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So I had seen this study that showed that autistic kids really like to spin objects... I didn't think anything of it aside from storing it. A few years later I
by samstave 3y ago
So I had seen this study that showed that autistic kids really like to spin objects... I didn't think anything of it aside from storing it.
A few years later I met my wife's nephew, who was about 5 or so - and he was constantly spinning things... and I asked if he was autistic, and they said no.
A few month passed by, and he was officially diagnosed as autistic.
I wonder if something in the retina, and the way that it signals to the brain is soothing if there is a spinning image signal coming through.
I wonder if one were able to apply a HUD either in a contact or such, where there might be a slightly spinning halo/ring that one might look through, if it is that spinning things sooth an autistic signal processor. There are two different spin stimuli it appears that autistic people find soothing, visual or physical (spinning of themselves).
- javajosh 3y agoAn interesting application for a virtual reality headset. You could at least do anecdotal testing with your friends who have autistic children.