What role did autism play in human evolution?

Re:What role did autism play in human evolution? by douche on Saturday June 10, 2017 @05:23PM (#14529261)

I sometimes wonder if we sometimes self-label ourselves, in general, as being "on the spectrum" just so we can justify getting pissy when uninteresting people interrupt and harass us while we are trying to concentrate on interesting problems.

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Re:What role did autism play in human evolution? by briholt on Saturday June 10, 2017 @05:52PM (#14529388)

I think this is the DSM's criteria for high functioning autism.

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Re:What role did autism play in human evolution? by poizan42 on Saturday June 10, 2017 @05:56PM (#14529407)

Having difficulty getting back on track after an interruption is part of ADHD (well, more difficulty than the average person, interruptions disrupts everybody's concentration to some degree). There is a high level of comorbidity between Autism Spectrum Disorders and ADHD-PI (formerly known as ADD).

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Re:What role did autism play in human evolution? by watwut on Sunday June 11, 2017 @03:38AM (#14531106)

Ok, but some people are jerks or without being autistic. No one likes being interrupted, not just autistic. They just make it while another level.

If you act angrily after being interrupted, then people will interrupt you less. People with high social skills do that intentionally for exactly that reason. The difference is in inability to control the bad reaction. Merely being rude and self centered is not enough (autistic come across like self centered, but that is oftentimes unfair).

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Re:What role did autism play in human evolution? by wbl on Saturday June 10, 2017 @05:38PM (#14529323)

I had an IEP because of autism and work in the industry.

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