tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post5469081147494158498..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: A New Treatment for AutismStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-85354790937351266462016-03-23T20:19:14.317-07:002016-03-23T20:19:14.317-07:00Ares Olympus said...
It sounds like science fictio...Ares Olympus said...<br />It sounds like science fiction.<br />***<br />It used to <b>be</b> science fiction: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes; movie version "Charly"AesopFannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-59549005153932629892016-03-21T18:06:02.943-07:002016-03-21T18:06:02.943-07:00It sounds like science fiction.
Its perhaps almos...It sounds like science fiction.<br /><br />Its perhaps almost like becoming a child in the sense of experiencing things for the first time, before you have time to build up filters and defenses to slow things down.<br /><br />I've heard people who use certain drugs are also overwhelmed by their experiences, and it might be similar to "altered states" where what is normally unconscious is suddenly experienced.<br /><br />Perhaps if this treatment is not just science fiction, it must have wider utility than just for autistic people.<br /><br />Perhaps it could be used in small doses to remind many of us of what we've pushed outside our awareness because it was once too painful.<br /><br />But it clearly should be used with caution, since it may be hard to undo, as this case shows.<br />Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-1947286618681884542016-03-21T16:03:04.718-07:002016-03-21T16:03:04.718-07:00I read that article too. My son is low-functionin...I read that article too. My son is low-functioning autistic, and while he expresses his emotions in a very rudimentary form, I think this kind of treatment would be absolutely disastrous for him. While he needs much in the way of assistance in his basic life skills, I can't see how anything more would help him.<br /><br />And without sounding flip, I think our population could actually use a dose of insensitivity. Otherwise we stand on the cusp of electing a dangerous bitch who thinks that we have to empathize with our enemies, and a House minority leader (and, sadly, former speaker) who had the vapors when Benjamin Netanyahu addressed that body. "Feelings" is costing our economy and our national security big time.sestamibinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-31188715673840885022016-03-21T09:56:35.068-07:002016-03-21T09:56:35.068-07:00That is pretty amazing. However, I have heard abo...That is pretty amazing. However, I have heard about success with the long term effects of "properly administered" electro shock therapy to "stabilize" people. Where I live this is still being practiced, and I do live in North America. Also the problem with having an amplified ability to feel is that you realize how much individuals are in pain. It can be overwhelming to say the least.Shaun Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17425084501514329529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-38761180421969135562016-03-21T06:52:44.374-07:002016-03-21T06:52:44.374-07:00Holy cow. Like having the blind see.Holy cow. Like having the blind see.KCFleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124201866124646626noreply@blogger.com