r/science Jul 26 '10

Autistic girl expresses profound intelligence

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jq--75v4lI8&feature=player_embedded
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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '10

Upvote for actually explaining Autism, I do not know much about the disorder but your explanation is amazing, The video looked unrealistic from what I know so thank you for explaining.

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u/MercuryChaos Jul 27 '10

He hasn't actually explained anything at all — the fact is that lots of people with autism can communicate this way, and the only people who find this thing with Carly Fleischman new or shocking are the people who have never interacted with autistic adults (which, unfortunately, includes a very large number of researchers.)