Autism- What We Know and What We Do Not know yet
Wendy Chung, a human geneticist utilizes the rhetorical appeals of ethos, pathos, and logos to better explain what autism is. Chung is a certified clinical geneticist who has a PhD in molecular genetics. She graduated with an MD from Cornell University and a PhD from The Rockefeller University. On March of the year 2014 Chung spoke in a Ted Talk conference over autism, Autism- what we know (and what we do not know yet). Chung and her team of expertise lecture the audience concerning this spectrum. Chung’s firm and logical tone of voice grasped the audience attention by initiating a question at the start of her speech.
In Chung’s speech she starts off by explaining what a parents initial answer …show more content…
She compares two kids who have the same spectrum but are completely different, “from Justin, a 13 year old boy, who is not verbal, who cannot speak, who communicates by using an iPad to touch pictures to communicate his thoughts and his concerns, a little boy who when he gets upset, will start rocking, and eventually will, when he is disturbed enough will bang his head to the point that he can actually cut it open and require stitches” (Chung). She explains that the first boy is completely opposite from the following boy she’s going to speak about, Gabriel. She lets us know that Justin can and will physically harm himself because of how upset he can become. Though the same spectrum is shared between him and Gabriel they are going to react and act completely different from each other, “also applies to Gabriel, another 13 year old boy who has quite a different set of challenges. He is actually quite remarkably gifted in mathematics. He can multiply three numbers by three numbers in his head with ease. Yet when it comes to trying to have a conversation, he has great difficulty. He does not make eye contact. He has difficulty starting a conversation” (Chung). Chung describes these boys different behaviors so that her audience can understand that even though they have the same condition, they are very …show more content…
An audience whom may be parents of children with autism, or anyone who may know someone with autism and is trying to become educated over autism to better understand this spectrum. She tells us that her and her team of expertise “realize that there was not simply one gene of autism. In fact, the current estimates are that there are 200 to 400 different genes that can cause autism” (Chung). Which she lets her audience know that this is the reason why “we see such a broad spectrum in terms of its effects” (Chung). Even though all the new technologies that can offer a tremendous amount of opportunities for them to be able to impact the individuals, that there is still a long way to go. Chung invited us to help and think about better ways to impact individuals with autism. “I invite you to join the interactive autism network to be part of the solution” “we are going to need individuals of all ages, from the young to the old and with all the different shapes and sizes of the autism spectrum disorder to make sure that we can have an impact”
Wendy Chung, a human geneticist utilizes the rhetorical appeals of ethos, pathos, and logos to better explain what autism is. Chung is a certified clinical geneticist who has a PhD in molecular genetics. She graduated with an MD from Cornell University and a PhD from The Rockefeller University. On March of the year 2014 Chung spoke in a Ted Talk conference over autism, Autism- what we know (and what we do not know yet). Chung and her team of expertise lecture the audience concerning this spectrum. Chung’s firm and logical tone of voice grasped the audience attention by initiating a question at the start of her speech.
In Chung’s speech she starts off by explaining what a parents initial answer …show more content…
She compares two kids who have the same spectrum but are completely different, “from Justin, a 13 year old boy, who is not verbal, who cannot speak, who communicates by using an iPad to touch pictures to communicate his thoughts and his concerns, a little boy who when he gets upset, will start rocking, and eventually will, when he is disturbed enough will bang his head to the point that he can actually cut it open and require stitches” (Chung). She explains that the first boy is completely opposite from the following boy she’s going to speak about, Gabriel. She lets us know that Justin can and will physically harm himself because of how upset he can become. Though the same spectrum is shared between him and Gabriel they are going to react and act completely different from each other, “also applies to Gabriel, another 13 year old boy who has quite a different set of challenges. He is actually quite remarkably gifted in mathematics. He can multiply three numbers by three numbers in his head with ease. Yet when it comes to trying to have a conversation, he has great difficulty. He does not make eye contact. He has difficulty starting a conversation” (Chung). Chung describes these boys different behaviors so that her audience can understand that even though they have the same condition, they are very …show more content…
An audience whom may be parents of children with autism, or anyone who may know someone with autism and is trying to become educated over autism to better understand this spectrum. She tells us that her and her team of expertise “realize that there was not simply one gene of autism. In fact, the current estimates are that there are 200 to 400 different genes that can cause autism” (Chung). Which she lets her audience know that this is the reason why “we see such a broad spectrum in terms of its effects” (Chung). Even though all the new technologies that can offer a tremendous amount of opportunities for them to be able to impact the individuals, that there is still a long way to go. Chung invited us to help and think about better ways to impact individuals with autism. “I invite you to join the interactive autism network to be part of the solution” “we are going to need individuals of all ages, from the young to the old and with all the different shapes and sizes of the autism spectrum disorder to make sure that we can have an impact”