tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post2604877519939511637..comments2023-10-07T11:03:10.202-05:00Comments on Autist's Corner: Another Writer Uses "Autism" Where He Means "Selfishness" or "Amorality"Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10860246538349067232noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post-12215557877359146682011-09-13T01:54:33.075-05:002011-09-13T01:54:33.075-05:00@Lindsay@nominatissima - I'm absolutely shocke...@Lindsay@nominatissima - I'm absolutely shocked to see such commentary coming from a neuroscientist. One would expect a researcher in the field to have much better knowledge of neurodevelpmental differences and thus employ a more literal use of terminology. His name is now firmly imprinted on my "Watchlist".That Hairy Canadianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727724767466835676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post-76725756448377503512011-09-12T17:56:33.075-05:002011-09-12T17:56:33.075-05:00@Anon, yes, I've heard that as well.
@nomina...@Anon, yes, I've heard that as well. <br /><br />@nominatissima - PZ has long seemed to me like a nicer person than Sam Harris; Harris has written in defense of torture, which strikes me as an especially awful thing for a famous writer/thinker to do. This surprised me most because Harris is a neuroscientist, which led me to expect a deeper understanding of what autism actually is.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860246538349067232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post-12726112053742885292011-09-12T14:47:20.677-05:002011-09-12T14:47:20.677-05:00Similarly, I have long heard people using the term...Similarly, I have long heard people using the term "schizophrenic" to mean, roughly, haphazard and makes no sense. I wonder how schizophrenic people feel about that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post-35652968372613074722011-09-11T21:26:49.549-05:002011-09-11T21:26:49.549-05:00*scowl*
And just a few days after I was so happy ...*scowl* <br />And just a few days after I was so happy about a top blogger in the skeptical community showing some interest in being inclusive to disabled people, another one is callous and puts his own idea of cleverness before truth and respect. Nice.nominatissimahttp://nominatissima.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post-66529029889898484752011-09-11T19:48:27.451-05:002011-09-11T19:48:27.451-05:00The fact that Harris and others who use this metap...The fact that Harris and others who use this metaphor would never grasp that it is actually hurtful and extremely dangerous for autistic people is not lost on me. Gallows humour and all that. Am I still allowed to have a sense of humour, I wonder?Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17506113565483915394noreply@blogger.com