How many autistic kids go on to breed?
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I have to admit, that was my first thought as well.
OTOH, those on the low end of the “autism spectrum” seem to do smashingly well for themselves and have long term pairings, which would be the most beneficial situation for the species, no?
By that I mean the geeky, slightly strange sorts who tend towards being smart, frequently end up quite well off from endeavours in the technology fields, and attract a “boring”, bookish but extremely stable mate who was looking for similar traits. IOW, your typical traditional computer programmer, etc. Somewhat risk averse, willing and capable to intently focus on a goal even at the cost of repetitive, boring work, not very fussed at all about social standing or likely to fall into the “partying” trap.
“How many autistic kids go on to breed?”
I don’t know - time will tell, but there certainly seems to be an increase. I didn’t know any kids with this when I was a suburban child in the 50s and 60s. While raising 3 children who didn’t have autism over the past 18 years, I became astonished at all the articles about this and then discovered many parents home educating them very well. What % have Asperger’s?