"researchers from the University of Vermont found that children with autism tended to focus more on a speaker’s mouth instead of the eyes when the conversation turned to emotional topics, such as what makes the children sad or scared."
...Ya' think?
“What you talk about really matters for children with ASD [autism spectrum disorder],” said lead author Tiffany Hutchins, an assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders."
...Because up til now, everyone thought we were just room decorations?
To the researchers: Next time, get to know us. Learn from us. Maybe you won't seem so...ignorant about our issues.
This is why slogans like "Nothing about us, without us" are so important.
So are they saying that NT children keep their eyes locked on your eyes when you ask them about emotional subjects?
Anyone remember Michael Evans on Good Times?
They don't say it, but the IQ test is not only racist, but it is "classist" in that it discriminates against people from different cultures AND poor whites.
Michael refused to answer the questions on the test and was scored ret*d. He was actually a genius, and his character is based on the creator of the show, who wrote "Good Times" about his own family.
So MOST autism research is the same way. It's written by neurotypicals, usually also white men, but sometimes white women, who base what they think of as "normal" from themselves.
I actually get a lot of my values from this show, and base some of my research on this episode. I grew up watching it.
"researchers from the University of Vermont found that children with autism tended to focus more on a speaker’s mouth instead of the eyes when the conversation turned to emotional topics, such as what makes the children sad or scared."
...Ya' think?
“What you talk about really matters for children with ASD [autism spectrum disorder],” said lead author Tiffany Hutchins, an assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders."
...Because up til now, everyone thought we were just room decorations?
To the researchers: Next time, get to know us. Learn from us. Maybe you won't seem so...ignorant about our issues.
This is why slogans like "Nothing about us, without us" are so important.
So are they saying that NT children keep their eyes locked on your eyes when you ask them about emotional subjects?
Anyone remember Michael Evans on Good Times?
They don't say it, but the IQ test is not only racist, but it is "classist" in that it discriminates against people from different cultures AND poor whites.
Michael refused to answer the questions on the test and was scored ret*d. He was actually a genius, and his character is based on the creator of the show, who wrote "Good Times" about his own family.
So MOST autism research is the same way. It's written by neurotypicals, usually also white men, but sometimes white women, who base what they think of as "normal" from themselves.
I actually get a lot of my values from this show, and base some of my research on this episode. I grew up watching it.
10 Apr 2016, 8:51 am
