MATTHEW McNUTT

Health

  • NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity [review]

    NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity [review]

    I recently finished NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman (Kindle version currently on sale for $1.99). I really enjoyed it, although it wasn’t quite what I expected. The description of the book sums it up this way: “NeuroTribes considers the idea that neurological differences such as autism, dyslexia,…

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  • FIT FOR TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser

    FIT FOR TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser

    Heather and I finally were able to watch the three episodes of “Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser” the other day, the documentary on the Biggest Loser released by Netflix this past month. You can watch the trailer for it at the end of this post. The most important question? Am I…

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  • Nonverbal Communication with Adolescents

    Did you know that 93% of communication is nonverbal?* A large percentage of that nonverbal communication comes through facial and tone of voice cues. What is surprising, however, is just how different the level of ability is in interpreting these nonverbal cues are when comparing adults and adolescents. Further, it probably explains a significant amount…

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  • Boarding School Syndrome review

    Dr. Joy Schaverien’s Boarding School Syndrome: The Psychological Trauma of the ‘Privileged’ Child takes an honest and powerful look at the long term psychological impact boarding schools have on children. Having spent my teen years in a boarding school, I was particularly fascinated by her observations, based on years of counseling and diagnosing adults who attended boarding…

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  • Life Without Ed review

    Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too, by Jenni Schaefer, is a powerful book detailing the author’s struggle with recovery. What makes the tenth anniversary edition particularly interesting to read is that she has added additional thoughts. Where she originally wondered if she would ever…

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  • Living with Scleroderma

    I really appreciate this video from Jason Alexander (of Seinfeld fame) explaining Scleroderma and his family’s experience with it. It is an often times unrecognized and misunderstood disease. My son Noah was most likely born with localized scleroderma; we noticed symptoms we couldn’t explain by the time he was two years old, but it was…

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  • Bob is the new host of Biggest Loser

    In an interesting changeup, Alison Sweeney is no longer on Biggest Loser and Bob Harper will take up the Hosting mantle for season 17! Dolvett and Jennifer will return as the trainers for the show. It’s weird in a way, the show is so far removed from when I was on it – different production…

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  • Victimization in the Name of Protection

    This video came out a couple weeks ago and has been tearing up the social media sites. Tens of millions of views, it is a bona fide viral hit. People are raving about how it is a must see, it is so good, etc. I disagree. It does make a good point, that kids are…

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  • The Latest on Noah

    It’s been a while since I have posted an update on Noah and his battle with Localized Scleroderma. You can read some of the past updates here. The short recap is that he originally began showing symptoms of Scleroderma attacking the skin on his face around two years old, but doctors were unable to discover…

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  • We Consistently Put Abusers Before Victims

    Watching the Cosby abuse saga play out in the media and national conversation over recent months has triggered a lot of frustrated emotions for me. People ask why the women didn’t come forward sooner (many had and been silenced!), that they were doing it for personal gain (can anyone actually point to how this has…

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