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Afraid you're right, Muttley. It seemed to imply that every autistic kid was a potential 'idiot savant' - but I see the very latest research is pointing to a gene that's out of whack, so there may be hope at the end of the tunnel that some genetic modifications might be possible one day, and that kids who'd suffer this condition may be spared it.

Isinglass - crikey! I don't think there's much that's deep or meaningful about me or my posts, although there's £50 on its way to you to keep saying it! I suppose some people get to late middle-age (or early old age!) without having moved around a bit and tried their hand at different things, but having had parents who shifted about quite a lot when I was young, it probably set a pattern of being inquisitive about what's over the fence, in terms of places to live and jobs to do. There's always something to find out about, even though I'm a slow learner, not quick on the uptake. But it's always interesting to give things a go, even if they don't always suit or work out. Experience is never a loss.

<blockquote data-quote="krizon" data-source="post: 2105525" data-attributes="member: 64950">Afraid you&#039;re right, Muttley.&nbsp; It seemed to imply that every autistic kid was a potential &#039;idiot savant&#039; - but I see the very latest research is pointing to a gene that&#039;s out of whack, so there may be hope at the end of the tunnel that some genetic modifications might be possible one day, and that kids who&#039;d suffer this condition may be spared it.Isinglass -&nbsp; crikey!&nbsp; I don&#039;t think there&#039;s much that&#039;s deep or meaningful about me or my posts, although there&#039;s £50 on its way to you to keep saying it!&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp;&nbsp; I suppose some people get to late middle-age (or early old age!) without having moved around a bit and tried their hand at different things, but having had parents who shifted about quite a lot when I was young, it probably set a pattern of being inquisitive about what&#039;s over the fence, in terms of places to live and jobs to do.&nbsp; There&#039;s always something to find out about, even though I&#039;m a slow learner, not quick on the uptake.&nbsp; But it&#039;s always interesting to give things a go, even if they don&#039;t always suit or work out.&nbsp; Experience is never a loss.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="krizon, post: 2105525, member: 64950"] Afraid you're right, Muttley. It seemed to imply that every autistic kid was a potential 'idiot savant' - but I see the very latest research is pointing to a gene that's out of whack, so there may be hope at the end of the tunnel that some genetic modifications might be possible one day, and that kids who'd suffer this condition may be spared it. Isinglass - crikey! I don't think there's much that's deep or meaningful about me or my posts, although there's £50 on its way to you to keep saying it! :) I suppose some people get to late middle-age (or early old age!) without having moved around a bit and tried their hand at different things, but having had parents who shifted about quite a lot when I was young, it probably set a pattern of being inquisitive about what's over the fence, in terms of places to live and jobs to do. There's always something to find out about, even though I'm a slow learner, not quick on the uptake. But it's always interesting to give things a go, even if they don't always suit or work out. Experience is never a loss. [/QUOTE]

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