Doctors are calling on society for a broad discussion in the light of the fact that in the near future it will be possible to conduct a prenatal autism test. Sufferers of this disease will be identified before birth and aborted. At the same time, according to many researchers, autism is not only a disease, but also a predisposition to genius. Among the outstanding mathematicians and physicists, there were especially many people who suffered from this ailment
Autism, according to some reports, suffered from the great British physicist Paul Dirac, writes the website Inopressa with reference to The Guardian. Einstein noted in his private correspondence that it was difficult for him to communicate with Dirac - the line between genius and madness seemed to him very shaky.
Note that Paul Dirac was one of the first scientists in the field of quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics. On his account many discoveries: in particular, he predicted the discovery of the positron two years before its experimental discovery. He took the honorary chair of professor of mathematics at Cambridge at the age of only 29, at the same age only Isaac Newton took it.
In connection with new details from the life of a scientist, The Guardian asks the question - will society lose great people if autistic people are no longer born?
Autism is a whole complex of disorders that cannot yet be diagnosed during pregnancy, but can be seen almost immediately after the birth of a child. The baby does not have a revival complex that children of the first month of life have, emotionally very weakly reacts to loved ones, up to complete indifference.
A child with autism does not say “I” about himself, does not distinguish himself from the world around him, moreover, he does not understand the surrounding objects very well and does not realize the existence of other people. These children cannot distinguish living objects from non-living ones.
Sick children either do not speak at all, or they say something without addressing anyone. Autistic people understand everything well, but cannot participate in the conversation. They often feel lonely and fearful.
The disease can be of different severity. There are "mild" autists who manage to be well socialized. There is severe autism. So, with Rett syndrome, autism sometimes progresses very quickly. Head growth slows down with the formation of microcephaly, previously acquired skills are lost, severe vasomotor disorders develop, and convulsions appear.
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Autistic intelligence can also be different: from moronism to a completely high level of IQ. Such autists, despite their illness, are excellent at counting.