I know of a couple of individual cases (people that I've known) that
are consistent with a social deprivation hypothesis.
Anecdotal, of course.
How did Massie get his samples (the representativeness issue)?
On Feb 7, 2009, at 4:49 PM, Joan Warmbold wrote:
Just BTW, I still believe that Henry Massie, M.D. was onto
something with
his research in the 1970's in which he analyzed videos of the
interactions
between parents and children BEFORE the onset of 'autistic-like'
behaviors. His analysis determined that there was a distinct lack of
appropriate response to the infants' signals. However, his case
studies
make it extremely clear that the parents were not in anyway aware or
intentionally rejecting their infants, as per Bettelheim's
destructive and
cruel hypothesis. I won't go any further as I am very aware of how
sensitive and politically incorrect any comment on a possible
relationship
between early experiences and autism is. But I do wish more of you
tipsters would consider reading some of Henry Massie's work. If
you wish
to critique his research, please focus on the data and his analysis as
opposed to his particular psychological perspectives.
Paul Brandon
Emeritus Professor of Psychology
Minnesota State University, Mankato
[email protected]
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