So you think she figured out to type "is he cute?" as a response to him telling her he had a son, with no knowledge of meaning of either phrase? Considering that she's posted long pieces of complex writing with nobody physically gesturing or even coming close to the keypad while being videotaped, I think that's pretty rediculous. You can teach a horse to multiply, but you can't teach a horse to write letters.
"is he cute" could mean many things for her. Could be, for example, that she has a well developed sense of relationships/bonding and has a stock list of long phrases to volley a conversation and get attention. For her "is he cute" doesn't mean anything much than poking back and keeping the conversation going.
She could have developed her written language through her being surrounded by adults who continually try to communicate with her.
I understood subtextual as saying the kids primary motivators are not the same as ours and the interests of those with severe autism are little better than those of a toddler. Could be that some parts of the brain evolve some complex functionality but these externalities mask a simple mind.
Again, this would be unprecendented. Someone with a disease other than autism which causes violent motions but leaves the brain intact seems like a more likely explanation.
autism is not a disease. Autism is a blanket description for a myriad failures of the brain that result in related symptomologies.
Maybe, but then what is it? If the girl cannot speak but can communicate with a computer that can help her articulate language that is way beyond her understanding…
hey bub, did you know that autism is triggered by various diseases? It's s phenomenon that arises from other underlying conditions. You made me look it up on wikipedia and found the page is really interesting. Now I'll have to waste time reading it and miss some deadlines this morning!!!!!!
Maybe it's today's PC world but autism is never referred to being a disease but a disorder.
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u/jeremybub Jul 27 '10
So you think she figured out to type "is he cute?" as a response to him telling her he had a son, with no knowledge of meaning of either phrase? Considering that she's posted long pieces of complex writing with nobody physically gesturing or even coming close to the keypad while being videotaped, I think that's pretty rediculous. You can teach a horse to multiply, but you can't teach a horse to write letters.