I’m always fascinated by the narrow-mindedness of researchers. A recent study examined autistic children and found that they had “memory difficulties.”
”These memory struggles are associated with distinct brain wiring patterns. Such challenges might be affecting academic success for these children, offering a new perspective for autism treatment. The findings also suggest that memory impairments may contribute significantly to the social challenges seen in autism.”
I’ll rephrase this for the researchers. Let me know if I’m off base.
“We tested a bunch of autistic kids to see why they aren’t interested in our BS. We didn’t think to ask autistic adults about this. We also didn’t think to test their memory vs. things they’re actually interested in.”
Meanwhile, autistic Instagram and Twitter are full of information by and for autistics about what we’re all interested in, how to support us, and what we actually need. Hint: none of us are looking for “treatments.”
Nobody asked autistic adults?
Nobody asked autistic adults?
Nobody asked autistic adults?
I’m always fascinated by the narrow-mindedness of researchers. A recent study examined autistic children and found that they had “memory difficulties.”
”These memory struggles are associated with distinct brain wiring patterns. Such challenges might be affecting academic success for these children, offering a new perspective for autism treatment. The findings also suggest that memory impairments may contribute significantly to the social challenges seen in autism.”
I’ll rephrase this for the researchers. Let me know if I’m off base.
“We tested a bunch of autistic kids to see why they aren’t interested in our BS. We didn’t think to ask autistic adults about this. We also didn’t think to test their memory vs. things they’re actually interested in.”
Meanwhile, autistic Instagram and Twitter are full of information by and for autistics about what we’re all interested in, how to support us, and what we actually need. Hint: none of us are looking for “treatments.”