Autism and Magic: Brain Adventures
Nov. 10th, 2009 10:12 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
acmespaceshipAha! Duh! One of those ideas that are obvious in retrospect: Sleight-of-hand artists have unique insights into the autistic spectrum.
It's hard to misdirect the attention of someone who doesn't pick up on attentional cues. Very interesting. And, potentially, a way for table magicians to get work. Wonder what happens if you try to teach someone with high-functioning autism how to pull a coin out of your ear? A few steps beyond the Sally-Ann problem I would think. It's already recommended for Aspies to get acting/theater training, but maybe it's more efficient to have them learn a magic act. Great, now I have another project for Winter Break. Son, let me show you this deck of cards...
It's hard to misdirect the attention of someone who doesn't pick up on attentional cues. Very interesting. And, potentially, a way for table magicians to get work. Wonder what happens if you try to teach someone with high-functioning autism how to pull a coin out of your ear? A few steps beyond the Sally-Ann problem I would think. It's already recommended for Aspies to get acting/theater training, but maybe it's more efficient to have them learn a magic act. Great, now I have another project for Winter Break. Son, let me show you this deck of cards...
