New research brings autism screening closer to reality

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Is WP really that poorly funded that the server breaks as we approach 13. Or maybe Alex is scared of something :p:

Why are people even funding this research? It seems obvious they don't really want to be bothered helping out with symptoms as a form of cure but eliminating types of people they feel just aren't appropriate for their future. I'm wondering if perhaps those that feel it's justified to do this form of cure needs to have THEIR brains examined.

There was a time when bullying was deemed bad but now it seems that if you bully it just shows strength in character which makes me wonder about what type of people are setting up these rules.

Since when was endorsement of killing off certain types of people considered sane?

it takes a special type of person to complain about what they get for free.. .


Merle

you're forgetting about the fact that babies are borne by mothers, not carried to them by storks

Have you ever seen a stork up close. These are big frigging monsters. I found it perfectly logical that they could carry babies up until I was around 10 years old and we moved from the coast to Kansas. There are no storks in Kansas. Another bubble bursted.

No really?

You seem very empathetic towards prenatal screening for autism.

There's a difference between a mother aborting a foetus that she feels she would be unable to cope with and a man kiling random strangers in the street

laughs

I love how he assumes that he's being very informative by letting me know that there are no storks involved with giving birth.

(refrains from saying &%*$*# %&$##*$ $&@%# )

I think that was humourous whimsy on garyww's part (though I stand to be corrected!)

I think that was humourous whimsy on garyww's part (though I stand to be corrected!)

Of course it was. He was being ironic. I can't believe that anyone thinks he was serious.

Hi All, I'm new to this and only joined up yesterday as I suspect my partner to be AS - and I suspect myself to be NT! Your discussion here is very interesting and I can see the main points from two angles.

Firstly as a mother. I miscarried a baby - all be it at the end of the first trimester - and that confirmed I would NEVER be able to ask for an abortion. This was tested a year or so later when pregnant again the doctors told me I had Rubella and there was a good possibility the baby would be born blind or deaf - or both. There was no doubt in my mind - that baby would be loved and nurtured regardless of any abnormalities - as someone has said, a disability is only a disability if you allow it to be one. - I now have a beautiful and typical (whatever that may be) 20 year old daughter.

Secondly, as a 46 year old, my partner is just seeking a diagnosis for AS. He has read the traits, how others feel, and I have read several blogs and threads on WP and he does seem VERY typically AS. But he has coped - all be it in his own way all his life. (he's ended up caring for both his teenage daughters when the marriage broke down). He, I think, is relieved that he has a reason for how HE has felt all his life, but nobody else except me can see all his difficulties. (I am very sympathetic as I am dyslexic and have language limitations where as ASers have social limitations!) My question here is just where on the spectrum would it be acceptable to allow or even promote abortion, and where would it be unacceptable? With Down's Syndrome there is an actual chromosome defect - if my memory serves me correctly - and even those with mosaic Down's (the less severe ones) I think it is just one of the chromosomes that is abnormal. There is a criteria to be fulfilled. With a spectrum this can't be so, can it? Would they ever think to test and abort Dyslexics? I see dyslexia and AS in a similar light - normal (well, we're ALL special) people with limitations - have I got this right? I wouldn't want to demean either side!

The study (only the abstract):

Fetal testosterone and autistic traits


And, in the same number of the review, another article criticizing (it seems) the conclusions of the study:


Are autistic traits autistic?