But they seem decidedly less cool next to gadgets that can read human movements and understand our spoken language.

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Autistic people can hear, read, and understand what others express about them.

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Those that can serve on a jury include registered voters, US Citizens over 18 and those that can follow the English language (read, write, understand).

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Exposure to parents and other relatives who speak Korean has given Kim some knowledge of the language -- she can generally understand the subject matter of the conversation -- but she can't read it and doesn't enunciate well.

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