http://rk.md/2008/autism-an-evolutionary-consequence/ -- welcome to the life of a tech-savvy medical student -- Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:04:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://rk.md/2008/autism-an-evolutionary-consequence/#comment-1685 Rishi Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:05:42 +0000 http://www.rishi-kumar.com/?p=205#comment-1685 That's true Shani, but it just seems weird to label autism as another "mental condition" when there are extraordinary cases out there. It was just a random musing. :-) Oh, and my BCM outcome isn't up yet since Hurricane Ike delayed the interview. I have it on October 17th, so you can expect an entry pertaining to the outcome by the 18th. Hopefully, it'll be as pleasant as the rest of the interviews. That’s true Shani, but it just seems weird to label autism as another “mental condition” when there are extraordinary cases out there. It was just a random musing.
Oh, and my BCM outcome isn’t up yet since Hurricane Ike delayed the interview. I have it on October 17th, so you can expect an entry pertaining to the outcome by the 18th. Hopefully, it’ll be as pleasant as the rest of the interviews.

]]> http://rk.md/2008/autism-an-evolutionary-consequence/#comment-1684 Shani Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:36:23 +0000 http://www.rishi-kumar.com/?p=205#comment-1684 I have to disagree. Evolution is based on reproductive success. Austistic individuals usually have minimal social skills. Based on that, I don't think many are very successful with the opposite sex, if you know what I mean... Depending on the severity of the disease, others may not even remember to feed themselves if there wasn't someone to do it for them. I find it hard to believe that autism is a step in human evolution. Where is the BCM outcome??? I have to disagree. Evolution is based on reproductive success. Austistic individuals usually have minimal social skills. Based on that, I don’t think many are very successful with the opposite sex, if you know what I mean… Depending on the severity of the disease, others may not even remember to feed themselves if there wasn’t someone to do it for them. I find it hard to believe that autism is a step in human evolution. Where is the BCM outcome???

]]> http://rk.md/2008/autism-an-evolutionary-consequence/#comment-1682 Rishi Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:02:15 +0000 http://www.rishi-kumar.com/?p=205#comment-1682 Oh how your sticky notes frighten me so. Joel is a great person for doing that. I can't even begin to imagine the patience he must have, but he can truly say that he did something productive each time he helps those children. Oh how your sticky notes frighten me so. Joel is a great person for doing that. I can’t even begin to imagine the patience he must have, but he can truly say that he did something productive each time he helps those children.

]]> http://rk.md/2008/autism-an-evolutionary-consequence/#comment-1681 lynn Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:54:01 +0000 http://www.rishi-kumar.com/?p=205#comment-1681 good topic. good opinions too. about the last paragraph, you and i both know what the answer should be: yes, it is a blessing. but for me, i would have a hard time believing that. truthfully, as much as we sometime try to get away from the norm and standards (i.e. the whole talk about being unique and different), there is a part of us that wants to stay in line with the standard. maybe i am speking for myself w/ my insecurities and uncertainties to certain things. but shrugs... i don't know where i'm going with this anymore. anyway, joel helps out with kids who have autisim. it's a hard task, which requires lots of patience and understanding. so when i read your title, i was interested (if we had class together, i would have written this on a sticky-note). good topic. good opinions too. about the last paragraph, you and i both know what the answer should be: yes, it is a blessing. but for me, i would have a hard time believing that. truthfully, as much as we sometime try to get away from the norm and standards (i.e. the whole talk about being unique and different), there is a part of us that wants to stay in line with the standard. maybe i am speking for myself w/ my insecurities and uncertainties to certain things. but shrugs… i don’t know where i’m going with this anymore. anyway, joel helps out with kids who have autisim. it’s a hard task, which requires lots of patience and understanding. so when i read your title, i was interested (if we had class together, i would have written this on a sticky-note).

]]> http://rk.md/2008/autism-an-evolutionary-consequence/#comment-1683 Andrew Lehman Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:22:23 +0000 http://www.rishi-kumar.com/?p=205#comment-1683 Visit http://www.neoteny.org/?cat=7 for several essays on the relationship between autism and human evolution. Visit http://www.neoteny.org/?cat=7 for several essays on the relationship between autism and human evolution.

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