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Exactly, but autism doesn't excuse the fact that it is a humanly possible level of intellectual capacity.
by espadagroup 16y ago
Exactly, but autism doesn't excuse the fact that it is a humanly possible level of intellectual capacity.
- rednum 16y agoWell, we don't know how many 'brain resources' does 'normal' skills that autistic people lack require - and in my opinion they may require as much computing power and memory as Kim Peek's genius skills. We don't know how much of our potential is spent on everyday tasks, like parsing converstaions with other people.
- Andrew_Quentin 16y agoYou seem to suggest that the brain is a zero sum game. It may be so, but it is a mere assumption.
- shadowpwner 16y agoI don't have a source for this, but I remember reading about how the "autistic" brain dedicates more of its capacity for more intellectual, rather than using it for social purposes.