Comment on Dr.K Explains Tylenol and Autism
thelittleerik@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Dr. K should fuck right off after killing Reckful.
He got off scotts free after the hearing and now insidously tries to insert himself into conversations like this.
I don’t know much about the fellow, I haven’t seen many videos of his, but I did see a clip of him interviewing PirateSoftware when the internet was slamming him and the way Dr. K talked to the “patient” was super inflammatory and extremely unhelpful. I found it really off putting and made me look at Dr. K as more of a showman than a legitimate therapist.
Finding out that he’s allegedly done much worse is just awful
I think we should promote and encourage therapy but not as performative art
While I do share some of her concerns with the way he blends his religious beliefs into his therapy, he's generally pretty good about distinguishing therapy (of which there are many different forms that may or may not involve religious practices) and neuroscience. Though that might be hard to glean through carefully-selected 10-second clips.
I'm really not a fan of the way she takes a lot of his clips out of context. For example, in the Miskif interview on ADHD where he offers prayer beads, he's not actually suggesting that Mizkif start praying or adopt a new religion; he's offering what's effectively a fidget toy, which is something quite commonly suggested for ADHD sufferers as sensory input often helps ADHD patients focus. Longer clip of the segment in question.
I couldn't finish her video, though, because the constant pausing to interject her own quips made it feel like a Reddit argument where somebody argues each of your sentences in isolation instead of arguing against the whole comment. So I'm not sure where Reckful comes into play here.
But he is not a neuroscientist.
Okay? Neither are most psychiatrists. That doesn't mean they don't study and understand the principals of neuroscience. He cites his sources, so you can verify or debunk his claims, if you so choose.
blarth@thelemmy.club 3 weeks ago
People should definitely watch his interactions with his wife as well. They’re fucking creepy.