People with certain autism spectrum disorders have difficulty reading social cues which most people understand intuitively. Therapists have developed techniques which can help them learn through training what comes effortlessly to others. I can’t help thinking of this when I see President Trump touring Texas with his litany or jarring, tone-deaf or just plain weird comments. But the deficit in this case isn’t social cue cognition. It’s empathy.
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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/he-cant-even-fake-it
This blog will focus on political images I have found all around the Internet, though I will intersperse some commentary and quotes that I find interesting.
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