tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post8043615749605725704..comments2024-02-13T21:31:57.980-04:00Comments on Facing Autism in New Brunswick: High Functioning Autism fMRI Brain Scan Study Misrepresented to the PublicAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05838571980003579163noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-74621056152764301212011-09-06T14:43:10.676-03:002011-09-06T14:43:10.676-03:00This study seems to conflict with another research...This study seems to conflict with another research study I saw that found the reason for pronoun reversal is the inability to create the pronoun language shortcut for having to use the formal name triggering a visual picture in the brain of the representation of that person - in essence, the brain cannot hold so much information and the pronoun was a language-energy advancement that allowed non-Autistic / non-ATypical brains to handle the information overload that would occur without pronoun neural shortcuts. It has to do with the brain activation areas of pronoun vs. whole visual image of the person referenced. This seems to jive with what we already know about Autism cannot filter out the information overload. I agree with the repeated criticisms you keep making about how these Autism studies are leaving out the lower functioning people with Autism, and this is hugely problematic in getting a non-conjectural understanding of the parts of the Autism spectrum who are not the highest functioning.EquiisSavanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06217584981972939792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-56730416296903232692011-08-08T18:09:47.395-03:002011-08-08T18:09:47.395-03:00Autism needs more attention. They need training an...Autism needs more attention. They need training and support from their families.Dr. Noel Henleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06063540357657774417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-8947347014267328772011-08-02T10:51:33.917-03:002011-08-02T10:51:33.917-03:00Unfortunately, when the DSM-5 comes out, "Aut...Unfortunately, when the DSM-5 comes out, "Autism Spectrum Disorder" will just mean "Asperger's Syndrome" and all of the old research will magically become valid. The vast majority of the people with real autism will have a new diagnosis - "Intellectual Developmental Disorder".AutisticWisdomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553708099437502270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-15131048253152236652011-08-02T08:48:36.707-03:002011-08-02T08:48:36.707-03:00Although I retweeted it because I think the pronou...Although I retweeted it because I think the pronoun reversal is very important to understanding language deficits, I didn't like the "story" from my son's perspective, either. Your child is ignored, mine is crazy.<br /><br />It's got a "voo-doo psychiatry thang" going on:"reflect a disordered neural representation of the self," It's easier to distance and label crazy. As long as we go there, and not see things from the perspective of the seriously language challenged child, not much progress will be made. Considering their language processing differences, it's quite brilliant that they figure out in this way to communicate. Imagine yourself in China, understanding nothing...and repeating the sounds you heard in a particular situation in order to obtain what you needed.<br /><br />What they would have us believe is altruism, boils down to no more than elitism,in many respects.Usethebrains Godgiveyouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026223483117357541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-63786946750494554462011-08-02T07:49:55.797-03:002011-08-02T07:49:55.797-03:00The fMRI study is flawed in many ways. It looks at...The fMRI study is flawed in many ways. It looks at only verbal individuals. Echolalia (pronoun reversal)is not a diagnosis specific finding. Transient pronoun reversal has been reported in typically developing children, schizophrenia and in adults in the aftermath of stroke.<br /><br />Verbal youngsters diagnosed with autism and adult stroke patients may both demonstrate echolalia, social impairment and obsessive behaviors. The evidence based therapies for both conditions are the same, early diagnosis, behavioral therapy, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and physical therapy.<br /><br />As is the case with autism outcomes vary subtantially. <br /><br />http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9533994<br /><br />http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19585352<br /><br />What is this fMRI study actually stating? Pronoun reversal is not diagnostic specific and is rather associated with atypical brain structure.RAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17686665037607780553noreply@blogger.com