Odd question from another autistic

[NB79]

By definition, co-morbids are secondary conditions; on top of one's autism.
There is no shame in that.
It is the severe co-morbids that are inexplicably on the rise, not autism generally.

From where you got all that info may i ask? it's interesting. Is a 'interest' to know about this to you.

 

[vergil96]

It would take a severe allergy to cause an injury. The most I got from mine is a rash.

 

[Crossbreed]

It would take a severe allergy to cause an injury.

Less so during early child brain development.
Besides, you are ASD1. That injury model only applies to the severe co-morbids associated with ASD2 & 3.

 

[vergil96]

What is the prevalence of such allergies in the general population? I have simply never heard of an allergy that causes brain damage, even though I have autoimmune issues - inherited from the other side of the family than autism - and have read a lot and in depth about autoimmune conditions.

 

[WhitewaterWoman]

Well, I guess I'm doing my part then. Emotional dysregulation AND immune dysregulation. Oh - and blood pressure dysregulation, and body temperature dysregulation...

Oh my goodness, yes. I have the all the same. I thought I was crazy until I learned how common these are in autists.

 

[Outsider]

I am skeptical about autism being a hereditary condition because in most cases the genes that supposedly cause autism have not been identified. There is evidence, for example, that the women who consumed alcohol during pregnancy are more likely to have autistic children than the ones who didn't . There are other environmental factors as well, and there are plenty of proven environmental causes of autism.

 

[Mary Terry]

It would take a severe allergy to cause an injury. The most I got from mine is a rash.

You're lucky. I nearly died from taking aspirin, ended up in the emergency room and was shot full of epinephrine to enable me to breathe. That's an acute allergy that can cause death.

 

[Rodafina]

There is evidence, for example, that the women who consumed alcohol during pregnancy are more likely to have autistic children than the ones who didn't . There are other environmental factors as well, and there are plenty of proven environmental causes of autism.

Could you please provide the sources of this information?

 

[Mary Terry]

I am skeptical about autism being a hereditary condition because in most cases the genes that supposedly cause autism have not been identified. There is evidence, for example, that the women who consumed alcohol during pregnancy are more likely to have autistic children than the ones who didn't . There are other environmental factors as well, and there are plenty of proven environmental causes of autism.

I think you're confusing fetal alcohol syndrome with autism. They are not the same thing.

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

Since I figured out I am learning a lot about myself, sure getting a lot of info from my fellow autistics. Does it have something to do with my unusual blood type, or the fact both my parents had this blood type is it all related to immunity really got me thinking. six siblings four autistic us four have same blood type all six bright, ASD1 autistics tend to be bright is this correlated.

 

[WhitewaterWoman]

I am skeptical about autism being a hereditary condition because in most cases the genes that supposedly cause autism have not been identified. There is evidence, for example, that the women who consumed alcohol during pregnancy are more likely to have autistic children than the ones who didn't . There are other environmental factors as well, and there are plenty of proven environmental causes of autism.

The vast majority of human characteristics are caused by a large number of genes interacting, enhancing, canceling traits. Sometimes the expression of a gene or group of genes can be influenced by environmental factors.

The simple one gene one color of Mendel’s experiments with peas are the exception, not the rule. There is also evidence Mendel tinkered with his reported results.

The last I checked, which admittedly is some time ago, inheritance is observed by looking at family trees. (We cannot put humans in a lab and force them to breed.)

Check the research on blue people for an illustrative example.

From looking at family trees, it appears autism has a genetic component, likely a large one.

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

Watched a few videos on Mendel, he was very anal about his data would love to see his data do some statistical analysis, Read the article questioning his data years ago, now questioning this article. If he is an Aspie like me, I am anal about data, do not think he would fiddle with it. Agree with article he got lucky using peas. I was shocked my covid data, was so good until I after two years of collection checked at 5 sigma level almost had heart attack, cannot make this stuff up.