They are not similar at all really. Autism is correlated to, "accelerated formation of neurons"(1) and "an increase in the number of neural connections"(2). Tha

They are not similar at all really. Autism is correlated to, "accelerated formation of neurons"(1) and "an increase in the number of neural connections"(2). That partially explains some savant-like traits being connected to autism. Outside of that John Travolta movie where he got the brain tumor and got super smart I don't think people are evolving tumors to increase intelligence. [1] Article [2] https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/in-autism-too-many-brain-connections-may-be-at-root-of-condition/ https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/in-autism-too-many-brain-con...