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Bigjohn

Western Thunderer
Verbal and visual communication require understanding as to comprehension
The expresion “Norfolk and good”might be completely misunderstood by the listener…………
 
alastairq

alastairq

Western Thunderer
Alan said:
Reminds me of me trying to explain the difference between can I and may I when I was a teacher.
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My son is on the autistic spectrum.

As a primary school pupil, [with support], his tendency to be literal in the extreme taught his class teacher a good lesson [so she later recounted]
An example being, he would be sat away from the others in a corner with his support, basically doing his own thing.....
The class teacher would ask him if he'd like to come over & join the others for a story?
He would reply, 'no thank you!'

Now, some may have found this response to be bordering on 'bad behaviour'....but his teacher discovered that, if she simply told him to 'come & sit over here with the others,' he would do so quite obediently.
 
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John_B

Western Thunderer
alastairq said:
The class teacher would ask him if he'd like to come over & join the others for a story?
He would reply, 'no thank you!'

Now, some may have found this response to be bordering on 'bad behaviour'....but his teacher discovered that, if she simply told him to 'come & sit over here with the others,' he would do so quite obediently.
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Quite right too. Neurotypicals need to learn to use the English language properly, so they communicate clearly and unambiguously. Why create words with a specific meaning, then use them in a way that doesn't conform to the dictionary definition?
 
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