10.11.14

《To “it”, With Love》

  
自閉症是個神秘的國度,它奪去了一些,卻也賜予另一些;患者飽嘗情緒表達及社交障礙的挫敗,卻也擁有截然不同的視點,讓他們得以察覺世人遺忘的美麗。

人們普遍對自閉症缺乏理解,常常誤把患者視作智障或冷感,終日活在自己的世界;其實他們只是不擅與人溝通,並不代表他們對世界漠不關心。相反地,不少患者感情豐富,且懂得將關懷延展至死物之上。這天在《The New York Times》上讀到一篇文章To Siri, With Love: How One Boy With Autism Became BFF With Apple’s Siri,由一位自閉症男孩的母親撰文,描述兒子 Gus 如何在 iPhone 語音助手 Siri 身上發掘前所未見的可能性。

Gus: “You’re a really nice computer.”
Siri: “It’s nice to be appreciated.”
Gus: “You are always asking if you can help me. Is there anything you want?”
Siri: “Thank you, but I have very few wants.”