tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545834.post8081118328266180903..comments2023-06-20T06:46:10.521-05:00Comments on Be the Best You Can Be: Autism and savant syndromeJGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545834.post-85504359632534661812009-07-07T22:01:33.666-05:002009-07-07T22:01:33.666-05:00Hi,
I was just wondering what the Patricia Howlin...Hi,<br /><br />I was just wondering what the Patricia Howlin article was called and where I might find it.<br /><br />Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545834.post-16390020717752591592009-05-28T09:07:09.595-05:002009-05-28T09:07:09.595-05:00I got your first comment and this one, but I didn'...I got your first comment and this one, but I didn't see another. I'm sorry -- looks like a blogger bug with the submission.<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder on the NYT article. I forgot! (I'm no savant.)<br /><br />I'll try to fetch it, but it might be a week or so before I write about it.<br /><br />Kenya. Wow. I'm old enough to still be awed by the "world wide" part of WWW. To my children it must seem completely unremarkable. I'm looking forward to the next great leap -- when translation technologies take us up another level.JGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545834.post-33074198360830437402009-05-28T04:30:26.572-05:002009-05-28T04:30:26.572-05:00Hi: I had replied further yesterday, and am not s...Hi: I had replied further yesterday, and am not sure why the comment didn't show up.<br /><br />You said: "I'm also quite honest about a strong empirical/scientific orientation and my disappointment with the anti-immunization movement."<br /><br />Those are precisely the features I like about your blog. I am very astonished at the level of superstition that has developed around vaccines in a seemingly educated society (though the anti-intellectualism of the last several years should be a warning). <br /><br />Anyhow, I am a regular visitor on your blog (from Kenya) and wanted to express my appreciation.<br /><br />Did you find the NYT article on savant-face-recognition ability?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545834.post-53973177683939280042009-05-26T11:46:27.935-05:002009-05-26T11:46:27.935-05:00I'll look for the NYT article. My 12 yo has some c...I'll look for the NYT article. My 12 yo has some curious savant-like abilities with locating a familiar form or face in a massive crowd, so I'm curious.<br /><br />He also does extremely well at some game he plays with his therapist -- at a 98% percentile level perhaps. Way out of whack with his measured IQ.<br /><br />We're constantly trying to figure ways to bring the skills he does have into alignment with his environment ...<br /><br />As to low readership/comments, I don't promote the blog at all and the topics I cover are pretty eclectic. I'm also quite honest about a strong empirical/scientific orientation and my disappointment with the anti-immunization movement.<br /><br />So it's a small readership!JGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545834.post-2322559652537639542009-05-26T09:05:36.856-05:002009-05-26T09:05:36.856-05:00I really like your blog and don't know why you don...I really like your blog and don't know why you don't get more comments. In regards to this posting, have you seen today's NYTimes (26 May), Health section, a study on people who have extraordinary ability to recognize faces? I can't recall details of the study, but you could find it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com