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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Are autistics part Neanderthal?

applebiter
Posted: 11 Jun 2012, 8:33 pm 

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Per links above the CADPS2 and AUTS2 gene mutations associated with autism have an extremely low correlation with Autism if any. The AUTS2 mutation has been identified associated with only 1 group of twins, and is not considered an autism succeptibility gene. The CADPS2 mutation was found inclusive...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Are autistics part Neanderthal?

applebiter
Posted: 07 Jun 2012, 9:59 pm 

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Are autistics part Neanderthal? No more so than non-autistics. Nearly everyone who is descended from European stock may have as much as 4% of their genome in common with Neanderthal Man. If a person's Neanderthal ancestry makes them autistic, then every single European alive today would have autism...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Proposed evolutionary origins of Autism

applebiter
Posted: 31 May 2010, 7:22 pm 

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However, pause and consider this before you let an emotional reaction cloud your judgment. Do not jump to conclusions regarding "what it means" in the "big picture" sense. The strongest hypotheses I've seen pretty much place high-functioning "Aspies" and those with Asperger's Syndrome into a crucial...
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