Don Allen wrote: >I just stumbled onto a video that apparently shows a young >woman with autism who is able to communicate at a very >high level despite severe autism. The link is here:
>http://www.fark.com/cgi/vidplayer.pl?IDLink=5612400 >[...] Do any of you have more information which would either >support or refute what was presented in the clip. Obviously independent information would be needed on this case before it can be taken at face value. One point: The video shows passages typed by Carly apparently at the age of fourteen with perfect grammar and spelling. I don't know what the situation is in the States, but in the UK this would be relatively uncommon in a fourteen-year-old nowadays, let alone for someone who hadn't written a sentence before she was eleven. Of course that does not show the claims are not authentic, but it goes without saying that the case would need to independently investigated before any conclusions can be drawn. Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London allenester...@compuserve.com http://www.esterson.org ------------------------ From: don allen <dap...@shaw.ca> Subject: Autistic Girl Expresses Profound Intelligence Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2010 15:07:03 -0700 Hi All- I just stumbled onto a video that apparently shows a young woman with autism who is able to communicate at a very high level despite severe autism. The link is here: http://www.fark.com/cgi/vidplayer.pl?IDLink=5612400 I tend to be quite sceptical about such reports and since this involves John Stossel I am more sceptical than usual so I am looking for some more information. This doesn't (at least from the video clip) appear to involve facilitated communication, but it does make some strong claims which would require some independent verification. Do any of you have more information which would either support or refute what was presented in the clip. Thanks in advance, -Don. Don Allen Retired professor Langara College --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=4747 or send a blank email to leave-4747-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
