Interesting.... sad but coincidental

[Irenes]

Our personal observation has been that surprisingly many plural systems are autistic. We certainly are, ourselves.

We see two explanations that seem likely offhand, and perhaps both are true to some extent:

1) There's some neurological basis in common.

2) Autists are known for being introspective, and thus perhaps far more likely than most people to notice the various dissociative phenomena they experience. Autists who have found a community also tend to make our own social standards, and so perhaps many are more able than allists to accept plurality as an explanation without having hugely traumatic experiences that give them no choice.

Current medical theory is that autism is a whole-brain structural issue... yes, there are slightly more detailed theories than this, but the best are still very vague. We only mention that because if, like us, you have any interest in speculating about neuroscience without actually having studied any, it's probably less inaccurate to speculate about ways the brain is different as a whole rather than about parts of the brain. But, really, the social implications and the fact that it means there are communities in the intersection is way more important than whatever the medical explanation might someday turn out to be.