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My brain is a jewel.

I agree with the idea that all human beings are precious and all deserve to be treated with dignity.

But is the statement here that everyone's brain is as good as everyone else's brain, or do the various jewels differ in rarity and differ in appropriateness for particular settings?

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There are different qualities of jewels and brains. But there are no brains which are not totally awesome.

All brains are awesome. But not all people are any more awesome than average.

99% of people are not in the top percentile.

I think the point is that people with autistic spectrum "disorders" are often, in many ways, far more totally awesome than average.

Awesome!

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