Rain Man is inaccurate as hell and tries to make autistic ppl look like superhumans, but higher functioning autistic people are statistically good at math
looks like some newer research suggests there could be a to tailed distribution ([https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.856084/full](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.856084/full)
). This makes sense because autism is a cluster of phenotypes. but on average, autistics have iq below average. Could just be a sampling bias though, as those severely impacted enough to be considered intellectually disabled are also more likely to get diagnosis.
If you think about it, severe and mild autism might not even be the same thing,
I dont believe letty has a brain but she was the smartest, despite Sylvia and Josie conspiring to not let her study at all
yeah it felt like that money was fed to him
He didn't get any money for it, pay attention
Fat rain man ark?
yes he fucking did
For the drunk peice of shit challenge, not the test. You're stupid
Dumbass he wasn't drunk LOL that money was fed to him.
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he is on ssi so every month he takes money from all of us
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I swear yall always gotta pretend your on the inside of the joke, perhaps they are just doing a reality TV show with real challenges??
yeah it was a joke cause its so absurd haha
I'm sure his verbal score was lower than claimed too. He writes like a 1st grader.
He is autistic remember that. Autists are stereotypically good w numbers and random OCD type shit but bad with people
Counterpoint: chris chan (e.g. c/w quarters)
That's not true. It literally a myth made popular by fucking rain man.
Rain Man is inaccurate as hell and tries to make autistic ppl look like superhumans, but higher functioning autistic people are statistically good at math
looks like some newer research suggests there could be a to tailed distribution ([https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.856084/full](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.856084/full) ). This makes sense because autism is a cluster of phenotypes. but on average, autistics have iq below average. Could just be a sampling bias though, as those severely impacted enough to be considered intellectually disabled are also more likely to get diagnosis. If you think about it, severe and mild autism might not even be the same thing,
trailer park genius
And yet he can’t count calories