ramonmercado
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Oh ye gods, is this something new @ramonmercado ?
Just arrived on Netflix.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7979142/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_Clerk
Oh ye gods, is this something new @ramonmercado ?
Vitamin D Could Explain Why Autism Is Three Times More Common in Boys
A deficiency in vitamin D on the mother’s side could explain why autism spectrum disorder is three times more common in boys, say Queensland Brain Institute researchers.
In their latest study, Professor Darryl Eyles and Dr. Asad Ali found vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy caused an increase in testosterone in the developing brain of male rats. ...
“The biological cause of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is unknown but we have shown that one of the many risk factors—low vitamin D in mothers—causes an increase in testosterone in the brain of the male fetuses, as well as the maternal blood and amniotic fluid,” Professor Eyles said.
“In addition to its role in calcium absorption, vitamin D is crucial to many developmental processes.
“Our research also showed that in vitamin D-deficient male fetuses, an enzyme which breaks down testosterone was silenced and could be contributing to the presence of high testosterone levels.” ...
Does this allow for failure to diagnose autism in girls arising from doctors relying on the traits displayed by autistic boys - because that's what the medical literature largely describes - although autistic girls actually seem to present differently in some/many respects? i.e. one explanation for the apparent disproportion is actually systemic within medicine, rather than being related to the mother's body chemistry. There is no mention of this in the linked article.Newly published research results suggest a mother's Vitamin D deficiency can result in increased testosterone exposure in a fetus - possibly explaining why 3 times as many boys (versus girls) are diagnosed as autistic.
FULL STORY:
https://scitechdaily.com/vitamin-d-could-explain-why-autism-is-three-times-more-common-in-boys/
PUBLISHED RESEARCH REPORT:
Developmental vitamin D deficiency increases foetal exposure to testosterone
Asad Amanat Ali, Xiaoying Cui, Renata Aparecida Nedel Pertile, Xiang Li, Gregory Medley, Suzanne Adele Alexander, Andrew J. O. Whitehouse, John Joseph McGrath & Darryl Walter Eyles
Molecular Autism volume 11, Article number: 96 (2020)
https://molecularautism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13229-020-00399-2
Does this allow for failure to diagnose autism in girls arising from doctors relying on the traits displayed by autistic boys - because that's what the medical literature largely describes - although autistic girls actually seem to present differently in some/many respects? i.e. one explanation for the apparent disproportion is actually systemic within medicine, rather than being related to the mother's body chemistry. There is no mention of this in the linked article.
Danish researchers' most recent work indicates prenatal sex hormone levels correlate with development of ASD in early childhood. ...
Newly published research results suggest a mother's Vitamin D deficiency can result in increased testosterone exposure in a fetus - possibly explaining why 3 times as many boys (versus girls) are diagnosed as autistic. ...
Small Study Links Biomarkers in Sperm to Child's Autism Status With 90% Accuracy
Scientists have identified a series of human sperm biomarkers that can accurately predict the chances of the offspring having autism spectrum disorder (ASD) – a potentially important finding for better understanding and managing the condition.
Although the study involved a small sample size of only 26 fathers, the strong correlation between the biomarkers and ASD suggest that this thread of research could be worth pulling on to help explain some of the mysteries that still surround the development of autism.
In particular, the researchers looked at sperm epigenetics: changes in the way that genes are expressed and processed by the body, rather than alterations in the underlying DNA code, and often linked to environmental factors.
"We can now potentially use this to assess whether a man is going to pass autism on to his children," says biologist Michael Skinner, from Washington State University.
"It is also a major step toward identifying what factors might promote autism." ...
William Shatner: What a legend.
He seems to have forgotten that even in the original series, he had a science officer to help him with all the tricky bits
Heck, I'm not defending Bill
for what was as worst a terribly patronising, or at best a clumsy yet initially well-intentioned, effort to show support for the autistic community
several of my friends are 'on the spectrum'
Not really it isn't - I was just pointing out that (as an 86 year old bloke with views from another period) on the limited information provided we could cut him a bit of slack.What you have written is an apologia for him
No it's not uncomfortable for me. I'm a good natured fella with a fairly well balanced ability to have a robust discourse about something without feeling like it's a personal attack.this is uncomfortable for you
I only mentioned that several of my friends happen to be on the autism spectrum to indicate that I am not 'anti-autistic' (if that's a thing).I'm not sure of the relevance of this
You can type and use a computer. Surely that's all you need?Can we tackle the employment problem or should I be learning IT?
Can we tackle the employment problem or should I be learning IT?
I have no doubt that autism can be caused by hereditary factors.
Of the people I know on the spectrum, some have a father on the spectrum too, other have a mother on the spectrum too.
agreed! there is a strong hereditary component. Very common for the older blood family of a diagnosed person to start wondering about their own neurology.
I still don't really know what to do with the information now that I have itNo idea what she will do next, now she knows that.
The terrible irony being that I find it incredibly difficult to reach out to new people.<insert disclaimers of yourchoice here>
Many people find that forging links with other autistics is rewarding.
The terrible irony being that I find it incredibly difficult to reach out to new people.
It's worth noting, I think that the diagram is mirrored - both sides have the same attributes. Having a strong score in autistic relationships means that you are good at them in an autistic manner. Same on the other side - strong NT relationships just means you are good with other NTs
This is from an NT friend
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HEY - can we please see the results of some NT Forteans?!?
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