pi_woman wrote:
Autistic author Donna Williams says " The sexual orientation of those in this group is of a different ratio to the general population with a far higher proportion of bisexual, homosexual, transgender, and asexual people than in the majority population."
I've met other aspies who are gay and it does seem like the rate is higher. I've also met families of children with ASD or ADHD where the mother eventually develops lupus. Many live or grew up in areas with industrial toxins.
Both have been linked to changes during prenatal development ("in the womb"). There are genetic predispositions, but genes can be altered by toxins, and those predispositions can lay dormant until an environmental trigger comes along (heavy metals etc.)
Sexual orientation has been linked to levels of DHEA in the mother during pregnancy. DHEA is the precursor to testosterone and estrogen. Autism has been linked to an inability to eliminate heavy metals (which shouldn't be there anyway) due to altered mineral/metal metabolism.
It seems reasonable that if an expectant mother is carrying enough genetic alterations or toxins to cause one of these conditions, some other changes can surface too.
http://www.anthropogeny.com/Etiology%20 ... 20Homo.htm
http://www.scientistsolutions.com/index ... opic&t=294
http://www.anthropogeny.com/How%20Homos ... 0Forms.htm