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

[Jef Allbright]

Thanks Ben. I didn't dig very deeply into this before posting, and
CNN's reputation allayed my usual skepticism.  There's significantly
more to this story than what was presented.

Downgraded from "highly recommended" to "interesting."

- Jef


On 2/24/07, Ben Goertzel <ben at goertzel.org> wrote:
>
> 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
> >
> >
> >
> >> 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.
> >
> > 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
> >
> > Part 1 aired last evening, 2/21/07
> > Part 2 is scheduled to air * TONIGHT *, 2/22/07
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> > You can watch the videos of both segments on the CNN Web site.
> >
> > 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
> >
> > 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
> >
> > A transcript of both segments is available at:
> > http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0702/21/acd.01.html
> >
> > 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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