Re: rate of autism in non-vaccinated population?

June 18, 2008

At 03:20 AM 6/18/2008, you wrote:

>Hmmm..

>

>Interesting how there are many different ideas of what high

>functioning autistics are..

>

>I have thought that a high functioning autistic is one who has

>special talents..say like..extremely bright in some areas.. I

>believe it was Albert Einstein who is considered an Autistic

>Sauvant..the idiot sauvant.. He was very bright but still had some

>symptoms of Autism.. NO???

>

>And what about the movie.. Rain Man.. Hoffman's

>character....Wasn't he described by the doctor as high functioning???

>

>Hmmm...

>

Savant syndrome is a separate condition. It does usually occur with

autism, but not always. High functioning autistics have normal to

above normal IQs and are able to function in the world much easier

than those who are low functioning. Low functioning usually have

lower than normal IQs, but since testing these individuals is so

difficult, I'm not sure if this is accurate.

Obviously the character in Rain Man was unable to function in the

world, so I can't imagine why they'd call him high functioning. His

autism symptoms were severe.

I would agree that high functioning autism enables the individual to

persevere in a subject so that they are certainly expert in that

subject. I have heard that it is believed by some that Einstein was

HFA, I've never heard savant with it. There are quite a few " genius "

who are attributed with HFA including Mozart, Beethoven, H G Wells.

Lolita

" Children- take 'em as they run-

You kin bet on, ev'ry one!

Treat 'em right and reco'nize

Human souls is just one size. " Whitcomb Riley 1849-1916

June 18, 2008