Learning more about our past ancestors, we can better understand the origins behind the way we think and act. Different traits can be seen passed from one generation to one another in our evolutionary history\u2014 Penny Spikins tells us more about how autistic traits have evolved and how they play crucial roles in our survival as a species. As a Professor of Archaeology in York University, she delves into how archaeological evidence can provide reasoning for why neurodivergent cognition or minds came into being, as well as their importance.
To Read More about Professor Spikins' work, here\u2019s a link: https://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/people/academic-staff/penny-spikins/
Paper: \u201cShould Autism Spectrum Conditions Be Characterised in a More Positive Way in Our Modern World?\u201d by B. Wright, P. Spikins and H. Pearson - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7279498/
Conversation Article - https://theconversation.com/how-our-autistic-ancestors-played-an-important-role-in-human-evolution-73477