The connections in autistic brains are idiosyncratic and individualized

Each autistics' brain is distinct; non-autistics' brains are remarkably uniform.

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[Tyler X. Durden]

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snowcat-il[/url]":rxv3dxmp]So this means my brain is very unique and not a boring plain vanilla brain

Indeed.

I've heard it claimed that a person needs to be a bit autistic to be truly brilliant. I personally don't really like to call anyone a genius or brilliant or whatever; but I will say that the ability to 'think outside the box' and a tendency to become obsessed with certain topics are both advantages when it comes to deep thinking, discovery, invention, and artistic creation.

Nothing I have ever read about Richard Feynman indicates he had any trace of autism.

Indeed. The obsessions that come with autism can provide an edge in many applications but it doesn't follow that it is a requirement.

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About this concept in the article, this all isn't really surprising at all. Given what's long been understood about the atypical sensory highs/lows, some past work on investigating neural connections, and so on.

What this doesn't address yet, besides how detectable it is as say an infant or toddler, is where exactly it comes from. What's the trigger/root of why it is like this in some people. But the better we can identify the physiological differences the more readily the root can be tracked down and understood.