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That’s how the New York Times referred to American Idol contestant Jonathan Jayne. Jayne has a “mild form of autism” and was “viciously ridiculed” by Simon Cowell, with much outrage among the autism community ensuing.
But “video savant.” Someone who is skilled at making videos? Or an encyclopedic knowledge of them? Or simply a particular ability to operate the VCR or to find that one video in anyone’s house……..
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Autism mother gets on her soapbox.
Written by Kristina Chew, PhD [email] for b5media.
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3 opinions for Video Savant
Someone
Jan 26, 2007 at 4:14 pm
I saw the youtube video, and it seemed that Simon was actually fairly easy on him. Jayne’s friend (that bushbaby-eyes guy) certainly seemed to suffer from the typical wrath though.
John
Jan 27, 2007 at 10:53 am
Isn’t cruelty the point of that show? Why should a “video savant” be treated special on a fairly crass entertainment show created to make money?
Kristina Chew, PhD
Jan 27, 2007 at 11:41 am
I’m not a frequent watcher of the show (or of any TV show, for that matter), but that is my impression of it.
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