Comments on: Autism’s Female http://www.shiftjournal.com/2009/11/04/autism%e2%80%99s-female/ Neurodiversity: autism and Asperger considered in light of social and evolutionary changes; "autistic" explored as a legitimate way of being in the world. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:31:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Heresiarch http://www.shiftjournal.com/2009/11/04/autism%e2%80%99s-female/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Heresiarch Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:56:51 +0000 http://www.shiftjournal.com/?p=559#comment-73 Andrew, check out the December 09 issue of The Atlantic magazine. Article about "Orchid Children". Kids with behavioral "problems" linked to their genes now being seen as evolutionary agents. "Orchid" because raised in a protective, nurturing "hot house" environment, these kids thrive. Rather than carrying genetic defects, the kids might represent the normal evolutionary strategy of diversification. Reference is made to ADHD, bipolar, etc. Autism is conspicuous by its absence (maybe it comes in late; I'm halfway through the article), but the arguments would seem to apply to autism as much as to the other variants. Andrew, check out the December 09 issue of The Atlantic magazine. Article about “Orchid Children”. Kids with behavioral “problems” linked to their genes now being seen as evolutionary agents. “Orchid” because raised in a protective, nurturing “hot house” environment, these kids thrive. Rather than carrying genetic defects, the kids might represent the normal evolutionary strategy of diversification.

Reference is made to ADHD, bipolar, etc. Autism is conspicuous by its absence (maybe it comes in late; I’m halfway through the article), but the arguments would seem to apply to autism as much as to the other variants.

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