I’m sort of convinced that ASD is a view of the future where humans finally shrug off the bonds of being descended from apes. So much of the nastiness that humans are capable of come from the sort of behavior that allowed our ancestors to survive. We no longer live there and no longer need to think in that way.
Disagree. People on the spectrum are subject to the same kind of irrational hatred and violent impulses as every other person. Given that a common issue with people on the spectrum is an inability to read emotional and contextual cues, I’d argue that people on the spectrum are less evolved. We’re certainly less capable, in that we have fewer capabilities than neurotypical people.
I’m sort of convinced that ASD is a view of the future where humans finally shrug off the bonds of being descended from apes. So much of the nastiness that humans are capable of come from the sort of behavior that allowed our ancestors to survive. We no longer live there and no longer need to think in that way.
Disagree. People on the spectrum are subject to the same kind of irrational hatred and violent impulses as every other person. Given that a common issue with people on the spectrum is an inability to read emotional and contextual cues, I’d argue that people on the spectrum are less evolved. We’re certainly less capable, in that we have fewer capabilities than neurotypical people.
I agree with the first part, but that’s a case by case basis, just like NT’s. Those traits are not mutually exclusive with autism.