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He interpreted it to order the letters of each word alphabetically, not the words themselves. The posting of this in the subredit /r/awesome on reddit.com has the same title stating autism. Dyslexia, poor instructions, creative license I think are all good candidates.
7:38---the kid wrote the letters of each word in itself in alphabetical order, rather than sorting out the whole words in relation to each other....thus "log" in alphabetical order would be "glo".
Autistic, in that many autistics tend to think in extremely concrete and literal terms. As for completing the task in an absolutely literal way, this kid gets an A+!!
I hope the teacher appreciated this fantastic work.
I doubt this is real. Apple is crossed out, probsbly because " the first one has been done for you" but it doesn't show in the list because this has been doctored
When my autistic son was learning Math, his easiest subject, imagine my surprise when he brought home an F on a paper!
He was supposed to be learning "rounding up or down" and estimating numbers. Instead, he gave the exact numbers for each equation, and failed the test. Because he got all the answers "too right"!
Because _some_ educators are friggin' idiots. This kind of stuff makes me furious. I had an acquaintance in college that received a C on a proof - the answer the guy gave was essentially the professor' own solution to the same exam that had been given a few years earlier
In the school where I work, I am known for 'thinking outside of the box'.
When the students are asked a question, I know what answer they're expected to say, but I often come up with an additional answer that is also technically correct. It keeps me thinking and amuses my colleagues.
It DID, however, cause me some difficulties when I was a student myself, especially in my Catholic elementary school, where the nuns usually considered only ONE answer correct! I can certainly appreciate the logic of the spelling test above.
I couldn't see what was wrong with the test answers and had to come to the comments for an explanation. But I seem to have some "high-functioning" autism traits anyway.
Thanks for sharing this Uncle Gryphen! I am not ashamed to admit that I had to stare at the paper for a second to try to "logically" figure out what the kid did. I went through the first of each letter....no. Then the last letter of each word...no. Tried to figure out why fox was spelled correctly and thought maybe that's all his parents watch on tv....no. Then I literally went letter by letter of each word and said.....damn!
The genius in this kid's processing system of receiving and implementing his instructions literally is so profoundly simple. What a fine example on how to break things down to their finest point and from a different point of view!!! Should help with my writing for the next couple of hours.
Was diagnosed myself, a female, at age 24 with Asperger's syndrome. It took me about thirty seconds to realize what this kid did. Mildly affected females, from my research, tend to understand language and vocabulary very well. It is our gift, but also kind of a curse. I am constantly perplexed by the world around me and by the so-called adults that I share the world with.
He's not wrong! These kids are amazing. I worked with a family who have an autistic child. For some reason, he "took" to me and felt comfortable enough to try to hold conversations. We were on the sofa reading, when he jumps up and says "What that?" pointing at the television, it was a hang glider going over a lake. After thinking for a while, he asked me what a "lake" is. I said "It's a body of water completely surrounded by land". After thinking some more he goes "Oh, it's the opposite of an island" I never, in all my life, thought of an island in those terms, I don't know who learned more or had more fun, but I'm glad our paths crossed.
Fascinating glimpse into a different way of thinking.
ReplyDeletevery cool, actually
ReplyDeleteKid deserves A+ for creativity
ReplyDeleteWhere's Y and Z in the alphabet chart?
ReplyDeleteGood catch.
DeleteHow is that indicative of autism? Looks more like dyslexia. And, Gryphen, what do you mean that he's not wrong?
Deleteoh I see, he put each letter in the word in alphabetical order. It actually looks very dyslexic but he had a plan.
Delete7:38--the letters in each word are arranged in alphabetical order. It is really quite brilliant!
DeleteHe interpreted it to order the letters of each word alphabetically, not the words themselves. The posting of this in the subredit /r/awesome on reddit.com has the same title stating autism. Dyslexia, poor instructions, creative license I think are all good candidates.
Delete7:38---the kid wrote the letters of each word in itself in alphabetical order, rather than sorting out the whole words in relation to each other....thus "log" in alphabetical order would be "glo".
DeleteAutistic, in that many autistics tend to think in extremely concrete and literal terms. As for completing the task in an absolutely literal way, this kid gets an A+!!
I hope the teacher appreciated this fantastic work.
I doubt this is real. Apple is crossed out, probsbly because " the first one has been done for you" but it doesn't show in the list because this has been doctored
DeleteDyslexics have a difficult time with spelling. This child merely put the letters in alphabetical order. Big difference
Deletebut that isn't a spelling thing. He obviously thinks differently.
DeleteYeah, like people who use Apple computers.
DeleteFrom /r/awesome on reddit I see... ;-)
ReplyDeleteLiterally! ;-)
ReplyDeleteHe's certainly mastered alphabetical order! I have college students who couldn't do as well.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant. The child followed the directions precisely. They had and implied task, but when followed exactly the results were perfect.
ReplyDeleteWhen my autistic son was learning Math, his easiest subject, imagine my surprise when he brought home an F on a paper!
ReplyDeleteHe was supposed to be learning "rounding up or down" and estimating numbers. Instead, he gave the exact numbers for each equation, and failed the test. Because he got all the answers "too right"!
Because _some_ educators are friggin' idiots. This kind of stuff makes me furious. I had an acquaintance in college that received a C on a proof - the answer the guy gave was essentially the professor' own solution to the same exam that had been given a few years earlier
DeleteAmazing! There are 10th graders who can't alphabetize.
ReplyDeletePoor kid - must have thought #5 was a trick!
ReplyDeleteIn the school where I work, I am known for 'thinking outside of the box'.
ReplyDeleteWhen the students are asked a question, I know what answer they're expected to say, but I often come up with an additional answer that is also technically correct. It keeps me thinking and amuses my colleagues.
It DID, however, cause me some difficulties when I was a student myself, especially in my Catholic elementary school, where the nuns usually considered only ONE answer correct! I can certainly appreciate the logic of the spelling test above.
I couldn't see what was wrong with the test answers and had to come to the comments for an explanation.
ReplyDeleteBut I seem to have some "high-functioning" autism traits anyway.
Thanks for sharing this Uncle Gryphen! I am not ashamed to admit that I had to stare at the paper for a second to try to "logically" figure out what the kid did. I went through the first of each letter....no. Then the last letter of each word...no. Tried to figure out why fox was spelled correctly and thought maybe that's all his parents watch on tv....no. Then I literally went letter by letter of each word and said.....damn!
ReplyDeleteThe genius in this kid's processing system of receiving and implementing his instructions literally is so profoundly simple. What a fine example on how to break things down to their finest point and from a different point of view!!! Should help with my writing for the next couple of hours.
Thanks kid!
OMG THAT is funny. And he isn't wrong. he proves he knows what alphabetically order is.
ReplyDeleteWas diagnosed myself, a female, at age 24 with Asperger's syndrome. It took me about thirty seconds to realize what this kid did. Mildly affected females, from my research, tend to understand language and vocabulary very well. It is our gift, but also kind of a curse. I am constantly perplexed by the world around me and by the so-called adults that I share the world with.
ReplyDeleteHe's not wrong! These kids are amazing. I worked with a family who have an autistic child. For some reason, he "took" to me and felt comfortable enough to try to hold conversations. We were on the sofa reading, when he jumps up and says "What that?" pointing at the television, it was a hang glider going over a lake. After thinking for a while, he asked me what a "lake" is. I said "It's a body of water completely surrounded by land". After thinking some more he goes "Oh, it's the opposite of an island"
ReplyDeleteI never, in all my life, thought of an island in those terms, I don't know who learned more or had more fun, but I'm glad our paths crossed.