Jamie, I wanted to hear some more about this
Clip that I carefully dissected from another thread:
John Manning et al, has associated gender specific high levels of testosterone with autism. �I have always believed at least some degree of autism is in part responsible for what is classified as gifted. �Gifted in my opinion is an indication someone has strengths in the areas our current society sees as valuable. �This does not necessarily mean everyone else is any less intelligent, they just have strengths in other areas or less obvious strengths.
I basically agree there may be a coorelation between gifted and prenatal testosterone levels. �The coorelation in not linear however as extremely high levels of prenatal testosterone leads to severe disabilities.
I'm not picking on you. �I'm asking because I've wondered the same thing. �Somebody I knew made a tasteless joke one time that if I was any smarter I would have been autistic. � �I had never heard of Aspbergers at that time. �I know I fit well into some situations better than others in life. �I have learned to chose my surroundings and friends wisely. �I do not consider myself ASD but obviously have some of the same traits where there's an overlap. �I'm just curious and appreciative of this chance to ask questions. �Thanks.
