The way they explained the scientific consensus in the article, this isn't so much a selected-for behavior as a disorder in mechanisms that are generally useful

The way they explained the scientific consensus in the article, this isn't so much a selected-for behavior as a disorder in mechanisms that are generally useful, like chameleon behavior (unconsciously imitating others' mannerisms) and empathetic feeling (which helps in forming social bonds). Evolution doesn't select for diseases, but sometimes it selects for generally-good traits that just happen to be error-prone.