Re:Autism research on single neurons suggests signaling prob...
by dymk on Saturday May 18, 2019 @07:42PM
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What possible advantage is there to having any form of autism?
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Re:Autism research on single neurons suggests signaling prob...
by thg on Sunday May 19, 2019 @04:42AM
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Speaking only for myself:
Logical thinking is really easy for me. Also abstracting, pattern matching, "out-of-the-box" thinking.. Loyalty, honesty and helpfulness are also positive traits common among autistic people.
Having a unique worldview certainly is helpful in some situations. However it also makes other situations, especially pertaining to social interactions with strangers, rather challenging at times..
Re:Autism research on single neurons suggests signaling prob...
by earenndil on Sunday May 19, 2019 @02:27AM
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Greater general logical reasoning ability. Also, many people with ASD resent 'NTs' ((N)euro(T)ypical people), and view their existence with—not animosity, but as something they would not like for themselves.
Re:Autism research on single neurons suggests signaling prob...
by dymk on Sunday May 19, 2019 @03:36AM
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Sounds like sour grapes more than anything, honestly
Re:Autism research on single neurons suggests signaling prob...
by miguelrochefort on Saturday May 18, 2019 @09:29PM
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Isn't there a correlation between Asperger's and high IQ?
Re:Autism research on single neurons suggests signaling prob...
by anoncake on Sunday May 19, 2019 @07:47AM
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AFAIK that's just because an Aspergers diagnosis requires an IQ>70.
Re:Autism research on single neurons suggests signaling prob...
by dymk on Sunday May 19, 2019 @03:40AM
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Does that translate at all to general life satisfaction?
Re:Autism research on single neurons suggests signaling prob...
by thelasthuman on Sunday May 19, 2019 @04:00AM
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Isn't having a satisfying life subjective?