Trevor Goodchild:pondering_orb: on Nostr: My main issue with that hypothesis is that the signs of severe iodine deficiency are ...

My main issue with that hypothesis is that the signs of severe iodine deficiency are physiologically obvious (goiter, stunted growth) and the intellectual manifestations in kids aren't autism but cretinism. Also, mention of the 'aquatic ape hypothesis' leads me to believe that this individual is inclined to novelty takes

This is a photo of what a severely iodine deficient individual from childhood looks like.