You really shouldn't feel guilty because we literally cannot understand her form of communication even when we do attempt to. As she explained its something we cannot comprehend.
Our perceptions can affect reality, they can't alter it. If we act on how we perceive Islam as terrorists, there are consequences, but that in itself has no effet on whether Islamic people are terrorists.
This video shows what is well-known in the linguistic field: people who have autism (or autists if you want) have the same ability to create language, she has an innate grammar and can construct sentences and she is totally coherent when she types what she wants to say to us. However, she does not verbalize that. That's the most basic way of communicating for a human being: to speak. She does have her own communicative system, as anyone does (with caresses, hugs, looks...) but she doesn't express a message through a verbal system. And sometimes, she is not trying to communicate to anyone either. I believe though that although she has her own system and 'language' as she call it, it is important to find a way to link that grammar knowledge autists possess and their ability to speak to communicate to the rest of the community. Consider them as crazy or misunderstood, that refers to human rights and that's out of the question. Treating Autism as a human disability to communicate with the rest of the community of speakers, that is a fact that is under study and it's relevant. There's a case of a man named Christopher (by Neil Smith & Ianthi Tsimpli) who had autism too. He was a polyglot (he learnt up to 13 languages in a few days!) but he couldn't even tie his shoes up. What this shows is that our brain has many cognitive modules and one of them is grammar.
I find this type of thing to be Too Close, to me... My son(25), has dyslexia, and I suspect that I have had it all my life. I find it very hard to deal with things of this nature... Too much like what i go thru to stay level....(notice I didn't mention sane).Cyborg
Well...I read up on her. She can't bathe herself or balance her checkbook. She can speak but chooses not to because it bothers her for some reason. She clearly has a mental handicap. But by typing at 2x the speed I type, she also appears to have savant typing ability.Again, she has some intelligence but she also has mental problems. A sane man in an insane world is insane.
I couldn't agree more with Amanda's view that people need to be more accepting and understanding. She is remarkable! I wonder how she became so eloquent. My nephew has a form of autism, and I know that teaching and learning are so challenging, especially because every autistic mind work differently, IMHO.Does anyone know if most autistic people have this same fluency in "our language" inside of them? But I'm still not convinced that Amanda's actions and sounds are truly a language. After all, the basic requirement of a language is to enable understanding between different people. If another autistic person were in the room with Amanda, he or she wouldn't understand this language any better than a so-called "normal" person. Is a language that only the "speaker" can understand really a language?But nevertheless, that was very eye-opening. Thanks for sharing that, SeaMowse.
I would ask...is something that only the speaker can understand really a language? No other person on Earth, autistic or not, could ever understand what she is doing or communicating -- only her. I'm not knocking her or her great message of understanding, but I don't think the language analogy works.
I have a son who has autism, Daniel. he says that he jumps like that because he is happy or excited about what he sees. An expression of emotion marilyn
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julianrodFeb 29, 2008
Well, these are not very christian comments. Just saying...
dr0xFeb 29, 2008
You really shouldn't feel guilty because we literally cannot understand her form of communication even when we do attempt to. As she explained its something we cannot comprehend.
robbothehoodMar 1, 2008
Our perceptions can affect reality, they can't alter it. If we act on how we perceive Islam as terrorists, there are consequences, but that in itself has no effet on whether Islamic people are terrorists.
heuranitMar 1, 2008
This video shows what is well-known in the linguistic field: people who have autism (or autists if you want) have the same ability to create language, she has an innate grammar and can construct sentences and she is totally coherent when she types what she wants to say to us. However, she does not verbalize that. That's the most basic way of communicating for a human being: to speak. She does have her own communicative system, as anyone does (with caresses, hugs, looks...) but she doesn't express a message through a verbal system. And sometimes, she is not trying to communicate to anyone either. I believe though that although she has her own system and 'language' as she call it, it is important to find a way to link that grammar knowledge autists possess and their ability to speak to communicate to the rest of the community. Consider them as crazy or misunderstood, that refers to human rights and that's out of the question. Treating Autism as a human disability to communicate with the rest of the community of speakers, that is a fact that is under study and it's relevant. There's a case of a man named Christopher (by Neil Smith & Ianthi Tsimpli) who had autism too. He was a polyglot (he learnt up to 13 languages in a few days!) but he couldn't even tie his shoes up. What this shows is that our brain has many cognitive modules and one of them is grammar.
oldcyborgMar 1, 2008
I find this type of thing to be Too Close, to me... My son(25), has dyslexia, and I suspect that I have had it all my life. I find it very hard to deal with things of this nature... Too much like what i go thru to stay level....(notice I didn't mention sane).Cyborg
ggh4xMar 1, 2008
I just did, it made it about a billion times more meaningful.
slezeMar 1, 2008
Well...I read up on her. She can't bathe herself or balance her checkbook. She can speak but chooses not to because it bothers her for some reason. She clearly has a mental handicap. But by typing at 2x the speed I type, she also appears to have savant typing ability.Again, she has some intelligence but she also has mental problems. A sane man in an insane world is insane.
tumblersmomMar 2, 2008
I couldn't agree more with Amanda's view that people need to be more accepting and understanding. She is remarkable! I wonder how she became so eloquent. My nephew has a form of autism, and I know that teaching and learning are so challenging, especially because every autistic mind work differently, IMHO.Does anyone know if most autistic people have this same fluency in "our language" inside of them? But I'm still not convinced that Amanda's actions and sounds are truly a language. After all, the basic requirement of a language is to enable understanding between different people. If another autistic person were in the room with Amanda, he or she wouldn't understand this language any better than a so-called "normal" person. Is a language that only the "speaker" can understand really a language?But nevertheless, that was very eye-opening. Thanks for sharing that, SeaMowse.
tumblersmomMar 2, 2008
I would ask...is something that only the speaker can understand really a language? No other person on Earth, autistic or not, could ever understand what she is doing or communicating -- only her. I'm not knocking her or her great message of understanding, but I don't think the language analogy works.
marilynj7Mar 2, 2008
I have a son who has autism, Daniel. he says that he jumps like that because he is happy or excited about what he sees. An expression of emotion marilyn
gfreecuisineOct 6, 2008
Is there a link between Autism and a gluten free diet? GFree (www.GfreeCuisine.com) is an online gluten free menu planning service, offering people on restricted gluten free diets the recipes, grocery list and the plan for simple, delicious cooking. At just $10 per month, GFree subscribers choose five dinners from a list of ten new gluten-free recipes once a week that are all kitchen-tested, approved and have minimal prep times. In addition, grocery shopping is simplified by the categorized grocery list identifying gluten-free brands, eliminating the tedious label reading that gluten-free families are often forced to deal with. GFree also offers gluten-free bread and baked goods recipes from author and gluten-free cooking expert Carol Fenster. For more information, visit www.GfreeCuisine.com.
Horizons_DRCApr 19, 2012
This is very inspiring post. This just shows how people are living normally in spite what other people's think of her.