Message #45763

[mccoy]

Another example of a specific sphere of thought is mental illness. Also, this sphere includes diverse sub-spheres, each with its conceptual characteristics.

I've been making an effort to attune into this sphere to gather practical info to deal with my autistic son. I did this by reading treatises of psychopharmacology, by reading specific medical articles and listening to experts talking in podcasts and meetings. At the end, I discovered that there are not so many specialists attuned to the field of low-functioning, aggressive autistic individuals. The ones more attuned were the ones who had first-person experience with this sphere of thought, having worked in institutions and having treated many patients with similar disorders.