Neurodivergence

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Glossary of terms and explanations related to neurodivergence (ghostarchive.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by SuddenDownpour@lemmy.world to c/neurodivergence@beehaw.org

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Sorry for the external link, but Lemmy wouldn't allow me to post the whole text. As mentioned at the start, feel free to contribute or debate as you see fit, I might update this post later on.

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[–] Mummelpuffin@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

This is definitely a perspective I hadn't considered before. Even from a straight-up "genetic fitness" perspective, specifically selecting or engineering traits we think are always useful would end up being a little like a mild form of inbreeding, wouldn't it? In the same way that "pure" dog breeds almost inevitably end up with specific crippling health problems while mutts are relatively healthy overall.