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Deinonychus

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15 Oct 2008, 7:06 am

New Scientist Link

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When attempting to make a rational choice, people with high-functioning autism may be less swayed by emotion than most.

That's the conclusion of Benedetto De Martino of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, and colleagues, who found that people with autism tend to make more rational choices than non-autistics when making a decision about whether or not to gamble.

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15 Oct 2008, 8:09 pm

Some of us have a pretty good poker face too.

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16 Oct 2008, 12:22 am

Plus, everyone knows we're card-counters, just like Rainman. :roll:

They only mentioned its relevance in relation to gambling? The significant thing here is that we are able to focus better on the facts at hand, without getting caught up as easily by attempts to influence us with the way information is presented. That is HUGE. It shows that we process information in a fundamentally different way from NT's. It also shows that our lack of emotional reciprocity and connection can often be an asset by permitting us to make informed, rational choices.

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Deinonychus

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16 Oct 2008, 9:14 am

It is easy to test the gambling.
Much harder to convincingly demonstrate sweeping conclusions like your's Orwell.

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