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Each autistic person has one or several hyper-fixations into several niches, topics, hobbies. For example, an autist passionate about soccer history may know more than the average soccer fan. However, when it comes to Daniel, not much is known about what interests him, it may be music<sup>[Citation needed]</sup> but he doesn’t speak too often about it. | Each autistic person has one or several hyper-fixations into several niches, topics, hobbies. For example, an autist passionate about soccer history may know more than the average soccer fan. However, when it comes to Daniel, not much is known about what interests him, it may be music<sup>[Citation needed]</sup> but he doesn’t speak too often about it. | ||
Contrary to popular belief, autism does not necessary make someone automatically smart, nor does it increase someone's IQ. In fact, over 60% of all autistic person have <90 IQ and only 5% of those with autism have greater-than average IQ. This might explains Daniel's low intelligence as he is probably in those 60% group. | Contrary to popular belief, autism does not necessary make someone automatically smart, nor does it increase someone's IQ. In fact, over 60-70% of all autistic person have <90 IQ and only 5% of those with autism have greater-than average IQ. This might explains Daniel's low intelligence as he is probably in those 60-70% group. | ||
===ADHD=== | ===ADHD=== | ||