Bunnynose wrote:
No, humans cannot get smarter as we age. Each of us is born with a certain set of brain cells based on genetic material from a long line of ancestors (which, for those of us alive today, apparently number in the billions). So whatever intelligence and motor skills we are born with, and to whatever extent or limitation our genetic material imposes upon us, we are trainable and can exhibit learned skills over time. As our behavior changes through education (formal and self-taught), rote memorization, repetition, mimicking language skills and social cues by listening to and observing others, various other stimuli, life experiences, and the extent of our creativity, we also learn to communicate and articulate ourselves and our thoughts.
Except for being developmentally delayed, your evolution over time seems no different from that of the rest of us. It is just taking longer. Unfortunately the generally accepted perception of slow developers is that they are also mentally challenged. And yet you seem to express your thoughts well enough that few of us would consider you mentally ret*d. But then again, we do not know you and can judge you only from afar and by your written communications.
Still have you asked whether the results of this recent Woodcock Johnson III testing has caused a re-evaluation by educators and your psychologist of your IQ, learning capabilities, and social skills? Have you asked your parents and siblings lately to see if they still think of you as being mentally ret*d? And what books are you currently reading and will you tell us also about your current hobbies?
As to your recent question, does this line mean anything to you: "I am not a number!"
lol
Memorable words. If we change "number" to "score," is the meaning/sentiment still the same?
Definitely try not to regret or stay angry about "missing out" of regular school classrooms and assignments and being segregated from "normal kids." Because so-called normal kids and teachers can be mean and cruel with kids who are markedly different from them. If you have not been bullied (made fun of and physically assaulted) yet by your peer age group, count yourself among the lucky few unscathed and unscarred Aspies. Humans, as an animal species, are no different from other animals that treat their weak ones badly. Except we're taught to be "nice" and to say "Sorry" after we have meted out our hurt.
BTW in third grade my teacher and school principal recommended to my mother that I be placed in a special education school. They probably noted some Aspie traits in me but my mother got the impression they were telling her I was mentally ret*d. So she said No! At least, that is how she recounted the story to me years later. Still I sure fooled them! Because in the eighth grade I tested in the genius level IQ range. In the local all-academic high school I attended, at least two teachers thought I was stupid and said so to my face. They were "normal" too.
wrong the brain wil continue to form connections throughout your life, that IS the process of learning.
your overall brain cell count might not increase but the ammount you can actively use for any given task can and it does.
since thought pattern is far more important than any currentunderstanding of IQ then that means that some people in effect could go from a score of 85 to 140 by simply training the specific parts they need.
memory is also trainable in similar ways.
none of this means that one grows out of something like ASD's, or other mental impairments.
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08 Jul 2012, 6:00 am
for supporting trump. Because doing so is deplorable.
