Autism News Comments 2006-11-03
I don’t think TV obsession causes Autism. I think Autism substantially increases the probability of TV obsession.
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I think Autism is a complicated array of genetic trash. Not Mercury, caseine, or TV. I do think it is possible that these may agitate or worsen existing autistic symptoms and behavior, but I don’t think these are the cause.
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Football is his passion but he still needs special accomodation to play. Emotional doom is ahead — high interest + low talent = continual depressive dissapointment. Looks like he is plenty competant in the hitting department. Can’t handle the playbook well. A lot of special accomodations are being made here. He won’t make it on a less charitable team. Not much hope for college ball except maybe a community college with a really sucky team (not even thinking anything near an athletic scholarship). At least his current high school team doesn’t suck relative to the competition that it plays in. He is not trusted to help the team win though. He is played only late-game, when the team already has a secure lead. At least he gives and receives his share of the hits though, though the article doesn’t say how much his hitting and being hit is actually contributing to the team getting closer to the goal-line.
