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I can... I thought it was normal (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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I hate this fucking show. The fact that it's run by the same dude who made House is mindboggling.

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[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 9 points 5 days ago (2 children)

That trope comes from the occasional comorbidity of autism with savant syndrome.

[–] Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Co...morbidity?

[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

co·mor·bid·i·ty

/ˌkōmôrˈbidədē/

nounMedicine

the simultaneous presence of two or more diseases or medical conditions in a patient. "age and comorbidity may be risk factors for poor outcome"

[–] Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

That's fair.. I guess I associate comorbidity with (extremely) negative conditions, not just a couple of things that happen to exist in the same person at the same time.