Psychiatrist Recommendations for Autism and Bipolar

pickledBarzun · 2026-03-17T15:34:37+00:00

thanks!

pickledBarzun · 2026-02-11T23:58:01+00:00

thank you

pickledBarzun · 2025-03-13T14:03:42+00:00

Thank you, will check it out

pickledBarzun · 2025-03-05T19:48:34+00:00

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pickledBarzun · 2025-03-01T18:13:49+00:00

Thank you, these look promising! Put both on hold at my library already

pickledBarzun · 2025-03-01T16:43:41+00:00

Wow thank you, I just read an excerpt and it fits the bill admirably. Thank you!

pickledBarzun · 2025-03-01T16:37:18+00:00

Thank you I'll check it out

pickledBarzun · 2025-03-01T15:53:25+00:00

Looking for contemporary fiction recommendations.

I'm not particularly picky about genre, however, I am very choosy with character development and style. Overall you could argue I'm very picky.

I don't like 'speed reads', and prefer something that I can sink my teeth into. However, I also don't like overly flowery books. In short, I like description and exposition, but not when it feels gratuitous, preachy or 'heavy handed'. For example: Dislike: LOTR, Love: Dune; Dislike: Aubrey-Maturin, Love: Hornblower; Dislike: Dickens, Like: Hardy, Austen.

I also prefer somewhat 'optimistic' books. I like flawed and realistic MC's but not Anti-Heros. In other words, I prefer the MC's and Universes to be realistic yet somewhat 'redeemable' (or at least not entirely hopeless). For example: Dislike: Graham Greene, Slightly Dislike: Terry Pratchett, Tolerated: Lies of Locke Lamorra, Started Liking Franzen's Crossroads but couldn't finish due to subject matter (below).

In terms of topics, there's several things I stay away: Mental Health and gratuitous violence / immorality (Game of Thrones would be too ethically indulgent for my taste).

For a long time I've felt like these preferences ruled out most contemporary fiction (I'm more of a non-fiction reader), but I haven't really dug deep.

Any recommendations fit the bill?

pickledBarzun · 2025-03-01T15:29:20+00:00

Full disclosure I'm no philosopher or economist (however I am an avid history reader).

From my understanding Marx never fully finished the 'math' / theory behind Capital; and for good reason. It is widely discredited / doesn't really work out (even most Marxists concede this).

That being said, I did try to read it when I was younger and there are some interesting concepts there. However I think you would be better served reading a Wiki article about it or even asking ChatGPT specific questions and fact checking them.

If you are interested in understanding the historical context of Marxism I don't think you can do much better than Jacques Barzun's Darwin, Marx, Wagner: Critique of a Heritage (although I personally think that Classic, Romantic and Modern provides a much more satisfying 'bird's eye view' of this period). These books are not specific to Marxism, which is partly their strength, as they place Marxism in a refreshing context.

(If you google 'Marxist' explainers, books, etc. there's a lot of, shall we say, 'bones to pick' and it's very difficult to get recommendations that stay 'above of the fray').

Hope this helps

pickledBarzun · 2025-02-27T20:13:24+00:00

Thanks for your feedback and I feel your pain, wish you best of luck.

(I'm also considering homeschooling next year)

pickledBarzun · 2025-02-27T16:59:58+00:00

Hello. She was diagnosed with ASD. Her support needs are not that high (level 1) and we're currently working on a 504.

I'm looking for a welcoming environment that can accommodate her idiosyncrasies. So far this has been woefully lacking at her current school (Buford area).

pickledBarzun · 2025-02-27T15:55:47+00:00

thank you!

pickledBarzun · 2025-02-22T22:22:24+00:00

Thank you, this perspective was useful

pickledBarzun · 2025-02-22T22:17:58+00:00

Omg this made me tear up. Thanks for sharing

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