Autism and carnatic music?

[vallknowme]

Has there been any research on this? Do you know any great autistic carnatic musicians? Have autistic people shown some extraordinary carnatic music skills?

[VK RAMAN]

http://www.autismsupportnetwork.com/new ... ry-3543522

[vallknowme]

I think Mozart yes...in the movie Amadeus, there are many instances where Mozart doesn't get some al or non verbal cues...people would think he was childish and immature.. Not true..

Madurai somu?

[varsha]

It is preferable to understand Autism a bit more in detail before throwing up names like Somu etc .

Even the 5 geniuses mentioned in VKR's Link are not autistic by todays refined understanding . They were geniuses in their own right .Their names appear there probably to make the group feel comfortable or empowered in their respective journeys.

Todays understanding veers towards broadening the scope to an extent , only a concept like spectrum can capture .

My point is , it is not like jaundice which one may have or not have . But this is not the place to discuss this I guess . My home is guest to several such kids every evening for training and THEY ALL ARE IN LOVE WITH MUSIC . MUSIC OF THE HIGHER ORDER , not the kurai onrum illai types
Gifted we all are , but trapped in our own understanding , conditioned by a mind that gets lazy from the teens onwards
http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/under ... ism-basics
One could stick to this formula for guidance , until the next piece of research is done. Would like to read what mahavishnu writes on this

Autism is a complex neurobehavioral disorder that includes impairments in social interaction and developmental language and communication skills combined with rigid, repetitive behaviors. The disorder covers a large spectrum of symptoms, skills, and levels of impairment. It ranges in severity from a handicap that somewhat limits an otherwise normal life to a devastating disability that may require institutional care.

Picasso was just a guy who could not do his maths well because he could not get past 7 . It reminded him of an upturned nose ( nice point to discuss amidst all the talk of snubbing)
Lewis Carrol ended up writhing in pain about no one reading the books authored on mathematics , instead turning a simple story into an all time classic . A classic that can be interpreted in ever so many ways
Bottom line
There is no cure for anything . Including the painful mindsets of the NORMAL population . I dont say this to provoke but only in humble recognition that the world warms up very very slowly to these realities .The least we could do is refine our understanding