Mathematical talent is linked to autism
Mathematical talent is linked to autism
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DOI：
10.1007/s12110-007-9014-0
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发表时间：
2007-01-01
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Hobson, Esther
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作者：
Baron-Cohen, Simon;Wheelwright, Sally;Hobson, Esther
共有378名数学专业的本科生（因擅长“系统化”而被选中）和414名剑桥大学其他学科的学生（对照）接受了两个问题的调查：（1）你是否患有自闭症谱系？（2）你的直系亲属中有多少人被诊断为自闭症谱系障碍？结果显示，数学组有7例自闭症（或1.85%），对照组有1例自闭症（或0.24%），相差9倍。控制性别和一般人群的抽样，这代表了数学家中自闭症谱系疾病的三到七倍增加。数学组直系亲属中1，405例自闭症病例中有7例（或0.5%），而对照组直系亲属中1，669例自闭症病例中有2例（或0.1%），这也是一个显着差异。这些结果证实了自闭症和系统化之间的联系，他们认为这种联系是遗传的，因为自闭症和数学家的一级亲属之间存在联系。
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.