Fnord wrote:
enz wrote:
Fnord wrote:
Aut-dar, just like aspie-dar, is a myth, so call it whatever you will...
I disagree, peoples behaviour can hint there on the spectrum
Hints are not evidence; and therefore prove nothing.theprisoner wrote:
I also agree to disagree. I have an uncanny ability to spot autistic traits very quickly, with high probability.
What numerical value do you attribute to this "probability"? How do you validate it?
So how do you all check for accuracy -- "I believe it, and that settles it"?
Sorry, kids; but that is not good enough. Mere belief proves nothing.I remember, out of the blue, a guy being interview on tv. Immediately i called it "hes autistic". a minute later he revealed he was autistic. Does that count.
Sometimes the clothes gives it away, or the speech pattern. the higher the cluster of traits , the higher probability. Of course sometimes, you cant confirm it, it's just a hunch. But if if walks like a duck, quacks like a duck....
Its automatic. I think i read people pretty well, maybe even better than most, because i have been forced to fine-tune that skill. If there is anything such a 'autdar' i believe i have it. Now can i prove it? well i dont get paid to do scientists work.
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