[nabs-l] Body language and facial expressions

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

Jedi,

The study was based off of an actual investigation. The teacher didn't
merely learn of the behavior and draw a conclusion. The boy, 11 or 12
years of age, or so, was questioned along with his parents and other
teachers.

While we shouldn't assume a behavior is only specific to the disability,
we also can't be so unwilling to admit that behavior can in deed develop
because of a disability.

Based on the investigation that happened over time, it was discovered
that the boy had no concept of how sight clearly worked, and he was not
aware that his physical behavior could be observed by others. This was
not an assumption of the teachers, nor was it my immediate conclusion
upon reading the article.

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
Read my blog at:
http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
 
"History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan

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Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:57:25 -0500
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Bridgit,

The blind teacher in the study may have concluded that the boy's 
behavior is due to his not knowing how sight works, but you yourself 
caution the overattribution of behavior to blindness. That said, it 
seems to me that prudence is required in interpreting this study: just 
because the blind teacher said the boy doesn't understand how sight 
works thus deciding that masturbation in public is okay, that doesn't 
make it so.

Respectfully,
Jedi