This finding, of course, was ableist and ethically wrong or some such nonsense. I'm oN tHe SpEcTruM and things like this are why I have absolutely 0 to do with self-professed autists.
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Probably because guys with autism have a much harder time getting married and having kids than women with autism do.
They say the autism genes aren't on the X chromosome, but doesn't mean it's not sex-linked. Women's brains are basically half one X and half the other X and it's possible that this has a moderating effect regardless of what genes are present.
Her team's research can be read here: https://www.cell.com/cell-genomics/fulltext/S2666-979X(22)00063-5. Essentially, "mothers of children with ASD carry more genetic risk for ASDs than fathers."
This finding, of course, was ableist and ethically wrong or some such nonsense. I'm oN tHe SpEcTruM and things like this are why I have absolutely 0 to do with self-professed autists.
No archived nitter link for the OP because the snapshot didn't capture the autistic screeching. Click here if you want it anyway.
Probably because guys with autism have a much harder time getting married and having kids than women with autism do.
They say the autism genes aren't on the X chromosome, but doesn't mean it's not sex-linked. Women's brains are basically half one X and half the other X and it's possible that this has a moderating effect regardless of what genes are present.