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Greenfield is whack.

javajunkie@... 24th Mar 2009

Sorry Baroness Susan Greenfield, I won't buy your version of Autism which you clearly throw in to make your ideas more important.

"Autistic people are very comfortable in the computer world because relationships do not depend on the tone of the voice, body language, or pheromones."

Yes, it is true that Autistic people don't disambiguate ambiguity the same way. It is also true that this form of contact may allow them to be attuned to their interaction better as they don't get so distracted by their environment.

"It is literally what you see is what you get.

"I wonder that given the malleability of the brain, whether this is responsible for the rise in autism."

I wonder whether Greenfield has a brain at all.

I would kindly suggest Greenfield to do some research on the subject and notice that many kids develop Autism before the age where they in front of screens.

Then Greenfield could do more research on twins where one has autism and the other doesn't and see if the mother's screen usage has an impact.

I suggest Greenfield to take a close look at molecular biology and how chemicals can influence development apart from DNA. You know that this is not completely understood.

Wouldn't it be nice if there were such a simple solution to this issue. Still, with life's diversity, I believe Autism to be due to that.

Finally, just what is Greenfield's idealized concept of interaction anyway? I think it is rather whack.

Yes the brain is malleable. None of the many children I've seen develop into someone on the Autistic spectrum differed in terms of how much they watched tv.