Foreskin Morbidity in Uncircumcised Males
Sneppen and Thorup, Pediatrics 2016
"In our patient population, we found that 7.2% (95% CI 3.4–11.0) were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as a concomitant disease (Table 3). A recent Danish study calculated the prevalence of ASD in Denmark to be 1.5% among boys."
Association found between ASD and childhood penile surgeries. This is reference 1, next toot has #2.
Two different research groups have now found a relationship between early childhood penile surgeries and autism spectrum disorder. The two different studies had different goals, different recruitment approaches, different study variables, and yet the relationship between ASD and circumcision remains quite striking!
For boys undegoing penile genital cutting before age five, the risk of ASD is even higher.
The association between #circumcision and #ASD was first discovered and reported in
Prenatal and perinatal analgesic exposure and autism: an ecological link
Bauer & Kriebel, 2013. Env. Health
"For studies including boys born after 1995, there was a strong correlation between country-level (n = 9) autism/ASD prevalence in males and a country’s circumcision rate (r = 0.98). A very similar pattern was seen among U.S. states and when comparing the 3 main racial/ethnic groups in the U.S. "
It has taken me two years to change my bio from "Neurodivergent, apparently" to just "Neurodivergent". Despite being open about my #ASD and #ADHD, the 'apparently' must have been a subconscious way of distancing myself from the diagnosis somehow.
If you are well organized, it is a healthy trait. no one would say you are "on the OCD spectrum".. but when that trait gets out of hand we would say you have OCD, and likely would be diagnosed as such.
I see (autism) ASD and ADHD as much the same way. Most people diagnosed with it who are high functioning dont really have it at all. It is just a personality trait and all in all a positive one. high-functioning ASD are just people without social hangups, good. And people with ADHD who are high-functioning are largely just amazing multi-taskers.
The harm in putting people on a spectrum is they see themselves asa diseased, broken, something that needs "consideration.. they arent, in most cases in the right proportions these "diseases" are in fact just super powers, things more people should wisht hey have really.
I think I might have some talent for teaching. Repeatedly now, the student I'm tutoring has remarked "Oh my god, it's that simple?" after explaining a computer science concept she was struggling with.
I think it's because I need to understand things quickly myself. If it's too complex, I lose patience. Explain to me like I'm five, please.
One disadvantage of being diligent is that a heavy workload doesn't bother you enough to stop and question it. I remember this from my brief period of taking #ADHD meds. I would be so concentrated on the task that I didn't pause to consider that maybe I should change my approach.
The benefit of impatience and procrastination is that they make you rethink things. "This is too hard. There must be a better way." And you procrastinate to see if there's an alternative. While you're putting it off, an alternative approach might emerge, or the problem might even solve itself.
Not great for completing tedious tasks right now, but great for coming up with new approaches and streamlining them later. If my entire programming career had looked like that, maybe I would've enjoyed my job. There's more demand for diligent workers who can churn through tedious tasks, but I'm pretty much useless in such roles.
Speaking of tedium. Me and a friend know a guy with #ASD and who was absolutely mental at tedious tasks. "Do this until we tell you to stop." and he'd just keep going. One of his favourite games was WoW because of all the grinding. He was also a great metal guitar player for the same reason. Relentless monotonous practice until perfection was accomplished.
Unthinkable for me. I have #ADHD, so I'm pretty much the exact opposite. I virtually never rehearse anything. I play the keyboard but I can't even play through a single song. There's just no patience. Certain keyboard techniques are inaccessible to me for that reason. They're just too tedious to learn.
Just spotted this. In a neurotypical world which hasn't been created with sound-sensitive neurodivergent people in mind, this statement is an act of revolution.
The uprising has begun...
...Inaudibly.
✊ @actuallyautistic
Paper on shared heritage of #ADHD and #ASD. Since we recently discussed this I think you @actuallyautistic and @actuallyadhd might be interested too - haven't read it yet, got it via @sensorystoriesbynicole, a very great account on #AuDHD and other ND stuff on Instagram btw
It's #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek. I'm still vaguely taken aback (and, conversely, not at all surprised) that I belong to this tribe, for want of a better word. It must be in the family as another member was diagnosed recently. I wish I'd known earlier that I was a giraffe living in a society built around ostriches and that being unable to lay eggs does not mean that I am failing or deficient in any way. #adhd#asd#autism @actuallyautistic
🧵 Recently, I set out to create new digital artwork that can't be replicated/imitated by #AI. AI's Achilles heel seems to be its failure to deliver true details, or rather that its complex imagery is actually specious - the illusion of detail that often doesn't stand up to scrutiny.
With this in mind, I came up with this artwork called 'A Drawing of the Shelf Unit Beside My Desk on February 27th 2024 at 2:35pm'....
This is the first in a series of 'non-AI-able' digital illustrations.
(I think it probably helps to be #autistic for something like this. @actuallyautistic) #ASD
#Introduction Hello world! My name is Ignacio. I feel like I'm lost, and I'm trying to find a place where I feel comfortable. I don't know whether this will be that place, but it's worth to try, I guess. I suffer from #ADHD and #ASD. I'm from #Spain. Right now I'm making gameplay videos of #doom2 and uploading them on #PeerTube first and on #YouTube some time later.
I've seen a fair amount of anecdotal theories that #autistic sensory sensitivities get worse with age; however I'm curious as to whether that may be caused by many older autistic people experiencing #AutisticBurnout which also makes sensory stuff worse...
They call #ADHD and #ASD a disease. Do these people know that we designed their world? Would anyone "normal" invent writing? How about television? Or the Internet? Thought not.
Anyone with #ADHD and/or #ASD can tell me about their experience with masking?
I have a hard time relaxing and recharging my social batteries unless I'm alone or just in the company of animals.
How do you manage #masking and your social battery around your SO? Is it possible to deprogram the automatic tendency to mask even with people you love?
To give you an idea about my masking, I feel like my social interactions are based on following a script or doing a performance even if it's super unconscious and automatic.
Just learned about the concept but it's evident that this is what I'm doing constantly when interacting with people and the reason why I crave alone time to unwind and recharge.
So, had a dr friend tell me yesterday that folks on the ASD spectrum can often feel pain differently from neurotypical people. There's pain and then there's this vague "doesn't feel right, but doesn't hurt" thing. It's different from not listening to your body.
While I despise taking any pain meds, taking them when I have that feeling is working and is suddenly making things SO much better. Total revelation. #asd#autism#fuckCancer
What kind of international organizations/clinics are the best in helping for people with autism spectrum disorder? I'd really appreciate for any info, contacts, etc., thanks ♥ @actuallyautistic
Research has been uncovering a strong family connection in both BAP and ASD. Some family members might exhibit milder versions of the diagnosed individual’s traits, creating a spectrum within the spectrum. It’s like flavors of the same story:
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