Is there anything we can infer about the nature of Autism Spectrum Disorder from the fact that it's a spectrum, as opposed to some binary thing?
If ASD is comprised of a variety of qualities that may not all be expressed at once, and they are expressed in varying degrees, what does that mean?
For example, it seems unlikely its just the existence of single gene that determines if you have it or not.
Or maybe its cause is continuous as well. More microplastics more autism (massively simplifying here, but just illustrating).
I dont really know... seems like maybe there are more interesting instincts people might have here. The fact that it's kind of an amorphous mess seems to suggest something about the nature of the thing we are talking about here.
If ASD is comprised of a variety of qualities that may not all be expressed at once, and they are expressed in varying degrees, what does that mean?
For example, it seems unlikely its just the existence of single gene that determines if you have it or not.
Or maybe its cause is continuous as well. More microplastics more autism (massively simplifying here, but just illustrating).
I dont really know... seems like maybe there are more interesting instincts people might have here. The fact that it's kind of an amorphous mess seems to suggest something about the nature of the thing we are talking about here.