The Evolutionary Basis of Autism
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At some point in human evolution, our brains developed our signature sophisticated cognition. At the same time, not all brains are alike. Some people are built a bit different, like in the case of autism. There’s some evidence to suggest that autism might be /so/ hard-coded into our brains, it’s responsible for us becoming smart in the first place Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going! https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: David Johnston, Cye Stoner, Jp Lynch, Bethany Matthews, Chris Curry, J.V. Rosenbalm, Blood Doctor Kelly, Alan Wong, Toyas Dhake, Reed Spilmann, Garrett Galloway, Friso, Lyndsay Brown, Jeremy Mattern, Jaap Westera, Matt Curls, Eric Jense
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