are autistics actually smarter than normies?

[Flowers For Sonichu]

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/09/autism-hidden-advantages/406180/

Other autistic people are known to possess extraordinary abilities, yet function at a high level. In the memoir Born on a Blue Day, Daniel Tammet, who has Asperger syndrome, described a childhood filled with social stumbles, but also his delight in mastering 10 different languages. Similarly, some tech geniuses on “the spectrum” might have better luck wooing venture capitalists than romantic partners, yet they still manage to live independently and make bank.



Increasingly, researchers are finding that even autistic people who seem, at first glance, to be profoundly disabled might actually be gifted in surprising ways. And these talents are not limited to quirky party tricks, like knowing whether January 5, 1956 was a Tuesday. Scientists believe they are signs of true intelligence that might be superior to that of non-autistic people.

 

[autisticdragonkin]

No they aren't. You wouldn't have posted this thread if they were

 

[Cuck Norris]

Wishful thinking, just like they project ASD onto every famous person ever that was even slightly quirky. My favorite is when they try to say Einstein was autistic even though the guy was literally up to his earlobes in pussy 24/7.

 

[Conrix]

1. https://static.kiwifarms.net/data/avatars/s/0/501.jpg?1442029952 1 minute ago Hyperion:
   hahahahahahaha
2. https://static.kiwifarms.net/data/avatars/s/0/501.jpg?1442029952 A moment ago Hyperion:
   what good is being smart when you can't even look in a mirror and recognize your own face

 

[Ruin]

Yep ADF is totally a genius.

 

[SpessCaptain]

Locked. Thread is clickbait and prone to shitposting.