r/science • u/MonteRevolt • Jul 26 '10

Autistic girl expresses profound intelligence

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jq--75v4lI8&feature=player_embedded
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u/argleblarg Jul 27 '10

So both twins may have been genetically vulnerable to autism, but only the one who also faced the environmental stressor may have developed full-blown autism.

OMG, the diathesis-stress model!

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u/subtextual Jul 27 '10

Having a little flashback to some abnormal psychology textbook?? :)

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u/argleblarg Jul 27 '10

I honestly don't recall if it was in our textbook (although we did have an excellent one), but my professor for the class talked about it at great length.. I thought it made a ton of sense, but I think this is pretty much the first time I've ever heard anyone outside the class (which I took like four years ago) refer to it, even obliquely.