[extropy-chat] Fwd: CNN features amazing user with autism

[Ben Goertzel]

BTW, Amanda Baggs went to the same college as me (and my son), Simon's 
Rock College

SR alums I know who attended SR at the same time as her, recall that she 
spoke and interacted quite comprehensibly and fluently in normal 
English, in her college years...

Apparently her ability to communicate in a normal way, and her comfort 
with doing so, have fluctuated significantly during her life,

-- Ben G



Jef Allbright wrote:
> I found this YouTube video to be both fascinating and enlightening.
> Also interesting how much of this I can relate to myself.  Lizbeth
> says no surprise there, it's an INTJ thing.
>
> Highly recommended.
>
> - Jef
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>> Amanda produced her own video to communicate how she perceives and interacts
>> with the people and things around her and posted it on YouTube. You can
>> watch her video at
>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnylM1hI2jc>
>> It was this
>> video that led CNN to share her story. Read why she created her video at
>> http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/anderson.cooper.360/blog/
>>     
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> Amanda Baggs is an amazing 26-year old woman with severe autism who lives
> independently in Vermont. She is an extremely intelligent woman and an
> articulate writer. She speaks her thoughts using a computer, or when away
> from her apartment, using our LinkPLUS device.
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> Amanda is featured in a 2-part story on "Anderson Cooper 360°", a CNN
> program.
> "Living with autism in a world made for others."
> http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/02/21/autism.amanda/index.html
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> Part 1 aired last evening, 2/21/07
> Part 2 is scheduled to air * TONIGHT *, 2/22/07
> 10:00 pm-midnight Eastern Time
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> You can watch the videos of both segments on the CNN Web site.
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> Part 1 -- Amanda's World:  A World Apart
> http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/clickability/index.html?url=/video/health/2007/02/21/gupta.amanda.pt1.cnn
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> Part 2 -- Amanda's World:  A Voice All Her Own
> http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/clickability/index.html?url=/video/health/2007/02/22/gupta.amanda.pt2.CNN
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> A transcript of both segments is available at:
> http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0702/21/acd.01.html
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> Amanda produced her own video to communicate how she perceives and interacts
> with the people and things around her and posted it on YouTube. You can
> watch her video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnylM1hI2jc . It was this
> video that led CNN to share her story. Read why she created her video at
> http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/anderson.cooper.360/blog/
>
> Please take a few minutes to watch these videos and hear Amanda's story. She
> is a truly remarkable woman who can help us all better understand what
> living with autism is like. Her insights about how she thinks and responds
> to the world around her, and especially her ability to communicate these
> thoughts, gives us a wealth of valuable information to learn from and plenty
> of food for thought.
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