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Isn't this reverse causation? Selecting for a set of autistic children with imaginary friends selects for individuals with the set of conditions on the spectrum
by b800h 4y ago
Isn't this reverse causation? Selecting for a set of autistic children with imaginary friends selects for individuals with the set of conditions on the spectrum which affect social skills the least. Junk study?
- lucozade 4y agoThe article specifically points out that the study establishes neither a causal direction nor whether or not there is a confounding factor. The study has a small sample size and is based on self reporting, so by no means definitive, but I see no reason to believe it's junk.
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- im3w1l 4y agoThat doesn't mean it's junk. But I think the selection effects you mention is a very intriguing idea. It could certainly be the case, but we don't know yet.