autism spectrum? How is that?
I never heard or thought of any connection there.
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From: "Tom Brennan" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, February 03, 2014 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: Off Topic: Non 24 A Blind Disease?
> Oh, I've had it all my life. That really doesn't address the issue of
> exactly
> what is going on, though. Its in the same box as "autism spectrum".
>
> Tom
>
>
> Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
>
> On Mon, 3 Feb 2014, Steve wrote:
>
>> Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 16:47:59 -0500
>> From: Steve <[log in to unmask]>
>> Reply-To: For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Off Topic: Non 24 A Blind Disease?
>>
>> Tom,
>>
>> It is a very low incidence in sighted people.
>> I actually heard about some studies in this area as part of my Human
>> Resources job in the mid 1990s. I worked with a consultant that
>> specialized
>> in optimizing schedules for continuous/rotating shiftworkers as is set up
>> in
>> many manufacturing plants as well as the utility company I worked for.
>> Some
>> shiftworkers who work a lot of night shifts and are only exposed to
>> artificial light exhibit some of the same characteristics, but to a
>> somewhat
>> lesser extent.
>>
>> The consultant didn't know that I was blind. When he met me, he asked if
>> I
>> had any issues with sleeping? I think my jaw dropped. His company was
>> based out of Boston, and he said he was aware of some research at Harvard
>> involving sleep issues faced by the blind. Again, this was in circa
>> 1996-97.
>>
>> By the way, I've been fighting the sleep-wake issue for years, and almost
>> lost a previous job over thirty years ago because I fell asleep in a
>> meeting. I can most definitely assure you it is not a contrived
>> phenomenon
>> for those of us who experience it in its more extreme cases.
>>
>> Steve, K8SP
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tom Brennan" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, February 03, 2014 7:47 AM
>> Subject: Re: Off Topic: Non 24 A Blind Disease?
>>
>>
>> > Interesting thing about all of this is that it is also seen in sighted
>> > folks who
>> > have unusual sleep schedules. The must interesting question to all of
>> > this is
>> > whether it is actually a disorder or a result of physiology -- its a
>> > chicken and
>> > egg question.
>> >
>> > Tom
>> >
>> >
>> > Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
>> > web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
>>
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