----- Original Message ----- From: don allen To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 9:07 PM Subject: [tips] Autistic Girl Expresses Profound Intelligence
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. I I was unable to watch the video,but just some general comments.First of all,there are all types of autism-some more severe than others and there are all types of intelligences.Some forms of intelligence are of deep profoundity as in the case of the savants who are selectively focused on specific tasks.I suspect that some folks are in a different state of consciousness as what we may consider ordinary consciousness.Although being skeptical is a mark of the scientific enterprise,it should not hinder us from considering other interpretations.Even though there may be some flaws in some of his reporting,his reports do give the public a view of studies in psychology that they may not have gotten otherwise.Btw,Stossel is featured in Zimbardo's Shyness video. Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=4739 or send a blank email to leave-4739-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
