Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: combjelly who wrote (477987)	5/5/2009 2:51:37 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575189

My knowledge of this subject is not significant; what I know is only because of my daughter's involvement. I know that she occasionally treats Aspergers kids who have speech disorders but her focus is more on severely autistic children and adolescents. I'm not sure but I don't believe they really know what CAUSES the communication disorders in autism -- other than broad classifications, only that the standard treatments for speech disorders are woefully inadequate. Pretty much, it seems to me, behavioral methods are gaining acceptance it is the only thing that works. A lot of focus has been on ABA (behav. analysis) for autistics, but it seems (to me, at least) like a more narrow focus on communication may end up providing the best bang for the buck. Once you get the communication problem diminished, you stand a better change of dealing with other behaviors with more traditional means. Ultimately, there is a certain amount of Pavlov involved, no matter what.