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A human-accelerated neuron type potentially underlying autism in humans

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185 points ivewonyoung | 1 comments | 28 Sep 25 23:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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mikert89 ◴[29 Sep 25 00:24 UTC] No.45409274[source]▶
Pretty clear theres a tradeoff between social intelligence and other forms of intelligence
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dyauspitr ◴[29 Sep 25 00:44 UTC] No.45409381[source]▶
Einstein seemed to have absolutely no problems with his social life. Newton on the other hand lived and died alone, possibly a virgin.
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al_borland ◴[29 Sep 25 01:24 UTC] No.45409589[source]▶
That’s called masking.

I have level 1 ASD and rated pretty high in masking when tested. I show up the way I’m expected to show up. I don’t let people see what it costs me. I deal with that later in private.

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dyauspitr ◴[29 Sep 25 03:07 UTC] No.45410017[source]▶
You can be an introvert without having autism. A lot of people “mask” it doesn’t mean they’re autistic.
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1. hu3 ◴[29 Sep 25 03:57 UTC] No.45410214{3}[source]▶
That doesn't invalidate the fact that there are high functioning autists that mask well.