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Julia's Initial Struggle
- Julia Blau initially struggled to grasp ecological psychology concepts.
- It took her years of graduate school to understand the foundational readings.
Limitations of Traditional Psychology
- Traditional approaches in psychology reach a point where they fail to explain lived experiences.
- Julia Blau uses the analogy of "hitting your head on the ceiling" to describe this limitation.
John's Experience with ASD
- John, diagnosed with ASD, found traditional explanations of his condition inadequate.
- Ecological psychology offered a new perspective, focusing on adapting the environment rather than viewing ASD as a deficit.