Autism: What We Seem to Have Missed in Our Understanding

Autism's Hidden Gifts

There’s a popular misconception that autistic people are either anti-social tech geniuses or Rain Man-like savants. But research is increasingly showing that even “low-functioning” autistic people might be smarter than neurotypical people in certain ways.

Olga Khazon | September 23, 2015

[...]Increasingly, researchers are finding that even autistic people who seem, at first glance, to be profoundly disabled might actually be gifted in surprising ways. And these talents are not limited to quirky party tricks, like knowing whether January 5, 1956 was a Tuesday. Scientists believe they are signs of true intelligence that might be superior to that of non-autistic people.

Autism | Autism and Spirituality | Autism Spectrum Disorders | Autism Children. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEfibM4qkQM

<more at http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/09/autism-hidden-advantages/406180/; related links: https://www.facebook.com/The-Hidden-Gifts-Project-602468546564931/timeline/ (The Hidden Gifts Project. June 15, 2015) and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEfibM4qkQM (Autism | Autism and Spirituality | Autism Spectrum Disorders | Autism Children. Uploaded April 15, 2011)>