Mathematic talent is closely linked to Autism. This data should be exploited to determine carreer choice.

Mathematical ability is closely linked to autism (1). The prevalence of scientists with autism disorder is also disproportionally high.

This is data that is not used to determine career choice.

It is the most concrete and most robust data we have to predict success in higher education. This data should be exploited to its fullest to determine who will succeed in science and who will succeed in other fields.

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(1) Mathematical Talent Is Linked to Autism (Cambridge University, Department of Psychiatry)

A total of 378 mathematics undergraduates (selected for being strong at "systemizing") and 414 students in other (control) disciplines at Cambridge University were surveyed with two questions: (1) Do you have a diagnosed autism spectrum condition? (2) How many relatives in your immediate family have a diagnosed autism spectrum condition? Results showed seven cases of autism in the math group (or 1.85%) vs one case of autism in the control group (or 0.24%), a ninefold difference that is significant. Controlling for sex and general population sampling, this represents a three- to sevenfold increase for autism spectrum conditions among the mathematicians. There were 7 of 1,405 (or 0.5%) cases of autism in the immediate families of the math group vs 2 of 1,669 (or 0.1%) cases in the immediate families of the control group, which again is a significant difference. These results confirm a link between autism and systemizing, and they suggest this link is genetic given the association between autism and first-degree relatives of mathematicians.

Submitted June 25, 2020 at 11:37PM by Alarming_Ad9023 https://ift.tt/3hWSrHw