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Did we inherited autism through the Neanderthal and Denisovan genomes?

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Given that neanderthals and Denisovans had children with homosapiens I wonder how much of their DNA affects us, I had read that there might even be a chance we inherited autism from the Denisovans?

What do you all think? 

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  • The answer is obviously that we don't know. However does it feel right that we did? Oh yes! I completely love the idea that my condition is a result of my genes, my oddly elongated Neanderthal skull makes sense and so do the family traits. I feel Neanderthal and never felt human. Of course I must have mostly human genes and a small amount of Neanderthal DNA but I feel so much like a slightly different version of human, and feel the family similarity with other autists.

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  • The answer is obviously that we don't know. However does it feel right that we did? Oh yes! I completely love the idea that my condition is a result of my genes, my oddly elongated Neanderthal skull makes sense and so do the family traits. I feel Neanderthal and never felt human. Of course I must have mostly human genes and a small amount of Neanderthal DNA but I feel so much like a slightly different version of human, and feel the family similarity with other autists.

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