I Have a Question

It has been reported that people with autism do excellent in the cyber-world while having problems in our current social world. Could autism not be an illness but a evolutionary step to human-machine interface or cyborg?

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Nomoretomorrow · 46-50, M

Thinking about it it makes sense that people with autism fare better in the cyber world than in real life because a lot of face to face human interaction relies in facial expressions, body language, voice modulation and other facets of communication that people with autism struggle with. People with autism also take a lot of what is said literally, they don't understand sarcasm, irony etc in conversation. Typed cyber communication lacks the facets of communication that people with autism struggle with - no facial expressions etc. This has a knock on effect that when you type you have to communicate in a more literal manner to make sure that those you are talking to understand. This, I imagine is easier for people with autism to understand.