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Of Bookish ThingsWe need a new definition of <a href="https://c.im/tags/dyslexia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dyslexia</a> The researchers brought together 58 international experts in dyslexia, including academics, specialist teachers, educational psychologists, and individuals with dyslexia, to vote on whether they agreed with several key statements about dyslexia. The statements covered six key sections: the definition of dyslexia, intellectual abilities and dyslexia, the <a href="https://c.im/tags/AetiologyOfDyslexia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AetiologyOfDyslexia</a>, co-occurrence with other disorders, the changing impact of dyslexia over a lifespan, and common misconceptions.42 statements received a consensus of more than 80% and were accepted by the group. They were then used to create the new definition of dyslexia <a href="https://c.im/tags/PhonologicalProcessing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhonologicalProcessing</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PhonologicalMemory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhonologicalMemory</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/DevelopmentalLanguageDisorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DevelopmentalLanguageDisorder</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Dyscalculia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dyscalculia</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ADHD</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Literacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Literacy</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/DevelopmentalLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DevelopmentalLiteracy</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LearningDifferences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LearningDifferences</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LearingDisorders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LearingDisorders</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/DevelopmentalCoordinationDisorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DevelopmentalCoordinationDisorder</a> <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250225121817.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250225121817.htm</a>

Of Bookish ThingsThe Outsider by Albert Camus 1942 (Translation by <a href="https://c.im/tags/StuartGilbert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StuartGilbert</a> 1946) Penguin Books 1976 edition.The Stranger (French: L'Étranger ), also published in English as The Outsider, is a #1942 <a href="https://c.im/tags/novella" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#novella</a> written by <a href="https://c.im/tags/FrenchAuthor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FrenchAuthor</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AlbertCamus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AlbertCamus</a>. The first of Camus' <a href="https://c.im/tags/novels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#novels</a> published in his lifetime, the story follows Meursault, an *Indifferent* settler in <a href="https://c.im/tags/FrenchAlgeria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FrenchAlgeria</a>. It is a <a href="https://c.im/tags/FirstPerson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirstPerson</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Narrative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Narrative</a>.Once again, it took me awhile to complete this book: my executive function was fritzed. 😂 One of the reasons I decided to try the <a href="https://c.im/tags/PicturePromptBingo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PicturePromptBingo</a> card, was because it was a prompt not a challenge, and it was very open to interpretation of choices.This "well known" <a href="https://c.im/tags/20thCentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#20thCentury</a> classic is problematic. It is a translation, and there is an element of interpretation of word choice. There are critical differences in translation of the <a href="https://c.im/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#book</a>'s opening sentence, and in a number of sentences in the final section of the narrative, This includes the final lines of the <a href="https://c.im/tags/novel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#novel</a>.The treatment and the <a href="https://c.im/tags/DepictionOfWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DepictionOfWomen</a>, together with that of the native Arabic population, reflects the cultural attitudes of the setting. What must be kept in mind is that this is presented through the lens of the <a href="https://c.im/tags/Protagonist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Protagonist</a>'s First Person Narration. Everything hinges on how the reader views and relates to Meursault.In this particular case, the reader is a 69-year-old man, with a background in <a href="https://c.im/tags/Philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Philosophy</a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/EnglishLiterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EnglishLiterature</a>, whose career was that of a <a href="https://c.im/tags/SecondarySchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SecondarySchool</a> Teacher ( <a href="https://c.im/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#English</a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/MediaLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MediaLiteracy</a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/DevelopmentalLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DevelopmentalLiteracy</a>, & <a href="https://c.im/tags/SpecialEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpecialEducation</a>). While my background in philosophy and literature has some does shape my view, more important is my years as a Special Education teacher. First let's consider Meursault, the <a href="https://c.im/tags/narrator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#narrator</a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/Protagonist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Protagonist</a>Meursault is seen as *indifferent*. He tends to speak bluntly, in a matter-of-fact manner. Others see his behaviour and manner of speech as offensive/insensitive. His intelligence combined with his speech & behaviour appears to others as smug uncaring attitude. He observes himself in a detached way, analyzing/interpreting his own actions/motivation, the same way he does of others. Even his romantic-physical relationships play-out in a methodical step-by-step sequence. Meursault has no regrets, as he evaluates his actions in terms of the present moment.Various interpretations have looked at Meursault & his story as <a href="https://c.im/tags/Absurdist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Absurdist</a>, and <a href="https://c.im/tags/Existentialist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Existentialist</a>. Themes of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Alienation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alienation</a> from self and society have been brought up in critical reviews. Other's looked at the mother-son relationship, while still others considered critiques of law, morality, and colonialism. In my view, Meursault shows some signs of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Autism</a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/Neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Neurodivergent</a> characteristics. Does this make this a novel about Autism and <a href="https://c.im/tags/AspergersSymdrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AspergersSymdrome</a>? No.Camus was unaware of Autism as a condition, but he had a friend, <a href="https://c.im/tags/PierreGalindo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PierreGalindo</a>, on whom, in part, he based Meursault. Camus, however, did not see the characteristics in terms of communication processing, but rather as a template for his own philosophy & views. This why there is an inconsistency in the protagonist's thoughts and actions. Meursault seems off to both the reader and the other characters. Camus used his friend as a template, but Meursault is a figure through which the writer can express his views. This is why the final segment of the story, where Meursault confronts the priest, seems such an explosive change in character. At this point Camus is fighting with the orthodoxy of belief, with which he is vehemently opposed.This work is flawed & problematic, in part, because Camus has built a protagonist based on neurodivergent characteristics that he did not fully understand. If the reader can appreciate this background, the weaknesses in the work are less disconcerting. <a href="https://c.im/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookReview</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Book</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BookCover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookCover</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BookArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookArt</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CoverArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CoverArt</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Portrait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Portrait</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/RDuchamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RDuchamp</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/JacquesVillon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JacquesVillon</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Art</a>

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