Autism

[El Diablo]

I don't know much about autism, but I've seen autistic people and when they are swaying and making random grunts and noises ("low functioning autistics"), while I realize they are very different than retarded people my general impression is not that they are engaged in any really deep thought or anything. This video and story really gave me a whole new view of this stuff. Would be interested in any stories you guys have about autistic people you know.

YouTube video (Make sure you keep watching until the "translation" part starts at least)

CNN article (the second video link "Watch Amanda communicate in her own way" profile by Sanjay Gupta and the blog post by her are especially interesting)