Comments on: The Ryerson Showcase http://lmmresearch.org/blog/2008/04/09/the-ryerson-showcase/ A Collaborative Online Space for Researchers Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:43:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Benjamin Lefebvre http://lmmresearch.org/blog/2008/04/09/the-ryerson-showcase/#comment-962 Benjamin Lefebvre Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:18:52 +0000 http://lmmresearch.org/blog/2008/04/09/the-ryerson-showcase/#comment-962 I was present for Dr. Hoy's paper, and while the thesis was certainly controversial, I found that it more than adequately addressed the concerns you raise about the scientific appropriateness of the term FASD. I would recommend that you contact Dr. Hoy directly and ask if you can discuss her research findings. Her contact information can be found on the website for the School of English and Theatre Studies, University of Guelph <http://arts.uoguelph.ca/sets/>. I was present for Dr. Hoy’s paper, and while the thesis was certainly controversial, I found that it more than adequately addressed the concerns you raise about the scientific appropriateness of the term FASD. I would recommend that you contact Dr. Hoy directly and ask if you can discuss her research findings. Her contact information can be found on the website for the School of English and Theatre Studies, University of Guelph .

]]> By: Satoshi Sugihara http://lmmresearch.org/blog/2008/04/09/the-ryerson-showcase/#comment-932 Satoshi Sugihara Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:22:52 +0000 http://lmmresearch.org/blog/2008/04/09/the-ryerson-showcase/#comment-932 I was amazed to hear that in the program of "Re-reading Anne of Green Gables within Disability Studies", Anne was linked with FASD. It's not literal term, but medical classification and must be used with reasonably correct understandings, so should not be used inconsiderately. Today, intentionally drink while pregnant is already a child abuse, and mother like that often unable to raise the baby properly that even producing another "Barnardo boy". I'm not a doctor but was a scientific majoring student, I immediately noticed that assumption of "Anne was FASD handicapped girl" must contains serious mistakes. I also re-confirmed my knowledge of FASD by checking newspaper articles about FASD and searched papers from The New England Journal of Medicine website, that lead to the conclusion of Anne was never FASD because of her hight IQ, academic performance, learning skills, fluent command of language. Anne was popular among her school mates, so her personal communication skill was also high. Just headless and impulsive won't be an evidence that Anne was FASD. Although Anne is fictional character, diagnose Anne as FASD is another things. How can I see the Dr. HELEN HOY's paper? I'd like to check if it's accurate from the scientific point of view and encouraging people with FASD to conquer the handicaps, or mealy spreading false understandings and discouraging FASD relevant people. I was amazed to hear that in the program of “Re-reading Anne of Green Gables within Disability Studies”, Anne was linked with FASD. It’s not literal term, but medical classification and must be used with reasonably correct understandings, so should not be used inconsiderately. Today, intentionally drink while pregnant is already a child abuse, and mother like that often unable to raise the baby properly that even producing another “Barnardo boy”.

I’m not a doctor but was a scientific majoring student, I immediately noticed that assumption of “Anne was FASD handicapped girl” must contains serious mistakes. I also re-confirmed my knowledge of FASD by checking newspaper articles about FASD and searched papers from The New England Journal of Medicine website, that lead to the conclusion of Anne was never FASD because of her hight IQ, academic performance, learning skills, fluent command of language. Anne was popular among her school mates, so her personal communication skill was also high.

Just headless and impulsive won’t be an evidence that Anne was FASD. Although Anne is fictional character, diagnose Anne as FASD is another things.

How can I see the Dr. HELEN HOY’s paper? I’d like to check if it’s accurate from the scientific point of view and encouraging people with FASD to conquer the handicaps, or mealy spreading false understandings and discouraging FASD relevant people.

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