Autism: The Human Brain on a Continuum with Daniel Geschwind
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- Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2023
- Daniel Geschwind, M.D., Ph.D., explains autism's genetic roots using a polygenic model, where multiple genes, including common variations, contribute to the risk. Geschwind stresses a continuum in social behavior, showcasing features like synesthesia and exceptional talents as part of human variation. Geschwind,emphasizes the complexity of autism, urging recognition of strengths and vulnerabilities in the spectrum of human cognition and behavior. Recorded on 11/03/2023. [11/2023] [Show ID: 39166]
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I see a very wide range in autistic presentations in my family. A little disabled girl in my family was even tortured to get the supposed demons out of her before my mother was born. My mom was the nerd. The next kid was “slow.” She had a son that has the classic presentation of the withdrawn guy that obsesses about his special interest. His skill is taken advantage of in his country. I didn’t even realize I may be autistic until after my second son became nonverbal. It is fascinating to consider the chances of having different presentations/abilities/phenotypes. It is not much different than passing down genes for various levels of vision impairment, except we also get special talents. I am thankful for my perfect pitch, tactile sensation of music, and the many other quirks it gave me, despite the challenges that exist being part of a world not designed for us.
I teach how to see Paleo Indian stone art here on yt. people who share it seem to all be on the spectrum.
Hypo/hyper sensitivity to exterior stimuli and late language development are high markers of asd
Or the opposite; early language acquisition / hyperlexia.
@@leilap2495 thank you for sharing this word
Does correlating with years of education take into account availability of education? Coming from a less well off background might have a large effect there.
I got autism from my mother, who was not allowed to go to college in the 1960s, as many believed that women should not be educated. She certainly would have gone. She wanted to be a scientist.
Despite variability in access to education, there is still that desire to focus on special interests that will show up in some way. When removing income and access variables, there will be a higher percentage. Also, kids like my son, who is nonverbal, will certainly need additional years of education as well, so that he may perhaps be able to work, speak, write, and read some day.
High IQ people from lower economic strata earn scholarships. I went to a pricey school with lots of peers who grew up poor. They were high IQ. Why do some go farther than others? Two-parent households produce brighter, more educated, more successful adults. Supportive familial environments without abuse, same story.
As the parent of two autistic children..... well they are adults now, I can confirm that autism sucks.
My oldest is most effected and lives in a group home. I still grieve about a life stolen by this phenomenon. It sucks.
Thanks to Simon Baron Cohen not a single female in the UK will be given a diagnosis of AS is she does not meet his male oriented diagnostic criteria, which Sarah Henricksx confirms. Having failed to get this diagnosis, I have struggled for over a decade, until the penny dropped in Jan 22, when my DNA test results have subsequently confirmed that both my parents and and 3 of my 4 grandparents are all DNA confirmed descendents from the exact same common DNA ancestor with the AS traits. I've taught myself Genetic Genealogy, as no-one is working on identifying this common DNA ancestor for the benefits of future AS diagnostic testing. I'm doing it on a voluntary basis as my personal legacy.
Your comment about Simon Baron Cohen is simply not true. I suggest you read what he has actually written and listen to his lectures. He speaks often enough about the presentation of autism in women.
10:08 The brains are not the same, and is widely known that Identical Twins DO NOT have identical brains
Setting aside environmental (assuming this means external) factors, how much does genetics describe brain development? Is there a degree of random chance involved in development?
Years of education also correlates with being a 'nerd' or an 'academic' = AS, whereas to what des years of a lack of education equate 'a Muggle' as per JK Rowling. Am happy to be a blue-stocking who was born ignorant but I'm determined not to die in that state.
And nutrition? Chemical overload ?
Did population increase or did our ability to track population increase?