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"A gene" ... what gene? The article itself states: > we are all “a bit autistic,” and we all fit somewhere along a spectrum of traits.
by dwringer 9y ago
"A gene" ... what gene? The article itself states:
> we are all “a bit autistic,” and we all fit somewhere along a spectrum of traits.
- whatshisface 9y agoYou might want to loosen up your interpretation a bit to understand his point - if a gene doesn't have to be beneficial to say in the gene pool, then a vague blob of thousands of genes doesn't have to be beneficial either.
- dwringer 9y agoThanks, I actually do understand what you mean but then I simply must refer you to the rest of what I quoted. There is no distinction, it simply comes down to a diagnosis based on a number of factors - otherwise we are "all a bit autistic". Since that diagnosis is a relatively recent invention, it's hard to understand your argument about "autistic people" historically.