The implication is that what we call “autism” is actually a collection of net-positive traits (our society simply is ill-equipped for it) and those traits were sought out by a predator. So, the “lesson” is to stop viewing autism as something icky, and instead ask how we can adjust our society to adapt to it, rather than asking autistics to adapt to our society.
The implication is that what we call “autism” is actually a collection of net-positive traits (our society simply is ill-equipped for it) and those traits were sought out by a predator. So, the “lesson” is to stop viewing autism as something icky, and instead ask how we can adjust our society to adapt to it, rather than asking autistics to adapt to our society.