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>>if as you say he spent most of his time driving his >>truck it seems he was rather isolated left unto his >>own world .... > >Far from being isolated, Matt was actually well >adapted to society. He was chatty, although somewhat >focused, and got on well with people. He even helped >the milkman deliver milk and and collect the money - >he was smart enough to know that people gave him >excess cash as a tip. > >The popular view that people with autism are moronic >and not tuned into society, just isn't so. They learn >just like "normal" folks - it's just that sometimes it >takes a little longer to catch on. > >>I dont know what a skinner box is , i cant recall ever >>seeing it in any literature ive read about autism .... > >Skinner was a disciple of Pavlov and a guru to the ABA >crowd. He's famous for inventing a box that allowed >him to "teach" rats and pidgens to retrieve food by >pressing a lever. > >Brainwashing uses the same techniques. That's why I'm >so nervous about behaviour modification - there's a >very fine line between it and brainwashing. > >By the way, Skinner's daughter did not spend her early >years in such a box, as is commonly believed.
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