tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post1523278467546727876..comments2023-10-07T11:03:10.202-05:00Comments on Autist's Corner: Fetal Testosterone and Autistic Traits - Part V(a): More About Visuospatial AbilitiesLindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10860246538349067232noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post-75440471841078224662011-01-03T14:48:46.862-06:002011-01-03T14:48:46.862-06:00Oh, also: r.b., I don't know if you've got...Oh, also: r.b., I don't know if you've gotten to read all of the Dawson article, yet, but she and her coauthors seem to think <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raven's_Progressive_Matrices" rel="nofollow">Raven's Progressive Matrices</a> do a better job of measuring intelligence in autistic people.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860246538349067232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post-70559455236552967292011-01-03T14:44:46.799-06:002011-01-03T14:44:46.799-06:00@r.b. - Yeah, I remember Frith seemed to think our...@r.b. - Yeah, I remember Frith seemed to think our superior performance on some tasks (Embedded Figures Test, for one) meant we had "weak central coherence" --- couldn't see the forest for the trees.<br /><br />I'm glad you were able to identify your son's strengths, though! I also agree with you that he might not get the kind of education he needs if you were to send him to school --- schools seem to have gotten worse at accommodating autistic students since I was in school.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860246538349067232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post-52208508550656146232011-01-03T09:25:14.261-06:002011-01-03T09:25:14.261-06:00Shah and Frith's table is a visual representat...Shah and Frith's table is a visual representation of an autistic way of thinking. It is outstanding in a way, it shows autism is outside the parameters of "intelligence quotient". Too bad Frith saw it as a weakness. Dawson, et al, are on a new track. Imagine one day testing being used to find autistic minds so they can be taught in a way that makes use of their strengths!<br /><br /> Ben took the Weschler (?) at age 4, and had an IQ measure of 79, although he scored the level of a 10 year old in one test, probably block assembly. I don't have the scores in front of me...I know it was a "visual" aspect that he scored high in, and that his IQ was near the border of retardation. His IQ was 99 at age 7, 116 at age 8. I have no idea what it is now, but we homeschool him because he'd be in a special ed behavioral classroom if we didn't.<br /><br />Makes one wonder if "learning disabilities" aren't teaching disabilities.Usethebrains Godgiveyouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026223483117357541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post-37639343035536469892011-01-02T20:13:52.668-06:002011-01-02T20:13:52.668-06:00Hi, Greenconsciousness!
Thanks for the compliment...Hi, Greenconsciousness!<br /><br />Thanks for the compliment, and for the good wishes.<br /><br />Happy New Year to you, too!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860246538349067232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post-63911256754873631812011-01-01T13:07:57.828-06:002011-01-01T13:07:57.828-06:00Where are you Lindsay? I am here wishing you a ha...Where are you Lindsay? I am here wishing you a happy New Year in 2011, much personal satisfaction and the path forward made easy. I am glad you know Clarissa and think you both did important posting on that bill the two of you wrote about. Did my heart good to see intelligent women writing about matters of importance to women.Looking forward to more of that in 2011.Greenconsciousnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972464004044369714noreply@blogger.com