Sweetleaf wrote:
izzeme wrote:
I have the complete opposite opinion: the world needs more aspies.
If a larger percentage of the population is on the spectrum, the segregation will disappear as an automatic result (and even if it doesn't, there are plenty of others on the spectrum to be friends with), and the average level of common sense in the world will increase.
Now, having children is perfectly possible without marriage, and marriage without kids is possible as well (or you can adopt), but for the purpose of your question, there you have it.
What segregation? Last I checked I can use the same drinking fountains, bathrooms, public spaces ect as anyone else. Perhaps you more mean ostracism like people finding us off putting and not wanting much to do with us...but not sure a larger percentage of aspies would make that go away, we'd still be outnumbered by people without it.
I stand corrected; i indeed meant ostracism; i was unable to think of the correct word at the time.
Ban-Dodger wrote:
chlorique wrote:
Asperger syndrome is passed down through genetics
No it is not.
Yes, it is, at least partly.
The chance of a child being on the spectrum increases significantly when one of the parents is already on the spectrum, and it increases more still when both parents are; just as a noticable increase is seen when other relatives (but not parents) are on the spectrum.
There is quite likely some nurture effect to developing autism, as well as to the severity, but a genetic component has been pretty much confirmed