Ted Carr Guest Lecture | MIT MAS.771: Autism Theory and Technology, Spring 2011

Ted Carr (Full name Edward G. Carr), a psychology professor at Stonybrook and autism specialist, gives a guest lecture about autism understanding, research, and what he would like to see in technological development.
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[@SubjectiveCuriosities]

Didn't necessarily agree with everything but there were some thoughtful, interesting, and essential points made when it comes to understanding autistic people.

[@dovic86]

I wish the whole course was available. I also saw that Sherry Turkled taught in the same course in 2006 and, having read much of her work, I'm curious what she had to say on the matter

[@dovic86]

"The fewer choices a person has the more likely they are to act out, and that's universal. Almost everything that I'm saying, by the way, applies to everybody, including those who don't have autism. People with autism are like everybody else, only more so".
That hit so close to home. It's something I've been thinking for a while, and I have mixed feelings about it. Hearing it said out loud is rather affecting.

[@TGGrieco1]

Classic Ted, Brilliant yet self-depreciating and funny, coming across this makes me miss him more!

[@flowewritharoma]

thanks for posting this educational understandings!

[@AW-vj7by]

This is such a great lecture! RIP Ted Carr. :(

[@marcusvfg]

I have his book "Communication-Based Intervention for Problem Behavior". A very very good book.

[@DifferentDrum234]

Lanuage is powerful, but let's face it. Many children are with their mothers in social venues like the grocery store. He is not saying mothers are evel. No one will ever be able to teach us if we keep criticizing the examples and language people use when they are trying to give us real life examples. How many times have you seen a Dad who is walking around the store with a screaming child. Good Moms and bad moms are caught in grocery lines or have to get a prescription for the family, etc.