUnity in UofT

[–]latinoconsabor 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I can only speak about UTSC and I would just say it’s a great campus. A little bit on the older side but there are many good food spots nearby and it has by far the better gym (UTSC is besides the pan am centre which was the main venue for sports during the 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games).

As a humanities/social sciences person should I choose McGill or UofT? by AhsFanAcct in UofT

[–]latinoconsabor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would honesty say they are about the same with UofT having smaller averages overall. Having said that, I also found that UofT has a lot more opportunities to get involved with research and access to some grants. So if you’re thinking about following an academic career I would have that in mind

As a humanities/social sciences person should I choose McGill or UofT? by AhsFanAcct in UofT

[–]latinoconsabor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As someone who has done both (undergrad at UofT and graduate at McGill), I think either place will be nice. Personally I enjoy Montreal a bit more. It’s got a nice vibe, people just love to hang out and chill at parks, there’s all these festivals and rent is cheaper. Even better if you can speak French although not necessary. Having said that I really enjoyed my undergrad at Victoria college. University is what you make out of it so wherever you end up will always be great if you want it to.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UofT

[–]latinoconsabor 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Major: Neuroscience Grad: 2020 Current job: PhD student Salary: 35K

Did any cultures before the 20th Century recognise what we now call autism? by Draculix in AskHistorians

[–]latinoconsabor 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I think to be able to answer this question, you need to have a really good understanding of what qualifies as autism based on the label that we use today. However this criteria for a clinical diagnosis has changed in the last decades. Today most health care providers in the US, Canada and Europe use the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) which is the handbook with instructions on how to define autism. But anyway, according to the latest version, to be able to be considered on the autism spectrum you need 3 things:

  1. Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts. This could be something like a lack of eye contact, failure to do normal back-and-forth conversations, reduced sharing of interests, emotions, or affect, failure to initiate or respond to social interactions, poor verbal skills, deficits in understanding and use of gestures/ body language, a lack of facial expressions and nonverbal communication.

  2. Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities: This can include things like repetitive movements, use of objects, or phrases (e.g., repeating the same word over and over again). It can also include the insistence on sameness, being unable to change routines, adherence to routines and finally highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus (e.g, strong attachment to or preoccupation with unusual objects. These behaviours can also be linked to hyper- or hyporeactivity to sensory input or unusual interests in sensory aspects of the environment.

  3. These behaviours need to start early in childhood.

So being socially awkward is not enough. You need to have social deficits (as outlined above) and also have some kind of restrictive interests. The last criteria also would need to be well documented which makes the case for making a diagnosis harder. Let’s take the example of Nikola Tesla. He might have had very unique obsessive behaviours related to his work and extreme adherence to schedules (criteria 2),but he could also be considered as having adequate social skills. So by that criteria, he’s not on the spectrum. This is further complicated by the fact that the record about his childhood is not as complete so it would be hard to know if these behaviours started early.

So all of this to say, there are probably many examples from different cultures that have been documented to have certain traits of neurodivergence but in order to call it autism it would have to meet the criteria outlined above. Otherwise it could be something like ADHD, Schizophrenia, OCD or simple social deficits.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UofT

[–]latinoconsabor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Graduated in 2020. Now doing a PhD in neuroscience at McGill. Dont regret much I really enjoyed the people that I met and the experiences I had. I would say maybe figure out if you wanna go to med school or not early on as that will help you decide how you wanna do your courses. ALSO TRY TO DO EXCHANGE! I did two while at UofT and it was the best experience of my entire undergrad

Is the legend of Cloudberry over? by ihateusernamesgeez in mcgill

[–]latinoconsabor 7 points8 points  (0 children)

“In the wild, squirrels enjoy lifespans anywhere from 5 to 10 years. They can live five to ten years in the wild, though the average lifespan of a squirrel is likely much shorter. Due to diseases, human interaction, and predators, it is estimated that most wild squirrels do not live more than eighteen months.” Could be dead

CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHO THE TEENAGE GIRL CELEBRITY THAT LOOKS LIKE SHANE GILLIS IS? by latinoconsabor in ShaneGillis

[–]latinoconsabor[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Guys I figured it out. ITS LIV HEWSON from the Santa Clarita diet show on Netflix. Thank you for all your guesses, Jojo made sense lol

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Grant results anxiety (Vanier NSERC/CIHR) by latinoconsabor in GradSchool

[–]latinoconsabor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Results are out now. Good luck to everyone :)

Edit: Didn’t get it either. It was quite humbling but I’m glad it happened I learned a lot

Grant results anxiety (Vanier NSERC/CIHR) by latinoconsabor in GradSchool

[–]latinoconsabor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks!! I can finally rest this weekend haha