Transhumanist thought of the day by DiMartinThursday, January 12, 2006
Preparation for the next evolutionary step for humanity?
My son has Aspberger Syndrome (AS), a pervasive communication disability. For many years, he was misdiagnosed as suffering from Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), a frequent culprit blamed for some of the symptoms AS sufferers exhibit.
Over the years, as I have learned more about my son and others who struggle with AS and other communications related disabilities, I have noticed that, though these individuals are often at a disadvantage in one or more areas of their lives, particularly socially, they often seem to be more able to withstand frenetic clamorous stimuli, particularly in the form of television, video games and music. In fact, they often seem to prefer it.
This has led me to wonder if, due to the increasingly varied and easy exposure to information in its various forms, i.e., the internet, TV, Video games, innovations in sound and music, virtual reality, etc., the *sufferers* of AS and other communications disorders are really sufferers at all..or if they are the misunderstood vanguard of the next step of the evolution of man.
Are these the people, or the parents of the people who will take humanity to the stars? Will my son and other, high functioning AS sufferers, be..or breed the first colonists and ambassadors able to face the rigors of the journey; to leave our world and be the next human pioneers?Read full article