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   EmmyNoether (emmynoether@spinster.xyz)'s status on Monday, 24-Jun-2024 17:13:59 JST EmmyNoether

   • Lady Bexington

   @Ladyfat I'm intrigued by people saying the rise in autism is due to better antenatal/neonatal care meaning more babies with these conditions survive. But we're not talking about conditions that would kill a newborn! We're talking about the huge rise in what used to be called Aspergers, or high-functioning autism, where people can live perfectly okay lives with these conditions.

   There may be a small rise in kids whose autism is comorbid with genetic disorders which cause global developmental delay who might fall into the "better neonatal care" category, but the huge rise is not in these children.

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     Lady Bexington (ladyfat@spinster.xyz)'s status on Monday, 24-Jun-2024 17:13:59 JST Lady Bexington

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     @EmmyNoether I think; that unless people have a close relative (or are themselves autistic) they have very little understanding of real autism. Social media hasn’t helped this.

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     ?? Humpleupagus ?? (humpleupagus@eveningzoo.club)'s status on Monday, 24-Jun-2024 17:13:59 JST ?? Humpleupagus ??

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     • Lady Bexington
     I have a family friend who had two autistic kids. The type that have to wear helmets and like to walk into fire.
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     Mancow Muller ? (cowanon@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Monday, 24-Jun-2024 17:16:15 JST Mancow Muller ?

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     • Lady Bexington
     I hope they get -- well, maybe not hugs, because that might bother them. But lots of love in any case.
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     ?? Humpleupagus ?? (humpleupagus@eveningzoo.club)'s status on Monday, 24-Jun-2024 17:17:13 JST ?? Humpleupagus ??

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     • Lady Bexington
     One passed a few months back. The other is in a home. He's an adult. Most people are boy equipped to deal with a fully autistic adult. They can get violent.