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Yvain comments on Open thread, Mar. 14 - Mar. 20, 2016 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Yvain 18 March 2016 08:51:25PM 1 point [-]

This idea of having more "bandwidth" is tempting, but not really scientifically supported as far as I can tell, unless he just means autists have more free time/energy than neurotypicals.

Comment author: Lumifer 18 March 2016 09:03:29PM 0 points [-]

I think he means hyper-focus, basically.