Berlin, Daily Life, Experience, Humour, Knowledge, Neuroscience, NWH2019, Teaching, Tourist
On the 28th of Februari and the 1st of March 2019 I was invited to give a presentation about Humour as a Nursing Intervention at the 28th International Conference on Neurology and Therapeutics 2019. On this congress I found myself the odd duckling because there where all doctors (except for 2 others, a physiotherapist and a researcher).
Daily Life, Experience, Humour, Knowledge, NWH2019, Teaching, Way of Life
Everyone loves a good joke but when the joke’s on you, it’s hard to know how to react, respond, and continue having a good time. Remain calm and consider the Joker’s intent. If the intent wasn’t malicious, you needn’t be upset by it. Laughter is often automatic, but being offended is a choice. You can choose not to let a …
Daily Life, Experience, Humour, Knowledge, Laughing, Laughter Theoretics, NWH2019, Teaching, Way of Life
You don’t have to know how to tell jokes to crack people up. You can make people laugh simply by finding the funny side in day-to-day life. Spend some time searching for the right material, find a way to use humor naturally, and immerse yourself in humor.
Autism, Daily Life, Experience, Knowledge, NWH2019, The Brain, Way of Life
A while ago I wondered if you can prevent overstimulation if you have a pretty normal life. Or is it a matter of learning to deal with it? I find it an integrin question. Looking at it from my own autism, it is a question that has no universal answer but I will try to answer it with by how …
Autism, Experience, NWH2018, Teaching, The Brain, Way of Life
“…Brain variations are normal and should be respected, just like differences in gender and race. People with autism, according to this philosophy, aren’t abnormal. It’s just that they might need some extra support to live in a society built with “neurotypical” people in mind.” Microsoft Wants Autistic Coders. Can It Find Them And Keep Them? I have no regrets in …
Daily Life, Experience, Humour, Knowledge, Laughing, NWH2018, Patch Adams, Teaching, Way of Life
In search for inspiration I turned to the internet this weekend and I stumbled upon the movie ‘Patch Adams’. I have seen this movie a few times (it was a 1998 film with Robin Williams) and yet I was very surprised by how inspiring his speech was near the end of the film.
