There are people who are on the spectrum, who have a hyper focus and skills above the normal "NPC". They are brilliant, savant like abilities. Sorry that you want to look down (not used as a pun) on these people, this is more of a celebratory term of respect. You comment above that they are "crippled" by their "curse". It's sad that you refer to people like that. I have a dear friend that is on the spectrum, he works for NASA and hold a degree from MIT. I also have friend who have children trisomy 21. Add to that the part where people are fuck by the vax, I have personally buried several.
Special abilities are more common in autism than in other groups, with one study1 finding that a third of autistic adults showed superior skills in one or more areas by parental report and on psychometric tests. Some well‐documented skills are as astounding as any in fiction, such as the renowned artist S. Wiltshire's ability to draw in beautiful detail the cityscape of Tokyo from memory after a single 20 min helicopter ride over the city.
Special skills typically fall into a narrow range of areas. A recent study2 suggested that more than 70% of autistic children and adults had a special isolated skill in memory (52% of the sample), visuo‐spatial abilities (32%), calculation, drawing or music (about 17% for each area).
Term of endearment. It's a compliment and a lifestyle.
That's... horrifyng. It's like calling someone a "cute little Downs"; who, incidentally, are also fucked up by the vax
There are people who are on the spectrum, who have a hyper focus and skills above the normal "NPC". They are brilliant, savant like abilities. Sorry that you want to look down (not used as a pun) on these people, this is more of a celebratory term of respect. You comment above that they are "crippled" by their "curse". It's sad that you refer to people like that. I have a dear friend that is on the spectrum, he works for NASA and hold a degree from MIT. I also have friend who have children trisomy 21. Add to that the part where people are fuck by the vax, I have personally buried several.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6127767/
Special abilities are more common in autism than in other groups, with one study1 finding that a third of autistic adults showed superior skills in one or more areas by parental report and on psychometric tests. Some well‐documented skills are as astounding as any in fiction, such as the renowned artist S. Wiltshire's ability to draw in beautiful detail the cityscape of Tokyo from memory after a single 20 min helicopter ride over the city.
Special skills typically fall into a narrow range of areas. A recent study2 suggested that more than 70% of autistic children and adults had a special isolated skill in memory (52% of the sample), visuo‐spatial abilities (32%), calculation, drawing or music (about 17% for each area).
We chose to celebrate them and their abilities.