Title: High functioning autism in adults, a personal perspective
Author: Steve
Date Published: 2011
Why Relevant and Summary: A high-functioning autistic man gives his perspective on living with autism. This is relevant because it touches upon theory of mind (subtly) and connects it with autism.
How This Influenced My Thinking: This video was powerful to me because Steve was able to express his perspective on the world even though he says he does not understand other people's perspectives… I really liked the way he described it.
Credibility of Source: High (personal account)
Title: Successful Aging: A Lifestyle Choice
Author: Kyle Roderick
Date Published: July 11, 2008
Why relevant and Summary: This article talks about how successful aging appears to depend primarily on the ability to maintain three key behaviors or characteristics: low risk of disease and disease-related disability, high mental and physical function and active engagement with life.
How this influenced my thinking: It helped me to understand what I can do to achieve successful aging
Credibility of source: research was done my M.D.s