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If I Could Snap My Fingers And Be Nonautistic, I Would Not. Autism Is Part Of What I Am.

Normal People Have An Incredible Lack Of Empathy. They Have Good Emotional Empathy, But They Don't Have Much Empathy For The Autistic Kid Who Is Screaming At The Baseball Game Because He Can't Stand The Sensory Overload. Or The Autistic Kid Having A Meltdown In The School Cafeteria Because There's Too Much Stimulation.

Curiosity Is The Other Side Of Caution.

If Language Naturally Evolves To Serve The Needs Of Tiny Rodents With Tiny Rodent Brains, Then What's Unique About Language Isn't The Brilliant Humans Who Invented It To Communicate High-level Abstract Thoughts. What's Unique About Language Is That The Creatures Who Develop It Are Highly Vulnerable To Being Eaten.

In An Ideal World The Scientist Should Find A Method To Prevent The Most Severe Forms Of Autism But Allow The Milder Forms To Survive. After All, The Really Social People Did Not Invent The First Stone Spear. It Was Probably Invented By An Aspie Who Chipped Away At Rocks While The Other People Socialized Around The Campfire. Without Autism Traits We Might Still Be Living In Caves.