They need to make an aspie dating site

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Wouldn't it be great to have a place where aspies could come to romantically meet other aspies?

There is one. It's called Aspie Affection. The link is tinily and tidily at the bottom of WP. Scroll down...click....be wary......

The only problem (as evidenced by aspie affection) is that there are too few aspies in existence to populate all areas of the globe to the point that a dating site can be established...

It's a shame too... as long as I knew for sure that some woman is an aspie, I would be more willing to trust her at first glance... none of that social crap to decipher...

Another problem is that the male aspies outnumber the female aspies.

If one expands the locus, then things change rapidly. I'm not saying that a site such as this would be the ideal place, but consider this... those who face issues, especially neurological and psychological challenges, have in my experience tended to fall into two groups - those who are in denial and can have incredibly damaging effects on their partner in a relationship, and those who through their own experiences are incredibly supportive and understanding. Not to say it isn't without risks, but something to consider....

http://www.nolongerlonely.com/
http://www.getting-together.org.uk/


M.

By 7 to 1.

I mostly find aspies to only be interested in aesthetically pleasing things and also completely unreasonable when it comes to who they'd like their partner to be. I don't think an aspie dating site would do much good to be honest.

that is because female Aspies present differently and are not diagnosed as frequently as male Aspies. It isn't that they are non existant.

It doesn't change the fact that autism effects more males than females. It's all down to the sex chromosomes, where females can be carriers; whereas males will always present.

I think you misinterpret my meaning. I am not saying that female autistics are 'carriers' only and have no symptoms of autism. I am saying that women present the symptoms differently, and so are under diagnosed.
I am not saying there are fewer female autistics, matter of fact I am saying there is no unequal distribution between the genders. I know of no 'fact' that there are fewer female autistics than there are male autistics. If there were a blood test for autism I might entertain your assertion that it is 'all down to sex chromosomes', but there isn't any chromosome test for autism.

I didn't misunderstand your meaning, i know it presents differently and that women are under-diagnosed. I was merely clarifying that there are more men with autism than women.

Any form of autism that is caused by a gene on an autosomal chromosome will affect both sexes equally.

Any form of autism that is caused by a gene on the X-chromosome will affect more men than women. Because men only have one X-chromosome and women have two. Women is a sense, have a back-up gene that will also need to be defective for them to develop said condition

Even if there were equal numbers between genders, it would still not make an Aspie dating site a worthwhile endeavor. If the general feedback from Aspie Affection is any indication... then the kind of Aspies who are the most likely to use such a site would be the saddest, most desperate guys who not even an Aspie woman would touch with a 7-foot pole, and the site would have a very low success rate and therefore useless.

i met my future husband on aspie affection we were very lucky location wise and we're perfect for eachother

Not if the gene is under transcriptional control of a sex-specific factor (e.g. a hormone), or whose biological activity is affected by a sex-specific cofactor.

Dating services... genetics... I can see the relationship, but only dimly.


M.

And not if the disorder in question is only viable for females. An XY individual with rett syndrome isn't viable, because one working copy of the gene involved is required for life. I perfectly understand the different concepts involved, but at the end of the day it all comes down to numbers, and the numbers favour more men having sex-chromosome linked autism than females do.