[CW] Are Morse Aficionados Autistic ???

[Kate Hutton]

HI HI ... I resemble that remark.

73 Kate K6HTN

On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 1:51 PM, John Westerlage <john at n5dwi.com> wrote:

>
> The following is an excerpt from an interview
> by Wired Magazine columnist, Carl Zimmer of
> Steve Silberman, the author of "NeuroTribes"
>
> The interview, entitled
> "The Beautiful Diversity of Autism", appears
> in the August, 2015 Wired magazine, pp 37-39.
> ==============================================
> Zimmer - You write about how the iPad is just
> the latest in a long string of technologies
> that have helped autistic people connect with
> others -- likely starting with ham radio in
> the early 1900s.
>
> Silberman - They could use the equipment to
> communicate.  They didn't even have to talk --
> they could use Morse Code.  So they could
> socialize in a way that was comfortable
> for them.
>
> The iPad turned out to be a boon,
> because specialized communication devices
> for autistic children were always incredibly
> expensive and inflexible.  The iPad comes
> along and it can be that communication device.
> ==============================================
> And here I didn't even know I had a problem !!! (Smile)
>
> "If it's not at least an hour, it's not a contact !!"
> vy 73, john, n5dwi
> EL29ht13,  Harris County, Texas
> EL09hu55, Bandera County, Texas
>
> Sent from my 1915 Spark Gap Transmitter. (Smile)
> Morse FOREVER !!!
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