> people with autism have often a very high IQ I don’t think that’s necessarily true even if we only consider those with high-functioning autism (and the avera

> people with autism have often a very high IQ I don’t think that’s necessarily true even if we only consider those with high-functioning autism (and the average is significantly lower if we include everyone). Some people with autism have a very high IQ, just like some people who don’t have it. e.g. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9058071/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9058071/