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Human Evolution and the Rise in Autism Rates

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Human Evolution and the Rise in Autism Rates
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A study suggests that the high prevalence of autism in humans may be an evolutionary trade-off, with rapid genetic changes in brain-related genes potentially contributing to unique human traits like language and prolonged brain development, which also increase neurodiversity.

Topics:health#autism#brain-development#evolution#genetics#neurodiversity#science
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  1. Autism’s High Prevalence Could Be an Evolutionary Trade-Off  SciTechDaily
  2. Human brain evolution may explain the rapid increase in autism rates  Earth.com
  3. Human evolution may be responsible for autism rates  The Week

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