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Neurodiversity as an evolutionary survival trait is such a beautiful concept I haven't heard before, but it makes so much sense! I think the concept pairs real
by natpalmer1776 2y ago
Neurodiversity as an evolutionary survival trait is such a beautiful concept I haven't heard before, but it makes so much sense!
I think the concept pairs really well with the idea of social selection as a derivative of natural selection in which social structures create natural divisions in a population's gene expression to disfavor traits that don't benefit the population even if they benefit the individual.
- coldtea 2y agoHere's some stuff on that: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/adhd-traits-might-have-helped-hunter-gatherers-collect-more-food-while-foraging-study-suggests-180983824/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/adhd-traits-might-... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_versus_farmer_hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_versus_farmer_hypothesi... https://theconversation.com/how-our-autistic-ancestors-played-an-important-role-in-human-evolution-73477 https://theconversation.com/how-our-autistic-ancestors-playe... https://hms.harvard.edu/news/autism-evolution https://hms.harvard.edu/news/autism-evolution https://www.wired.com/story/autism-ancestors-evolution/ https://www.wired.com/story/autism-ancestors-evolution/