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Talk:Neurodiversity {{rfcquote|text= Does the community think that the following statement is relevant to the article:
Autism scholar Jason Travers asserted that many of the proposed theories on autism, while plausible, are "largely descriptive (rather than prescriptive)", and have "many hallmarks of pseudoscience", continuing that the proponents of the neurodiversity movement "aim to undermine evidence-based treatments".[1]
- I've update the proposed statement for grammar, to include "rather", and then extended the scope quote accordingly. Mitch Ames (talk) 08:20, 5 July 2025 (UTC)
| Should the article circumcision mention in the section on sexual effects that there is a scientific controversy over the question of whether circumcision adversely affects sexual pleasure and function, and that studies exist that report such negative effects? Chaptagai (talk) 10:52, 15 June 2025 (UTC) |
Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Aviation/Style guide/Layout (Aircraft)
| There is currently an impasse between several editors (including myself) on the topic of how to display an aircraft's specifications if there are several variants. For instance, the Boeing 737 Classic generation has 3 variants: The -300, -400, and -500. On several existing pages, these variants and their specifications (Such as range, physical dimensions, engine types, etc.) are listed in a large table which encompasses either the entire family of aircraft (See Boeing 747#Specifications) or for the specific generation (See Boeing 737 MAX#Specifications). However, under the Style guide these should be a single variant in a list (See Boeing 737 Next Generation#Specifications (Boeing 737-800 with CFM56-7B26 and winglets)) to minimize the amount of extraneous data.
The disagreement comes in with which one should be used. The side I am on argues the tables give the most complete view of the variants while providing a quick reference lookup for data within the article. The side for the guidelines in the style argues that the tables violate Wikipedia:INDISCRIMINATE due to being too information dense, and that the singular variant model is more readable and better for reader understanding. My request for comment is whether We should follow the style guide, or We should use the existing data tables. Bimmons (talk) 04:16, 6 June 2025 (UTC) |
| Should the following sentences be removed from the Lead of Polyvagal Theory?
There is consensus among experts that the assumptions of the polyvagal theory are untenable.[2] Ian Oelsner (talk) 16:59, 14 June 2024 (UTC) |
- ^ Hupp S, Santa Maria CL (March 23, 2023), Pseudoscience in Therapy: A Skeptical Field Guide, Cambridge University Press, p. 285 and 290, ISBN 978-1-316-51922-6,
That is, the notion that ASD is caused or explained by impairments or differences in brain processing seems plausible. However, this perspective is largely descriptive (rather than prescriptive), has many hallmarks of pseudoscience, and has ushered in various treatments that are unsupported by rigorous experimental evidence......Sadly, vocal opposition to evidence-based treatments has become a prominent theme of the neurodiversity movement, particularly on social media and in some academic circles (e.g., disability studies; Broderick & Roscigno, 2021). In particular, some neurodiversity proponents aim to undermine evidence-based treatments rooted in applied behavior analysis.
- ^ Grossman, Paul (2023). "Fundamental challenges and likely refutations of the five basic premises of the polyvagal theory". Biological Psychology. 180. doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2023.108589. PMID 37230290.