research is pointing towards autism having evolutionary origins, meaning there is evidence that it was specifically selected for in our evolutionary past, long in our evolutionary past. autism may well be a different state of mind in humans, but a normal state of mind that served a role in our past (and most likely still the present, pic related). negative symptoms associated with autism are not intrinsic to the autistic brain, but a consequence of the asymmetry between the nature of autistic consciousness and the way humans in modern society are forced to develop through parenting and schooling.    pxefecl0  
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