Lecture: Cognitive Basis of Behavior in ASD

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgw8rYNTGno&feature=user

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It looks good so far.

(Up to 30 or so, and it's very good. Speaking of Kanner and how he had people from the whole spectrum. Talking about how the adults with Autism are "there", it's just that most had a different label. How the label went from a very narrowly defined definition, back to how it actually was.) It also has a fairly decent "self-recognition" checklist for an adult with an ASD that was missed, and she explains it; so that's probably worth checking out if someone suspects they have it.

Thank you very much, Pandabear.

Best of luck,
C.

It's a really good lecture.

It speaks of how the current therapy can perhaps make someone more "social" in that they interact more, but it does nothing to help them adapt to the world. It speaks of helping the person with autism to identify and understand their emotions. It speaks of how people with autism are mentally immature compared to their peers (and always will be as the parts don't develop), and that expectations of them should be based on the mental age of the individual (at least). It speaks of how people with autism can be good at academia, but this doesn't define how they are in relation to adapting to society. It speaks of various characteristics that appear to have a physical aspect (the lack of connectivity in the brain), and how people with autism suck at doing more than one thing. It also speaks of how "treatment" should involve making of routines and including the interest, as this makes it possible for the individual to actually adapt, rather than creating an oppositional person.