At first I kinda rolled my eyes but it did make me think about something related.
Let's take someone with "mild" autism, put them in mainstream schools since they can act "normal", and have them take an IQ test, then consider that they will probably never be independent because they scored a 63. Then lets have someone actually use their brain and give them an IQ test designed for individuals with autistic disorders and be amazed at a score of 156. It all depends on the test and the person.
I think standardized exams in general are crap, they rarely mean anything - I agree they are very much written to be answered by the writers progeny. Some of the smartest people I know would fail a generalized exam, but that is because they think very differently than "in the box" persons.
For instance - Savants are often people with severe forms of autism or worse diseases/handicaps... but they are absolutely brilliant, just in a very different way.
Of course a while after posting I finally notice that really isn't a good comparison to use. Of course there will be a pretty big difference between how the brain of someone with an autistic disorder and someone without one works, but not a big difference between a black individual and a white individual.
Not a test meant just for autistic individuals, I wasn't clear, sorry. Using Raven's Progressive Matrices, which relies more on analyzing shapes and solving puzzles, rather then the more common Wechsler Intelligence Scale, which relies more on noticing and responding to verbal cues.
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Date: 2007-12-28 04:13 am (UTC)Let's take someone with "mild" autism, put them in mainstream schools since they can act "normal", and have them take an IQ test, then consider that they will probably never be independent because they scored a 63. Then lets have someone actually use their brain and give them an IQ test designed for individuals with autistic disorders and be amazed at a score of 156. It all depends on the test and the person.
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Date: 2007-12-28 04:57 am (UTC)For instance - Savants are often people with severe forms of autism or worse diseases/handicaps... but they are absolutely brilliant, just in a very different way.
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