tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post3179617454821011931..comments2023-10-07T11:03:10.202-05:00Comments on Autist's Corner: Do You See Autistic People?Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10860246538349067232noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post-78673471229295622182009-06-01T21:02:18.258-05:002009-06-01T21:02:18.258-05:00I love this post so much!!!
The first pic reminds...I love this post so much!!!<br /><br />The first pic reminds me a lot of a pic of my sister (as a toddler), where she holds a piece of bread in this very peculiar way (with stretched fingers), that is still typical for her.<br />Also I'm intensely jealous, that you went to a school named after a woman astronaut. Just how cool is that?<br />The pic of you in front of the space pic is just too awesome.<br />(The geek in me gets easily excited over space age everything.)Gonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16503559847052448124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post-35046924391286786862009-05-09T16:15:00.000-05:002009-05-09T16:15:00.000-05:00What a beautiful little girl you were!
Just a not...What a beautiful little girl you were!<br /><br />Just a note to say it didn't take JB long to find my post and leave a lengthy diatribe about how he's going to save the world from me.Virginia S. Wood, Psy.D., Instructorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482719649602902058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post-78946909856539777022009-05-08T22:52:00.000-05:002009-05-08T22:52:00.000-05:00Yeah I did not think you were perpetuating a stere...Yeah I did not think you were perpetuating a stereotype, just wanted to add that disclaimer in case someone else came along and tried to turn it into one (as I've seen that kind of thing happen -- someone makes a casual "oh, that's interesting" observation and then a bunch of people take it to mean it's a rule, and then things get annoying).<br /><br />And, yes, I was *so* pleased with that Darth Vader drawing...I worked on that thing for *days*, and of course the teachers kept telling me to put it away, but they did not know the Power of the Perseveration Side!Anne Corwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940566603711834053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post-18408201760796405422009-05-08T22:16:00.000-05:002009-05-08T22:16:00.000-05:00(Also, that is an *AWESOME* drawing of Darth Vader...(Also, that is an *AWESOME* drawing of Darth Vader! I can't believe you did that when you were ten.)Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860246538349067232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post-72301936046377312532009-05-08T22:10:00.000-05:002009-05-08T22:10:00.000-05:00AnneC:
We don't need to perpetuate another stereo...<B>AnneC</B>:<br /><br /><I>We don't need to perpetuate another stereotype, after all, wherein people are considered autistic if they look away and nonautistic if they don't!</I>Oh, no. I had intended, but apparently forgot, to say that in most of my baby pictures I *AM* looking at the camera, or at another person in the picture.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860246538349067232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post-40989304274429542432009-05-08T21:42:00.000-05:002009-05-08T21:42:00.000-05:00Oh, and regarding eye gaze: this picture, and this...Oh, and regarding eye gaze: <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60889345@N00/2123563636/in/set-72157603499191638/" REL="nofollow">this picture</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60889345@N00/2139133992/in/set-72157603499191638/" REL="nofollow">this other picture</A> and <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60889345@N00/2138379075/in/set-72157603499191638/" REL="nofollow">this picture too</A> all show some potentially interesting gaze patterns.<br /><br />There are some that I seem to be looking at the camera, (like <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60889345@N00/2138441129/in/set-72157603499191638/" REL="nofollow">here</A>) but then again, my mother was a hobby photographer and was *very* into taking a zillion pictures until getting just the right one.<br /><br />(Oh, and <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60889345@N00/2123563642/in/set-72157603499191638/" REL="nofollow">this one</A> has my (non-autistic) brother looking away from the camera, just for reference. We don't need to perpetuate another stereotype, after all, wherein people are considered autistic if they look away and nonautistic if they don't! Not that you were doing that, I just wanted to point that out pre-emptively.)<br /><br />And another thing I just thought of: I used to cross my arms over my chest a lot just because it was comfortable, and I remember people telling me "Stop doing that, you look defensive!" And I didn't know (or care, really) what "defensive" meant, so I just did it whenever I wanted and figured people were just being silly when they commented. :PAnne Corwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940566603711834053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post-88336086619319099602009-05-08T20:41:00.000-05:002009-05-08T20:41:00.000-05:00WOW. That picture of you at 11 is *eerily* similar...WOW. That picture of you at 11 is *eerily* similar to mine (in terms of pose and expression and such), I saw the familiarity there before I even read the bit where you made the comparison. <br /><br />This photo stuff is utterly fascinating. I don't want to draw any firm conclusions from it or anything (as the current data set isn't nearly enough to comprise a scientifically valid sample set) but there definitely seem to be patterns of commonality. <br /><br />And I've also *just* started noticing those patterns in a LOT of my own childhood photos...it's the strangest thing, because I never really thought I looked anything but "normal" for ages, but now I've got this pattern-sensing algorithm loaded in my brain it's like I can see these subtle differences between how I am standing or holding my body or my expression and those of my siblings (who, while plenty weird, aren't autistic).<br /><br />(And, if you're curious, I've got a bunch more photos up on Flickr in a set called <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60889345@N00/sets/72157603499191638/" REL="nofollow">Childhood</A>.)<br /><br />Oh, and one more thing: a ton of people have told me that (usually when I am trying to smile) that I am in fact "smirking". I wonder how common that is...Anne Corwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940566603711834053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post-12027760692147438082009-05-08T20:03:00.000-05:002009-05-08T20:03:00.000-05:00What an interesting topic. Thanks for bringing it ...What an interesting topic. Thanks for bringing it up. Good post too.<br /><br />I also tend to hang or "freeze" in place if interrupted in something... I don't know if most people do that or not. I don't really spend time around that many people so I have little chance to observe more than a few people's behavioral patterns.<br /><br />There's a lot to think about brought up in this post, not just about pictures either.Fleecyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04918012773089750636noreply@blogger.com