He also had opinions, views, and interests which were in line with those of an upper middle class liberal woman in academia, like Anna Stubblefield. What are the odds? Wouldn’t a truly autistic child, suddenly finding a way to communicate, have more stereotypical autistic interests, like trains, computers, or something else? Or normal in…
He also had opinions, views, and interests which were in line with those of an upper middle class liberal woman in academia, like Anna Stubblefield. What are the odds? Wouldn’t a truly autistic child, suddenly finding a way to communicate, have more stereotypical autistic interests, like trains, computers, or something else? Or normal interests for their age, at least - girls (if male), sports, video games?
These stories always remind me of stories of child prophets, which exist in many religious. “…and a child will lead them.” Their innocence (and ignorance) somehow makes them more pure. I saw something similar at play with Greta Thunberg during her climate phase.
There is a lot of very understandable wish fulfillment on the part of the parents and family, who are in an often impossible situation, and are given a way out - your child just has a communication problem that can be dealt with via technology. The people in the FC and ESP community may be true believers, but what they are doing is harmful - providing false hope to desperate people and wasting time and resources. Telepathy, though, might be Freddie De Boer’s gentrification of mental illness on fentanyl. Your kid is not merely special - your kid has magic powers!
Much like Katie, I have no time for woo. What I do find interesting is its appeal among supposedly secular people (like Sam Harris and Buddhism).
He also had opinions, views, and interests which were in line with those of an upper middle class liberal woman in academia, like Anna Stubblefield. What are the odds? Wouldn’t a truly autistic child, suddenly finding a way to communicate, have more stereotypical autistic interests, like trains, computers, or something else? Or normal interests for their age, at least - girls (if male), sports, video games?
These stories always remind me of stories of child prophets, which exist in many religious. “…and a child will lead them.” Their innocence (and ignorance) somehow makes them more pure. I saw something similar at play with Greta Thunberg during her climate phase.
There is a lot of very understandable wish fulfillment on the part of the parents and family, who are in an often impossible situation, and are given a way out - your child just has a communication problem that can be dealt with via technology. The people in the FC and ESP community may be true believers, but what they are doing is harmful - providing false hope to desperate people and wasting time and resources. Telepathy, though, might be Freddie De Boer’s gentrification of mental illness on fentanyl. Your kid is not merely special - your kid has magic powers!
Much like Katie, I have no time for woo. What I do find interesting is its appeal among supposedly secular people (like Sam Harris and Buddhism).