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Re:Integrating variants in 42k autism cases identifies mutat... by matheusmoreira on Friday August 19, 2022 @10:28AM (#32521390)
On the contrary, cognitive impairment is common in autism. You're probably thinking of attention deficit disorder which paradoxically may present with hyperattention, usually when something is very interesting to the patient.
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Re:Integrating variants in 42k autism cases identifies mutat... by swayvil on Friday August 19, 2022 @10:30AM (#32521417)
I used the term "the spectrum". It covers everything from casual obsessives to serious handwavers
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Re:Integrating variants in 42k autism cases identifies mutat... by galgalesh on Friday August 19, 2022 @10:54AM (#32521762)
Just a technical note: "spectrum" in autism spectrum disorder doesn't refer to a scale from "mild" to "strong", but refers to a spectrum of symptoms/behaviors.

There is a broad spectrum of symptoms which fall under the autism spectrum. Everyone who has ASD, has a number of these symptoms but two people who both have ASD can easily have none of these symptoms in common.

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Re:Integrating variants in 42k autism cases identifies mutat... by emrvb on Friday August 19, 2022 @10:52AM (#32521731)
Which is another indication you are not very knowledgeable on the subject. ADD/ADHD are disorders on their own. It is a common comorbidity for people on the spectrum, but it's certainly not part of the spectrum.
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