Did God create Autism or is this just a part of evolution?

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I'm Christian, so I will say this. Our life is full of crosses that we must bear, and I consider the anxiety and struggles a heavy cross to bear. You must bear the cross before you get to heaven. Also, I believe that we were given gifts and talents that we should use to the fullest. Life is full of crosses and graces, you must bear the crosses and and embrace the graces.

I really don't see why this matters. Autism exists, that's a fact that can't be changed. My personal theory, however, is that He created autism in order to benefit mankind. BAP (Broad Autism Phenotype) is common in scientists and people who made advances in science and stuff. Einstein had aspergers, or at least, wasn't neurotypical. Look at what he discovered. Most great scientists are lateral thinkers, people who think outside the box. So, I guess, in a twisted sort of way, autism helps mankind progress and evolve.

there is no god.

I don't believe in deities, but from a theist's point of view, God is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent. Nothing happens without his knowledge and permission. therefore, if you believe in God, you should believe he created Asperger's, cancer, incontinence, hemorrhoids, accents and everything else that was mentioned in this topic.

But I prefer more reasonable explanations. I will stick with evolution, at least for now. Supposedly, there is a genetic factor on ASDs, implying mutation. Since it's been happening for some time now (and, from what I've on the internet, it's been increasing over time), we can assume autistic individuals have been passing their genes, indicating that the mutation is at least partially beneficial. In other words, microevolution.

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God and evolution are not mutually-exclusive concepts.

But one is supported by ALL empirical date we have access to.

The other has not a shred of substantive support, analytical, empirical, or otherwise.

Guess which is which now, children.