>>12062800I should have specified that the severely autistic often show superior performance on tasks related to spatial ability, pattern recognition etc. Of course, non-verbal autistics will nearly always fail conventional IQ-tests which rely on verbal ability, thus warranting them a diagnosis of mental disability.
>>12062755Huge margins, you've got there. Additionally, I consider autismspeaks not a reliable source.
>I wouldn't call it a good trade-off for a better IQ score.I point to my comment.
>>12062392Also I'm not OP. I never claimed that autism is an advantage. From my point of view, autism is a diagnosis that has lost all meaning. It covers an absurdly big range. It does not distinguish between idiopathic and secondary autism.
It either ignores comorbidities like epilepsy, executive dysfunction etc. or equates them with autism. It's either hyposensitivity or hypersensitivity. It's too little empathy or too much empathy. It's mental retardation or giftedness.
