PSYC 208 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Leo Kanner, Reconsideration Of A Motion, University Of California, San Francisco
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The truth about autism: scientist reconsider what they think they know. Amanda baggs has autis(cid:373) a(cid:374)d does(cid:374)(cid:859)t speak: can describe and articulate terms through a software application (synthesized voice) generated, she explained that touching, tasting and smelling allow her to have constant conversation with her surroundings. (cid:862)these for(cid:373)s of (cid:374)o(cid:374)(cid:448)er(cid:271)al sti(cid:373)uli(cid:863) (cid:272)o(cid:374)stitute her (cid:374)ati(cid:448)e la(cid:374)guage: she stopped speaking altogether in her early 20s. New movement aka difference model the (cid:272)o(cid:374)ditio(cid:374) should(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:271)e thought of as a disease to be eradicated: that the autisti(cid:272) (cid:271)rai(cid:374) is(cid:374)(cid:859)t defe(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e (cid:271)ut just differe(cid:374)t. Instead of focusing in finding a cure for autism (disease model), should ask fundamental questions about how the autistic brains function: using the measure of intelligence from the disease model would have placed. Amanda in low-functioning autistic with significant cognitive impairment. Leo kanner and hans asperger independently used the same word to describe and define the condition: autist/autism: they noticed that the children had very real deficits.
