Roko comments on The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology is soliciting ideas

[Roko]

I don’t know, but without a standardized test for rationality (like there is for IQ), how would we even notice?

Googling for “can brain injury cause autism” leads to conflicting info:

“This is a question which arises again and again, it’s other form is ‘Can brain injury cause autism?’ Of course the answer is most definitely, yes!”

“Blows to the head, lack of oxygen, and other physical trauma can certainly cause brain damage. Brain damaged children may have behaviors similar to those of autistic children. But physical injury cannot cause accurately diagnosed autism. Certainly a few non-traumatic falls in infancy are NOT the cause of autism in a toddler.”