Scientific Brain Linked to Autism

squoozer writes "The BBC is reporting that a leading scientist in area of Developmental Psychopathology, Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, is indicating that there is good chance that there is a scientific basis to the observed phenomenon that children with highly analytical parents are more likely to be autistic. He believes the genes which make someone analytical may also impair their social and communication skills. A weakness in these areas is the key characteristic of autism."

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lol

[joecomputerdude]

"genes which make someone analytical may also impair their social and communication skills"

Nerds and computer geeks have known this since the creation of computers, doesn't seem like big news to me... lol

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[0123456]

Life's much easier once you realise that the majority of women (well, at least the majority from about their teens to thirties) are clueless and easily manipulated, largely because they're so certain they have great 'social skills': feed them what they want to see and hear, and they'll do whatever you want.

The problem is that once you realise that, they're not very interesting anymore.