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Educating bobber.
Tell yah what, let's spankem'. That oughta work. 0;-
.... "It would appear that this is a function of the development of their brains at that time. It's not a cultural phenomenon. It's a real biological-based phenomenon from which, fortunately, they recover. [[[ If they aren't punished out of it first. So get with it, folksies with the switched, belts, paddles, straps, and spank'em straight. 0;- ]]] "When they recover at the age of 16 or 17 they're reaching adult levels of competence. But there is that period at 12, 13 and 14 when they seem completely oblivious to nuances not only of facial expression, but also tone of voice." Prof Skuse's research was carried out using computer tasks designed to test key markers of the ability to recognise social cues. These involved understanding emotional facial expressions, remembering faces, and recognising direct eye contact. All are abilities that are deficient in autistic individuals. The differences seen at the age of six could be important for the way teachers deal with children, said Prof Skuse. At that time, 70% of boys were less able to interpret facial expressions than averagely-performing girls. "In the context of the classroom, teachers attempting to control the behaviour of boys by subtle means of expressions of disapproval, such as raised eyebrows, or even getting angry, may find that boys ignore these cues," said Prof Skuse. "It may be that they are simply unable to read them." ... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...page_id=1 799 |
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wrote in message oups.com... : Tell yah what, let's spankem'. That oughta work. 0;- : : ... "It would appear that this is a function of the development of : their brains at that time. It's not a cultural phenomenon. It's a real : biological-based phenomenon from which, fortunately, they recover. : : [[[ If they aren't punished out of it first. So get with it, folksies : with the switched, belts, paddles, straps, and spank'em straight. 0;- : ]]] : : "When they recover at the age of 16 or 17 they're reaching adult levels : of competence. But there is that period at 12, 13 and 14 when they seem : completely oblivious to nuances not only of facial expression, but also : tone of voice." : : Prof Skuse's research was carried out using computer tasks designed to : test key markers of the ability to recognise social cues. : : These involved understanding emotional facial expressions, remembering : faces, and recognising direct eye contact. All are abilities that are : deficient in autistic individuals. : : The differences seen at the age of six could be important for the way : teachers deal with children, said Prof Skuse. : : At that time, 70% of boys were less able to interpret facial : expressions than averagely-performing girls. : : "In the context of the classroom, teachers attempting to control the : behaviour of boys by subtle means of expressions of disapproval, such : as raised eyebrows, or even getting angry, may find that boys ignore : these cues," said Prof Skuse. : : "It may be that they are simply unable to read them." ... : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...page_id=1 799 : |
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