carl, Author at Fighting for Answers

Low IQ and Claims by President Trump

President Trump. Low IQ. To be clear, this is about more than the President. This is about all with a low IQ. Let’s define what we are talking about. Borderline IQ is in a range of 70 to about 84. IQ can be influenced by a number of factors. Including external stressors such as how the person slept the night before, whether or not they have to use the bathroom, nervous tension and many other things. The Mean IQ is around 100. In order to be able to vote in the United States of America, you need an IQ of? Let’s get back to that. President Trump consistently refers to people he doesn’t like as having a “Low IQ”. While people don’t wear their IQ like a badge around their neck, IQ is not a predictor for success. Rather hard work is a predictor. Sure having a high IQ can

Mental Health – a personal struggle.

I have been struggling for a while. It seems like some days are very dark. Snappy and snarky comebacks are my friend regardless of the context of the conversation. So I approached my doctor about it. I talked to her about: Insomnia – the lack of ability to sleep. Loneliness. – feeling alone, yet needing to be alone and preferring the isolation that comes with being a disabled stay-at-home dad even though I spend a lot of time advocating for others and supporting families. Anxiety. – I don’t know how to describe the overwhelming panic, the racing heart, the rapid thoughts and their impact on life. Fear. – of my son. and that he might attack me with a shovel again. Memory issues. – forgetting things, remembering things that didn’t happen… conversation issues. So I am not crazy. Not in the traditional sense. I underwent a battery of tests with

Autism – Won over by the Music of POD

Those who know me, know that I have two kids with Autism. So as a subject, it is hugely important to my life. My kids are high functioning compared to other kids with Autism. Music won over Autism. Thanks to the band P.O.D.! This is the story of the son of friends of mine. He loves the band P.O.D. I’ll quote her words here, only removing the son’s name from the story. I did ask permission to share this story. I don’t own the rights to the music, all rights are retained by the copyright holders. “Our son has autism. He loves the band POD, especially their song “Beautiful”. On Friday we decided to take a chance and take him to their concert in Moorhead. We had no idea how he would do or if it would be too much for him. We packed earplugs and sensory toys and had