Some say that he "talks" while blinking with his eye. I'm not so sure this is true because I don't know how people understand him. But I just want to know why does he have a problem with his neck, why can't he talk, and how do people figure out what he is saying.
2007-03-28 12:10:06 · 4 answers · asked by San P 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
when I said while bliknking with his eye, I meant by instead of while.
2007-03-28 12:12:00 · update #1
Hawking is severely disabled by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS (a type of motor neuron disease.); this condition is commonly known in the United States as Lou Gehrig's Disease.
When he was young, he enjoyed riding horses and playing with the other children. At Oxford, he coxed a rowing team, which, he stated, helped relieve his immense boredom at the university. Symptoms of the disorder first appeared while he was enrolled at Cambridge. He lost balance and fell downstairs, hitting his head. Worried of losing his genius, he took the Mensa International test to verify that his intellectual abilities were intact. Diagnosis came when Hawking was 21, shortly before his first marriage, and doctors said he would not survive more than two or three years.
He gradually lost the use of his arms, legs, and voice, and is now almost completely paralyzed. The computer system attached to his wheelchair is operated by Hawking via an infra-red 'blink switch' clipped onto his glasses. By scrunching his right cheek up, he is able to talk, compose speeches, research papers, browse the World Wide Web, and write e-mails. The system also uses radio transmission to provide control over doors in his home and office.
2007-03-28 12:19:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Steven Hawking is severely disabled by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS (a type of motor neuron disease.); this condition is commonly known in the United States as Lou Gehrig's Disease. He gradually lost the use of his arms, legs, and voice, and is now almost completely paralyzed. But, with the help of his computer thing, he is almost like any other person (except he has an I.Q. of I think 200)
2007-03-28 20:43:56 · answer #2 · answered by ❤HiHi!❤ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My history teacher said that he had this rare disease that made him unable to speak and he talks through a machine that reads his vocal chords or something. The disease probably affects the shape of his neck too.
2007-03-28 21:20:35 · answer #3 · answered by Sammy L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He suffers from Lou Gherig's disease.
2007-03-28 19:13:08 · answer #4 · answered by DelK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋