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I would wager that autistic people are less likely to have children, which means that humans are evolving away from autism (assuming a large enough hereditary f
by smt88 5y ago
I would wager that autistic people are less likely to have children, which means that humans are evolving away from autism (assuming a large enough hereditary factor).
- lupire 5y agoThat assumes autism is an isolated binary trait, which it is not.
- akiselev 5y agoThe evolutionary benefits of a dominant allele can vastly outweigh the negative consequences of a recessive one, keeping it alive even though it reduces fitness of some individuals. With a spectrum disorder like autism that's likely caused by many factors, we can't even hazard a wild guess.