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People with high functioning autism are more likely to have children than neurotypicals, so there is some favourable selection pressure as well.
by rogerkirkness 4y ago
People with high functioning autism are more likely to have children than neurotypicals, so there is some favourable selection pressure as well.
- supertofu 4y agoThis is surprising. I would have assumed the opposite (people with high functioning autism seem less susceptible to social pressure to have children, and more likely to use birth control, for example.) Any guesses as to why?
- MrPatan 4y agoThe less strong claim is that people with functioning autism reproduce more than they did before
- alistairSH 4y agoDo you have a source for this claim? I'm not doubting you, genuinely interested (my now-adult son is on the spectrum).