Is Asperger's Evolution in Process?
The core question, "Is Asperger's Evolution in Process?" is answered by yes. Simply because everything is evolution in process.
If it's alive, it is an evolutionary step in one direction or another.
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The perceived increase in autism might indicate that society has reached a point where the world we've created pushes the limits of what a human being can tolerate, in terms of noise, lights, confusion, and chemical bombardment. If more and more people are unable to tolerate this artificial, stressful environment, it might cause us to evolve toward a calmer, more natural lifestyle. And that would be a good thing, I think.
If AS is an example of evolution in action, then people with AS are more successful at reproducing (and passing AS traits on to their offspring) or are achieving dominance of the human race over NTs by some other means.
LOL.
An evolutionary advantage is one that provides for greater reproductive capability - physical strength and higher intelligence are two examples of such evolutionary advantages.
Trouble relating to others? Not an evolutionary advantage.
Trouble with change? Not an evolutionary advantage.
Delayed communicative development? Not an evolutionary advantage.
Fidgeting and "flapping"? Not evolutionary advantages.
No "sense of danger"? Not an evolutionary advantage.
No "theory of mind"? Not an evolutionary advantage.
Inappropriate emotional expression? Not an evolutionary advantage.
Anything that could drive away a potential mate is simply not an evolutionary advantage, because without the opportunity to reproduce, any alleged "advantage" dies with the childless person who has it.
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LOL.
Yeah. That's what I argued in the above pages when this thread started a coupla years ago. But that lady named "guzzle" just fought me tooth and nail. But she seems to have left the WP site since then. So she cant respond to you. Woulda been interesting to see her response.
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LOL.
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LOL.
LOL.
Its evolution pruning aspergers down to being the only 1.5 percent of the population it is now- keeping it just a hair above extinction. So basically yes-it is evolution away from something that is rare to begin with.
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I do have some social difficulties, but then so do people who don't have autism. Lots of people are sensitive or shy without being autistic.
I don't feel I'm anything the same as autistic people who are mentally ret*d or can't function at all, so I don't think Asperger's should be called the same as autism.
The core traits are the same it is the severity that varies widely. Mentally ret*d totally non functioning autistic people exist but they far from the only classicly autistic people. People who have some social difficulties and repetitive behavoirs are far the only Aspies around. I can present as almost normal. I graduated college worked most of the time for the next 25 years, but not in the last 10, never had a relationship of any kind and only lived away from home in college and in rehab the last year and have been diagnosed with Aspergers.
Aspergers is not seperate from autism, but it was wrong to just label everyone ASD also. The problem is the Autism sub categories are misleading and inadequate.
Ok well I see we will never agree and you don't seem to see my point of view, but personally while there might be some similar traits in mentally ret*d people with autism who can never communicate with others, as there are similar traits with other conditions, I don't think those types and geniuses should be considered as having the same condition. Taking away the name Asperger's to just being autism spectrum disorder is wrong in my opinion, as what they call low functioning wouldn't meet the diagnoses from Hans Asperger.
Short answer: yes. You have lost the evolution game because your genes will stop with you, and not be in the next generation. Whether that should matter to you, or not,is an open question.
Long answer: Hard to say. By not reproducing yourself you may indirectly help the children of your siblings to survive- thus helping you genetic line to continue in some indirect way that may not be obvious. For example slowing the population growth may help society which in turn helps members of society survive who may include folks with similiar DNA to you survive.
Huh?
You can choose a "spiritual path".
You don't choose to be autistic.
There are a lot of things you can't choose, but can let any or all of it guide or illuminate or beat down your path.
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Diagnosed April 14, 2016
ASD Level 1 without intellectual impairments.
RAADS-R -- 213.3
FQ -- 18.7
EQ -- 13
Aspie Quiz -- 186 out of 200
AQ: 42
AQ-10: 8.8
Huh?
You can choose a "spiritual path".
You don't choose to be autistic.
Doesn't make sense to me. I don't think it's anything to do with body and soul. If anything, I think I'm more connected to spirituality than most people.
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