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Is Neurodiversity Possibly Evolution?

Daniel

I've seen lots of videos by people who think autism may be evolution to humanity. 

I think neurodiversity instead of autism is possibly evolution to humanity. As times going by more and more people are been diagnosed with a neurological difference, neurological differences are increasing. 

I were taught the only genes that survive are genes we require, since all these genes are increasing we are requiring them even more. 

Do you think some point in the future all humans will have a neurodivergent condition making neurodiversity part of evolution?

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  • It is more complex. Many gene variants (alleles) that are found in higher concentrations in autistics are beneficial - what is not beneficial about the ability to hyperfocus on a topic or problem? However, having too many of these alleles  pushes the possessor into clinically diagnosable autism. While some individual autistics have made huge contributions, like, possibly, Einstein and Charles Darwin, a society or the entire human race consisting only of autistics would probably be dysfunctional.

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  • It is more complex. Many gene variants (alleles) that are found in higher concentrations in autistics are beneficial - what is not beneficial about the ability to hyperfocus on a topic or problem? However, having too many of these alleles  pushes the possessor into clinically diagnosable autism. While some individual autistics have made huge contributions, like, possibly, Einstein and Charles Darwin, a society or the entire human race consisting only of autistics would probably be dysfunctional.

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