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After taking the quiz that I linked to in my last entry, and looking at the results of some of my friends, I found that one set of questions on the quiz was particularly fascinating to me. They were questions about things that didn't seem like they were obviously related, but that were all grouped under the category of questions called 'hunting'. Not incidentally, they were all things that applied very strongly to me too. "Do you like to watch spinning or blinking things?" "Do you enjoy watching slowly flowing water?" "Do you like jumping over or climbing on things?" Very much yes to all of those!

So I did a Google search for "Asperger hunting", and when that didn't get me anywhere, I tried "Asperger hunting questions" and "Asperger hunting quiz". Eventually I found what I was looking for; the theory behind (and some collected data from) the quiz that I took. I showed it to moiracoon after getting home yesterday and she seemed almost as taken by the idea as I was.

The Neanderthal Theory of Autism.

A lot of the stuff at the top is dense and over my head without deeper exploration of the subject, but take a look at the stuff from about halfway down the page and onward. The theory is that common autistic traits, including everything from sensory integration problems to social problems to unusual sexual preferences stem from hybridization between early man and neanderthals. It sounds pretty far-fetched at first glance, and I'd really love to see some peer-review, but I've found it absolutely fascinating reading.