I See A Lot Of Talk About How Neurodivergence Evolved And Stayed In The Gene Pool Because It Was Somehow

I see a lot of talk about how neurodivergence evolved and stayed in the gene pool because it was somehow ‘useful’ to our ancient ancestors. While I don’t necessarily disagree with this theory, I would like to propose an alternative. A theory that we already have physical evidence for. Humans just love each other and care for each other. Don’t you think that a species that cared for it’s people while they recovered from broken bones, or nursed their elderly well beyond their ‘usefulness’ would leave a member out because they didn’t make eye contact, or couldn’t stay focused on a particular task, or whatever other trait you associate with neurodivergence? I really don’t.

Sure, maybe it was useful to have someone around who didn’t mind making arrowheads all day, or who knew absolutely everything about all of the local flora and fauna, or who keyed in on every little distraction. At the end of the day, though, these people weren’t kept around because they were useful, they were cared for because they were loved.

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English Autistic Transmasc Pansexual - ‘01 - Pronouns: Any - Aries / Year of the Snake - Hobbies: Drawing, Reading, Writing, Daydreaming & Crocheting - “Constantly Distracted” is my middle name - Current Hyper-fixations: COD: MW2, Transformers

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