Autism and the Internet
Following an interesting article on Wired.com last week, I've been considering how the internet allows people of various levels of ability to communicate by traditional means to reach out.
Computer programming, and general geekery have long been associated with social awkwardness. Author Todd Oppernheimer's 1997 Article, The Computer Delusion hasn't aged perfectly, but does illustrate the freak-out factor of human-computer interaction in the psychology community that existed in the days before blogging.
Perhaps Web 2.0, and the variety of user-generated content distribution it affords has allowed computers to become communication tools for a larger range of individuals on the spectrum of social disorders.
I feel the Wired article may have overstated the scientific relevance of Bagg's work by citing YouTube viewership. However, I have hope that this trend will open doors of communication for the 450 Million people worldwide, considering the WHO states that most of them lack even basic access to treatment.
I'd also like to showcase some of the work of beebee890, who has nearly 1,500 subscribers (including yours truly) on YouTube.
Computer programming, and general geekery have long been associated with social awkwardness. Author Todd Oppernheimer's 1997 Article, The Computer Delusion hasn't aged perfectly, but does illustrate the freak-out factor of human-computer interaction in the psychology community that existed in the days before blogging.
Perhaps Web 2.0, and the variety of user-generated content distribution it affords has allowed computers to become communication tools for a larger range of individuals on the spectrum of social disorders.
I feel the Wired article may have overstated the scientific relevance of Bagg's work by citing YouTube viewership. However, I have hope that this trend will open doors of communication for the 450 Million people worldwide, considering the WHO states that most of them lack even basic access to treatment.
I'd also like to showcase some of the work of beebee890, who has nearly 1,500 subscribers (including yours truly) on YouTube.
It's Planet of the Apes, the disabled are the monkey...
--Leroy