Comments on: Flap your hands goodbye: Monk leaves the air http://cultureby.com/2009/12/flap-your-hands-goodbye-monk-leaves-the-air.html This Blog Sits At the Intersection of Anthropology and Economics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:43:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben http://cultureby.com/2009/12/flap-your-hands-goodbye-monk-leaves-the-air.html/comment-page-1#comment-46 Ben Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:04:49 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=10#comment-46 Great show. I wish I could've watched it more. No doubt USA will keep us well-supplied with re-runs. "One symptom that identifies kids on the Autism spectrum is the flapping of hands. Kids with Autism and Asperger’s flap their hands a lot." HUGE overgeneralization. Some kids on the spectrum flap their hands a lot, but some flap very little or not at all. In addition, some kids who aren't on the spectrum flap their hands. Not meaning to be nitpicky here, but parents read comments like this and end up "diagnosing" their kids. Great show. I wish I could’ve watched it more. No doubt USA will keep us well-supplied with re-runs.

“One symptom that identifies kids on the Autism spectrum is the flapping of hands. Kids with Autism and Asperger’s flap their hands a lot.”

HUGE overgeneralization. Some kids on the spectrum flap their hands a lot, but some flap very little or not at all. In addition, some kids who aren’t on the spectrum flap their hands.

Not meaning to be nitpicky here, but parents read comments like this and end up “diagnosing” their kids.

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