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From ‘refrigerator mothers’ to paracetamol: why harmful autism myths are so common
Health, Sports & Psychology

From ‘refrigerator mothers’ to paracetamol: why harmful autism myths are so common

...public debate. From the earliest theories of autism, researchers looked for someone or something to blame. In the 1950s and 1960s, psychiatrists such as Leo Kanner – an Austrian-American physician who first described autism as a distinct condition in 1943 – and Bruno Bettelheim – a Viennese-born American psychologist known for his controversial theories on child...
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Using OpenLearn as an OU Student
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Using OpenLearn as an OU Student

...or all of the information in your OpenLearn profile visible to others (public), or keep it private. The default setting is private. Choosing to make information visible to others enables you to use your OpenLearn profile as an online showcase of your achievements. You can link to your OpenLearn profile from other platforms such as LinkedIn, or include a link on your CV....
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Year of the Rabbit: Chinese New Year
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Year of the Rabbit: Chinese New Year

...any time of the year. If you’d like to find out about the latest news, public talks and courses relating to Chinese language and culture at The Open University, please visit the Online Confucius Institute. Acknowledgements With grateful thanks to Dr Ligao Wu, Chinese Director of the Onlien Confucius Institute at The Open University, for his contribution to this article....
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10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn
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10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn

...health must be one of the best health reports ever - but does this mean we can scoff all of Thorton's? Chocolate carries a lot of calories in a small bar, which makes it a high energy food and really good for polar explorers. But what about us mere mortals? Dr Claire Turner explains: "The Cochrane Group report in 2012 showed that consuming an amount of up to 100g of dark...
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I had cancer - now stop supporting just me
Health, Sports & Psychology

I had cancer - now stop supporting just me

...Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. What’s it like to be a teenager with cancer? What changes? Does anything change? We’ve all had questions about cancer. It’s scary. And unfamiliar to most. When did you get cancer? I was sixteen. It was my sixth and final year of high school. Pressures and prospects on the horizon. At that time there’s a certain...
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Smarty pants: wearable electronics will recharge your life
Science, Maths & Technology

Smarty pants: wearable electronics will recharge your life

...health is severely compromised by a change in heart rate. Best of all, wearable electronics provide non-intrusive monitoring - enabling patients to pursue normal daily life activities under medical care. But for those of us for whom batteries are a constant item on the shopping list, perhaps the biggest change that wearable electronics offers is freedom from needing to...
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Marco Rubio wins by coming in third
Society, Politics & Law

Marco Rubio wins by coming in third

...health care, and social progress. That’s been in marked contrast to the Trump-led sniping and alpha male posturing distinguishing the Republican contest so far, and it will serve the Democrats well heading into the general election campaign. Any Democrats worried about the risks of a progressive-moderate split would do well to calm their nerves. Some are no doubt...
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Will Brexit mean London loses its financial dominance?
Money & Business

Will Brexit mean London loses its financial dominance?

...health and profits. Protecting the interests of creditors and shareholders from the rapacious behaviour of competitors or the state is obviously important for attracting financial services. On this score, the UK is ahead of the rest of Europe. The World Bank’s Doing Business project ranks the UK fourth in the world in shareholder protection, behind only Hong Kong, New...
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