Blog Entries - August 2009

12 reasons why you probably don't have Alzheimer's

editor@uticopa.com — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Forgetting a new acquaintance's name. We all do it.

Forgetting an old acquaintance's name. Embarrassing, but we all do this, too.

Remembering in the middle of the night that you forgot to put out tomorrow's rubbish bag for pick-up. The fact that you eventually remembered is positive.

You can't remember where you parked the car. Common.

Feeling you can't be bothered to attend book group, an activity you usually love.

Wanting to chill [...]

How do the traffic lights know the cars have stopped?

editor@uticopa.com — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The way the human mind works is still unfathomable, even by the most eminent neurophysicians. For that reason, there are many adults walking around today who, although displaying typical symptoms of being on the autism-spectrum, have never been diagnosed. The spectrum is wide, ranging from mild Asperger's to full-blown autism.

Asperger's is a state of mind that typically affects the male ‘systems' part of the brain, rather than the female ‘emotional' areas. [...]

Temping can strain your mental health

editor@uticopa.com — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Back in the ‘70s it was standard practice for mothers who wanted to earn some money to go to the many Temp Agencies on the market. It seemed ideal back then, in an age when the word ‘secretary’ was still en vogue, and there was a mass of women with those all-essential typing skills. It was especially useful if the children had by then started school. It allowed women that essential flexibility in their lives, knowing that if an emergency cropped up regardin [...]

Old age is not a disease

editor@uticopa.com — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

In so many ways our lives today are a vast improvement over those of our grandmothers’. We now have technology to fulfil our every need, and even some systems – like the much-vaunted ‘Cloud’ with its ‘big brother’ aspects – which George Orwell himself could not have imagined.

But in some ways, we still have much to learn from our forebears. Yes, life was harder in their day. However, the essential difference was in how they dealt wit [...]

A must-see film on general release Fri 7 September

editor@uticopa.com — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:33:40 +0100

The British actor Hugh Dancy is taking an innovative route to stardom. He stars in ‘Adam’, a romantic comedy about Asperger’s syndrome – the first ever.

What makes this film medically-accurate is its ability to show adult relationships and the difficulties encountered when the man lacks that all-important empathy. Picture a typical marital scene where, after a blazing row, the woman finally calms down and says that little word ‘Sorry - it [...]