Re:A giant step forward in understanding autism
by wpietri on Friday February 17, 2023 @07:12PM
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> would have to communicate and/or work with other autists as competently as neurotypicals mesh with each other
Not at all. You're judging by the standards of neurotypicals.
Suppose we discover a genotype that correlates with extremely high social competence, people who are just naturally much better at communicating and working with others. (This isn't much of a stretch; we know there are people like that; we just don't know if it's genetic.) If we document this new, higher level of social functioning, does that mean that neurotypicals are now also defective, diseased?
Not at all. You're judging by the standards of neurotypicals.
Suppose we discover a genotype that correlates with extremely high social competence, people who are just naturally much better at communicating and working with others. (This isn't much of a stretch; we know there are people like that; we just don't know if it's genetic.) If we document this new, higher level of social functioning, does that mean that neurotypicals are now also defective, diseased?