Autism is a World

Presumed competency

                                      What was eye opening was the level of proficiency in Susan's communication once there was a medium for the communication - her screen writer. This is a really good example of the concept of presumed competence. If all that most people who interact with her go on her ability to communicate without the writer then they will most likely presume her competency to be low. And that is obviously off the mark and should show us that we really cannot make such an assumption. With the writer her communication is as clear, understandable, and eloquent as anyone else. Presumed competency can remove the error that would otherwise be based in bias.