tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post6992893270715720728..comments2024-03-14T18:26:18.208-07:00Comments on autism's gadfly: Are autistic men pedophiles? Bizarre stuff from Temple Grandin's momjonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972394536850151087noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-33604615458659943012021-06-14T03:34:32.134-07:002021-06-14T03:34:32.134-07:00More stigma being unfairly heaped on autistic peop...More stigma being unfairly heaped on autistic people. Not to mention the blatant sexism. (This does not seem to apply to autistic women). In reality autistic children are far more likely to be victims of pedophilia. Real pedophiles are far more likely to prey on a child they perceive as vulnerable. Adults with autism are far more likely to be wrongly suspected of being potential sexual predators as a result of their often unorthodox social habits - the autistic loner innocently taking a walk happens to pass some children. Maybe acting in a "strange" but totally innocent manner - gets misinterpreted. Autistic people suffer too much unfair stigma already with out being labelled as potential pedophiles. As for convicted pedophiles claiming autism as a defence - Hardly surprising. A pedophile that would sexually violate a child will have no problem feigning autism as an excuse. He / she will not be concerned with the damage their defence does to genuinely autistic people. We expect nothing more from pedophiles. But we do expect more from Tina Brown and the Daily Beast. By the way much as I deplore sexism, it is good that you have decided to exempt the female autistic population.Andrew Dovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863795325533222743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-30418444008505167192020-02-13T16:39:20.376-08:002020-02-13T16:39:20.376-08:00Here is an article linkin autism to pedophilia and...Here is an article linkin autism to pedophilia and many others paraphilic behaviours:<br /><br />https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5789215/<br /><br />But this "scientific research" (a simple survey) admit it have a poor basis (the use of a controversial test like the Autism Spectrum Quotient -world wide famous for the large amount of self diagnose that promotes-, the possible lack of suitability of psychiatrists / psychologists, etc):<br /><br />"The results of our study are limited because they are solely based on self-report, and one cannot be sure that all participants were diagnosed by a trained psychologist or psychiatrist. However, all ASD participants scored above the cutoff value of the German version of the AQ, ensuring that they showed pronounced ASD symptomatology. Furthermore, all participants were recruited through ASD self-help groups or ASD outpatient care centers, indicating that their contact with the medical system was due to their symptomatology. Our study results are also limited by the potential that individuals with a higher interest in sexuality-related issues, and perhaps also having more sexual problems, were more likely to volunteer to participate, thus affecting the study population. This could have led to an overestimation of the actual rate of hypersexual and paraphilic fantasies and behaviors in the ASD group"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-24948838389806157212013-08-08T13:43:09.538-07:002013-08-08T13:43:09.538-07:00@Jake. I know it's a cliche, but don't ho...@Jake. I know it's a cliche, but don't hold your breath. jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972394536850151087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-88853422507469276692013-08-08T13:32:37.449-07:002013-08-08T13:32:37.449-07:00According to Temple Grandin's liaison: “Dr. Gr...According to Temple Grandin's liaison: “Dr. Grandin was not consulted on the article and was not aware of it’s publication until she saw it on the internet.”<br /><br />However, still no word back from Tina Brown or anyone at The Daily Beast.Jake Crosbyhttp://www.autisminvestigated.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-5117147289502814272013-08-07T11:25:04.828-07:002013-08-07T11:25:04.828-07:00I've publicized this blog post. http://www.aut...I've publicized this blog post. http://www.autisminvestigated.com/protest-daily-beast/<br /><br />Also, The Daily Beast editor Tina Brown has a son with Asperger's. I already called her out on Twitter for allowing this piece to run. I encourage everyone else to do the same.<br />https://twitter.com/JakeLCrosby/status/365175079576940545Jake Crosbyhttp://www.autisminvestigated.comnoreply@blogger.com