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The benefits of modesty

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 July 2019

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Danilyn Rutherford*
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The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, New York, NY 10016. drutherford@wennergren.org
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Abstract

Speaking as an anthropologist, I comment on three striking features of Jaswal & Akhtar's argument. I suggest that the boldness of their intervention lies in its modesty. In challenging a parsimonious explanation for autistic behavior, they invite a conversation including scholars from other disciplines, as well as autistic people themselves.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e110
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