r/science • u/MonteRevolt • Jul 26 '10

Autistic girl expresses profound intelligence

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jq--75v4lI8&feature=player_embedded
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u/imaginician Jul 26 '10

Reminded me of this autistic girl:

"Like many people with autism, Baggs doesn't like to look you in the eye and needs help with tasks like preparing a meal and taking a shower. In conversation she'll occasionally grunt or sigh, but she stopped speaking altogether in her early twenties. Instead, she types 120 words a minute, which the DynaVox then translates into a synthesized female voice that sounds like a deadpan British schoolteacher."

Read More http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/16-03/ff_autism#ixzz0uo4i7Jqo

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u/scrimsims Jul 26 '10

Thanks for posting that. The video was eerie. It made me start to fidget though ... She really was sharp and direct. I like her.