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'The opposite of Autism' - Lilith7 - 16-05-2025

First I've heard of this. Williams syndrome, people who are too friendly, they don't fear or mistrust,strangers.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250515-williams-syndrome-the-people-who-are-too-friendly


RE: 'The opposite of Autism' - king1 - 16-05-2025

ah so that probably explains the old saying about a fool and his money


RE: 'The opposite of Autism' - Oh_hunnihunni - 16-05-2025

Side note, sort of... I watched a fascinating if slightly ick doco on a chimpanzee called Oliver. Made me wonder about the way so many people differentiate between animals and humans. Do they really not understand humans ARE animals?


RE: 'The opposite of Autism' - Lilith7 - 16-05-2025

(16-05-2025, 04:18 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Side note, sort of... I watched a fascinating if slightly ick doco on a chimpanzee called Oliver. Made me wonder about the way so many people differentiate between animals and humans. Do they really not understand humans ARE animals?

Oh no,of course not - we're different! Special, 'godly' Rolleyes

And weird as.... Rolleyes Big Grin