Beardsley

Narrator: "Life could, in fact, throw many more curveballs."

I think any idea is worth listening to, it's the assertion that we must inherently accept their viewpoint as valid that is outright absurd.

#thatsthejoke

Yeah, for sure! I was being tounge in cheek, mainly for my own amusement lol.

The majority of human history has shown us that no, in fact, walking does not inherently make you kinder.

Man... people can barely read my writing when I don't use cursive. Might as well be scribbles on the page if I use cursive. I learned to write with a half-cast on my writing hand though, so it was a rough go of it in general.

PLEASE JUST FUCKING MAKE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS ALREADY.

Ah that's fair, I appreciate your straightforwardness. I am definitely going to educate myself further on this. The human brain is fucking wild.

It kind of degrades my respect and trust for this community. The fact that we need a completely different subreddit so people can try to educate themselves on sensitive subjects is pretty sad. I'd get it if this guy was asking in bad faith, but it seems like a sincere question.

How do we know anything? I spend a lot of time around him, observed his behaviors and interactions with the world, and have taken away that he is more capable than some people understand. I'm not making a general observation, just a personal one, hence why I am asking for further studies to imperically show me the general data.

As a bit of a rant, what you've said is pretty silly in any context. Are you telling me body language and physical interaction are not inherent forms of communication? We evolved and worked together for millions of years without spoken word.

I'm actually very fascinated by this, but you seem to have forgotten your context. I have a severely autistic brother in law with down syndrome. He's non-verbal but definitely comprehends much of what is going on around him beyond how a child reacts to the world. Can you tell me where to read more about this? Honestly, I'm not sure what I would google to find this study.