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NationalAeronauticsAndSpaceAdministration
I am autistic and I found it funny. But I'm not proud of that.
Hetuni
I'm autistic and this is hilarious
99probs
As someone with autism, this is fucking gold. +1
FruitKake
Amen
melodramaticbat
'political correctness': calling out inane cunts who think 'triggering' people inc. the disabled without wit or intelligence is 'funny'.
GlutenFreeSmegma
No.
FuriousDawg11
Much better quality than the last time it was posted
Znayx
Even with this crappy quality? Jesus.
beachbum69
crcb
wow so edgy!
apercent
Tbh Any meme that says "intended to trigger" isnt worth defending
CommissarCornflakes
[_] <- There, I made a hugbox for you. Climb on in!
RedDwarfIV
The funny thing is not the meme itself, but that a troll was able to get a _member of parliament_ to react to it.
RedDwarfIV
Same as when Clinton denounced Pepe, or Jess Phillips clamining !I would not rape you" is a rape threat on TV
Mendelejev
4 people is enough to create a band. The acoustic autistic, genre screeching
Bainin
i hate people but this makes me happy :-)
PaintedSlate
therefore*
Bainin
not native english but thank you my Grammar Nazi saviour.
PaintedSlate
Oh, it's not a grammar issue. I was changing the meaning of your sentence, as a joke. It's because you hate people, not in spite of it. ;)
Bmwwallace
What's so bad about being artistic? I dont get it?
AmazinglyCoolNameHere
You'd think all those movies and shows and books and lessons about not being an asshole to the disabled would have payed off by now.
ButtsMcFarts
Oh fuck off, I have ASD and this was funny as shit.
dweadpiewitwobbits
Here in the US ar leader trump any lernt lesons.
rav3nE
hewe in us arggg leafer trumpet ant learnet losons
IronicJeremyIrons
I'm offensive and I found this autistic
Orochizilla
As an autistic I don't know how to feel about this
mordewolt
As a moderate i have no strong opinion on the matter
RedDwarfIV
OptimusPantry
Holy shit that is fucking hilarious
Applefaces
I really wonder what's going on with this site sometimes
ExplosiveMustache
As a guy with Aspergers, I do wish there could be found a different adjective, but there's nothing inherently wrong with this.
PileOfWalthers
Why a different adjective?
Remne
Use of 'autistic' as a bad adjective increases the stigma around autism.
RedDwarfIV
Any new thing you come up with will suffer the same fate. "Retard" wasn't always an insult.
ExplosiveMustache
Definitely true. To be honest, I kind of preferred that. Less specific and all.
Aadinheals
My son is Autistic... and he has a much better sense of humor most people. Defiantly more so than this woman.
Elimnatorssecretsanta
I wasn't a fan of the original one, but when they brought it back with the four of them I thought it was hilarious.
coyw0lf
I'm done with Imgur, this is sub-4chan level garbage.
Lilshadow48
No it isn't you fucking idiot. Go on /b/ for 5 minutes and think about what you've said.
tagmomg
Agreed. After all, /b/ actually has wit.
TheWindIsTroubledToday
If by wit you mean shit tier bait and traps then I guess you're right.
tagmomg
I honestly think I'd take even that over pointing at someone you don't agree with and saying "YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE KIDS"
IOnlyPostDogs
Spoken like a true imgurian who's never been on /pol/
DiabloD3
As someone on the Autistic spectrum, this is absolutely fucking hilarious. (There, I took one for the team).
ConductorOfTheStruggleTrain
This is pure beauty at work
Ansgar89
You know this is fake because you can understand what Wales is saying.
Fraplord
Beth? Rwyn ddim yn deall.
Roekias
I see imgur has many eugenics enthusiasts. Interesting.
APrettyCoolGuy
I've started noticing that trend. Like it isn't even just this post that made me think that.
spiritussancto
unpopular opinion puffin:hitler ruined eugenics.wanting to breed out birth defects isn't the same as getting rid of a race or killing people
pretzelpretzelpretzel
Hitler didn't "ruin" eugenics, it was a terrible idea, based on racist pseudoscience.
newsguycraigevans
We tried it in the US. buck v. bell 274 u.s. 200 (1927)
Akilles
Hitler ruining eugenics isn't a opinion, it's a fact. Eugenics will never again be taken seriously because of that screeching idiot.
TheQuietMan2
http://imgur.com/GbVeLOM
Hazzardteen
Sorry I'm a day late and a dollar short, but have an upvote for your trouble! Ya got a chortle from me.
TheQuietMan2
I'm glad you liked it!
spiritussancto
lols yup shit show tickets! get your shit show tickets here!
Sprixxen
Well do you want to "breed out birth defects" by your own personal decision or by government mandate and forced sterilization?
ninthimgurshadowban
Well considering this woman has had 4 autistic kids, it seems the retards are outbreeding rational people. Mandate please!
Sprixxen
Then I'd have to fight tooth and nail because that is decidely anti-liberal. Although you could make an argument for public good ->
apercent
Autistics can be rational. See this is why people are against the usage of autistic as stupid, because people start to believe that
Janewaygottheminivanstarship
Your definition of birth defects is fucked up too. Neurodiversity is diversity and critical to unique problem solving. Even Nazi Hans Asperg
Janewaygottheminivanstarship
Asperger could see that and he decided which disabled people should live and die while understanding little of the complexity of their life
analnipple666
*raises hand*
RocketRodster
Is eugenics a conservative or liberal position?
Yitshaq
Yes.
HighlySexualLobster
Tribal.
Spearka
The opposite side according to both sides
Sprixxen
It cannot be categorized that successfully but I would say if it is compelled eugenics programs it is closer to conservatism. If it is ->
Sprixxen
eugenics based on the principle of personal freedoms (like selective abortion) it is closer to classical liberalism
apercent
Depends on how it's used. If you don't know it's probably conservative
apercent
Conservative referring to older policies of course because must eugenics campaigns are just old old ideas that nvr confirmed to modern ideas
beergolem
Of course. With eugenics you could get rid of sickle cell anemia, and then have malaria live up to its true potential.
Olli399
I doubt that person actually believes in eugenics. I mean it was a joke after all.
apercent
Probably referring to the comments section
bellaluna
Maybe she adopted four autistic kids because she has the resources to care for kids with special needs that most others refuse to foster.
njullpointer
or maybe she got shitfaced regularly and woke up with an autistic bun in the oven. four times. She is scottish, after all.
GodEmperor0fMankind
Maybe she farts rainbows and stops wars with a smile.
TheWonderfulGiantOctopussy
Or maybe is maybeline.
Barrezio
I laughed entirely too much at this comment. +1
TheWonderfulGiantOctopussy
I'm Glad! Haha
Idontfavoritealot
I can't believe its not butter
t0x1c1T
I butter believe its not cancer
alphusultimus
The tasty tasty taste is gonna move ya!
Dorsk84
Showing your age are ya....so am I for knowing exactly what it was for.
GiddyKipper
Oh you optimistic angel you. She's Scottish. Maybe she spent six years in a Buckfast blur and that was the surprise when she sobered up
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
As a Scottish person I refute that statement. There's no way she sobered up
GiddyKipper
Genius... laughed a lot !
ashmenon
1 or 2, I'd say maybe. 3? She's got a guilty secret and she's trying to make up for it. 4? Now that's just a fetish.
GiddyKipper
itgoeshere
Never ever lose this level of optimism. The world needs less cynical bastards. Imgur most of all.
bellaluna
The sad part is that I'm not that optimistic, I just wanted to be contrary.
WhoYouGonnaCallGhostNappa
But four at once? It's like a sort of reservation, or an autistic park (jurassic park theme)
Treanti
Oh fuck, I'm now imagining the theme of jurassic park in *Screeching autistic noises*.
IMayOrMayNotHaveTroubleFindingAndOrChoosingAUsername
*scre scree, scree-scrEE - scre-scre-scrEEe, scre-scree-scre-screeee*
fezzesRcool
Welcome to Autistic Park. We spared no expense.
bellaluna
Lol that's awful
WhoYouGonnaCallGhostNappa
I just wish I could have found any jurassic park meme to go with it on mobiles quick meme thing
bellaluna
ImgurCouncilOfLlamas
THE AUTISTIC KIDS ARE LOOSE!
IMayOrMayNotHaveTroubleFindingAndOrChoosingAUsername
Fuck you and the day you arrived on earth. *scre scree, scree-scrEE - scre-scre-scrEEe, scre-scree-scre-screeee*
SquiffyDinosaur
Clever girl
Thehumanracestinx
Except that Scotland is the most progressive and reasonable of the three.
JamJarre
They aren't progressive. They're nationalists who've adopted some progressive policies to steal labour votes
Earan
Yeah, and the comic represents this through the alt-right visual language of Scotland being black, gay, etc.
carrio110
Agreed. And I'm Welsh.
AwesomeWelles
nothing progressive about the nationalists
Earan
Last I checked both nationalist parties aligned pretty strongly with what is generally described as "progressive" policies. If
AwesomeWelles
austerity cuts and opposing anything approaching progressive taxation? yeah, super progressive these days - nothing like the old snp.
AwesomeWelles
as for ukip, they don't really have enough of a solid body of policy/voting-record to judge.
RedDwarfIV
"Reasonable" Yes, because attempting to block a democractic referendum decision in parliament because they didn't like it is sooo reasonable
Phaggotboy
Yes I'm sure that you would also tell the Swiss government to fuck off because they forced Appenzell Innerrhoden to allow women to vote
RedDwarfIV
As it is, it's the nation imposing its laws on a member state.
RedDwarfIV
As it is, it's the nation imposing its laws on a member state. And in that situation, they'd be the Scotland, so I'd still be against them.
Phaggotboy
Nah man, they went against Appenzells democracy, didn't you just cherish democracy? Everytime you go against it an eagle dies
RedDwarfIV
Your argument is self-defeating.
RedDwarfIV
If they blocked the rest of Sweden from giving women the vote, then you'd have a comparable situation.
Phaggotboy
Since when does Switzerland have anything to do with Sweden?
Phaggotboy
Point is that not everything should br up for a vote
JamJarre
But the government did put it up for a vote, and people voted
beergolem
Insults without wit being celebrated as "savage" is a sad thing to behold.
SJohnson23
You have to admire the balls of Imgur users doubting the right to life of those who have emotional issues/struggle to act rationally.
skelitor120
Well, I mean, that feels like the very definition of "savage" -- it's insulting with no thought to civility at all, going to the worst place
tagmomg
"LUL I SED THAT PURSON WITH KID SHOULD NOT HAVE KID I IS VERY SMRT LOOK I DRAW FUNNY MEME PICTUR OF PURSON I EVEN SMRTEN NOW"
BillyMaysHereWithOxiClean
The thing is that they weren't claiming to be clever. Sometimes a bit of stupid humor is fine.
tagmomg
I admit, you have a point. (For the full response, please replace "SMRT" with "FUNY" and "SMRTEN" with "FUNYEN" in my previous comment.)
SJohnson23
You have to admire the balls of Imgur users doubting the right to life of those who have emotional issues/struggle to act rationally.
SJohnson23
You have to admire the balls of Imgur users doubting the right to life of those who have emotional issues/struggle to act rationally.
SJohnson23
You have to admire the balls of Imgur users doubting the right to life of those who have emotional issues/struggle to act rationally.
apercent
Let's not downvote the repeats it's not entirely his fault
SJohnson23
No, it is, it is. I work in IT therefore I should have fixed it.
SJohnson23
You have to admire the balls of Imgur users doubting the right to life of those who have emotional issues/struggle to act rationally.
SJohnson23
You have to admire the balls of Imgur users doubting the right to life of those who have emotional issues/struggle to act rationally.
SJohnson23
Well, that went well.
mossysabertoothtiger
9/11 causes autism
Phaggotboy
Cancer causes WiFi
itmustbe420somewhere
I'm going to steal this and use this ur great
mfb0
Jet fuel can't melt autism.
itmustbe420somewhere
chettlar
I have not laughed this hard in a long time
JKrlvgn
I have an autistic brother, and I think this is fucking hilarious.
deformsoundnz
i am in similar boat. a good joke is a good joke non?
Squeezit
To be fair, if all 4 of your kids are autistic, it might be a good idea to stop. I can't imagine how anyone could handle more than 1
GuyNamedSean
I also have an autistic brother. He doesn't think these are funny, but he gets why people do.
ThisIsNotABeedrill
Peoole are always ready to be offended on behalf of other people who are just like "So?"
JKrlvgn
That's pretty on point. You need more upvotes.
ISenseAChallenger
Same here
res20stupid
I have autism, want to punch that over-entitled bitch in the face
ArtMadeofYourComment
I have a nephew and a cousin on the spectrum. This shit's gold.
ReadmypostEatmytoast
I have autismo and I think this is my brother
Erisian23
For the most part a joke is only funny to most people if it would hurt someone else's feelings. Comedy is a way to cope.
BabyGroot
I'm autistic and i find it hilarious.
Loina
Also autistic, I can't stop laughing
Helioture
I'm autistic and I think this is goddamn hilarious to-REEEEEEEEEEE
flikrdoodles
Same
itmustbe420somewhere
MyNameIsNickAndILookForGif
Dunhaaam
Oh god I can hear his fucking laugh
ImShaqILaughAndWalkAway
That evil chuckle when people are around,and they look at you... Lol, just happened to me. Damn, forgot I'm at work.
Bennings
Yes, I'd forgotten that makes you the ambassador for all autistic people everywhere. Good job!
prettyunsureguy
Can't you see the hypocracy here? Surely you can.
JKrlvgn
Well, look at you! So righteous!
ThompsonwithaP
????'???? autistic and I think it's fucking hilarious.
phoebear12345
I have an autistic twin sister. I also "screeched" with laughter!
apercent
I have an autistic brother and I disagree Therefore I counter thee
JKrlvgn
Je Suis La Jeune Fille.......no, wait, I'm not, but it's from Muzzy, and the only part I remember.
thefloor
Same, autistic sister. People are so damn sensitive
Hxs115
You sure you arent the autisic one?
JKrlvgn
Well, no one has ever tested me, so if I am, I'm high functioning REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Hxs115
Lmao, screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
TheDarkLordOfTrees
That makes it ok
etherbunny41
I don't know anyone who's autistic, and I also thought this was funny.
MioriYamaguchi
My little brother is diagnosed autism but the reality is he has a learning disability. No screeching there.
Rawraga
Most autistic people don't screech. I find many to dislike making noise and easily stressed in loud environment.
Irishda
Oh well if you think it's fine then fuck those people that don't.
prettyunsureguy
Yes, fuck those people. Humourless twats.
JKrlvgn
No one said that, I just find it funny. Weird how that works, yeah?
Irishda
Then why say it if not to validate their belief that it's okay to laugh at this because the guy with the autistic brother said it's okay
JKrlvgn
...because I'm not the SJW that makes a mountain out of a molehill. Your princess is in another castle.
Irishda
Lol SJW eh? That definitely isn't the hallmark of a dishonest psycho
Irishda
Why leave the blandest possible comment that also gets the most upvotes?
JKrlvgn
I didn't make all those upvotes, so I guess it was an agreeable comment.
someguyonthissite
i dont
JKrlvgn
OK.
supernova112
Sameeeeeee
marzipanius
Because you're level-headed and rational.
CirclejerqueDuSoleil
I AM autistic, and I think this is fucking hilarious
ThisUsernameIsKnownToTheStateofCaliforniaToCauseCancer
I have an autistic son, and this IS fucking hilarious.
Kimun
As a dude with autism - I laughed out loud on the last one.
Cadpig
Same!
AntaNce
kudos. +1. this, this exactly.
MozartDidntPaintTheMonaLisaTwice
I love my autistic cousin to death but sometimes you can't help but laugh at the things he does.
Noooooooooooooope
My cousin laughs with us a lot of the time. He doesn't care about anything. He just likes to smile. It's refreshing
YamatoIouko
But what does HE think?
JKrlvgn
He pretty oblivious to petty shit, honestly. If it's not important to him, it doesn't exist. He has a good sense of humor, though.
YamatoIouko
Ah. I was hoping he found it fucking hilarious too. Woulda made a great final nail in the coffin.
JKrlvgn
Yeah, I know, but I don't wanna be a liar. :(
YamatoIouko
Good on you for that.
jsnybler
When you let political correctness take your humor, you've become something other than a human, you've become a (deep breath) land whale
deathbysockmonkey
I'm imagining "land whale" in a suddenly deep voice, and I can't stop laughing
jsnybler
@JKrlvgn for the record I am commending your humor and condemning those who we see the laughers hanged.
JKrlvgn
I mean...it's mean, sure, but it's funny.
JKrlvgn
So...upvote for both!
JKrlvgn
I dunno about a land whale, but...I understand what you mean.
terkerjerbs
The butt of every joke hits home for somebody, so if you can laugh at other "offensive" jokes you should be able to with all. Good on you
prettyunsureguy
Saw someone leave a comedy gig because they joked about cancer.. 10 minutes after he listened to him joke about abortion, that was fine..
terkerjerbs
Right lol they're just jokes. People need to learn to have a sense of humor
JKrlvgn
Even ones that are offensive against me can be super funny.
terkerjerbs
Exactly. Sometimes I think they're the funniest. It's pretty impossible to offend me though lol
JKrlvgn
....your mother had children, and your dad probably said stuff! OFFENDED YET?!
terkerjerbs
FUCK YOU ASSHOLE lol
TrixiHobbitz
Am gay, and I laugh the hardest at gay jokes...If you can't make fun of yourself, how the hell can you make fun of anyone else?
JKrlvgn
Hey, gay jokes aren't cool....! They're FAAAAABUUULOUUUUUUS! But seriously, you're right. That's how you learn to live.
terkerjerbs
What does a gay horse eat? Haaaaaaaaaayyyy! Haha I'm sure you've heard that one
TrixiHobbitz
What's a gay nerds favorite movie? Star Wars *lightsaber rises*
XigTek
I laugh the hardest at gay jokes as a gay man... because I have the knowledge that most of them are true.
TrixiHobbitz
Yeeesssss So true!
Potaterzpotateyo
I mean, you don't have to think they're funny, but you have to be able to understand why others do and not get butthurt.
terkerjerbs
True that! Wish more people understood this
turboshaftthepowerraver
I am autistic and.. SCREEeEeEEEeEeE!!!
pixarpizza
Reeeeeeeee!!
ThanksToDenialImImmortal
Me too! Atype autism... ScReeeEeeEEEee!
freezepopsaregood
itakecreditforthingsihadnothingtodowith
SCREEEEEeEeEEEeeeEEEEEEE
turboshaftthepowerraver
SCREEeEeeeeeeEeeEe!
CaptainDeadpool
Nearly pissed myslef laughing, thank you
MadCatGuy
Please don't piss on your slef
MaybeIshouldChangeMyNameMaybeNot
I have an autistic son, and this is funny as fuck. Can't be too serious in life guys.
hippybobby
My autistic son just pissed his pants reading this
Zackbran10
Hopefully from laughing
IAlwaysUpvoteHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy
SCREEEEeeeeeeeeEeeeeeeEEEEEeeee !!!!!
turboshaftthepowerraver
ScRRrReEeeeeeeeee
Grizzlebeez
Omg lmfao. Tears in my eyes! I hope you have a great day cause of this
turboshaftthepowerraver
First day at my new job, and it went really well so cheers!
IusedtobeapervertIstillambutIusedtobetoo
I too am autistic and I don't get what you're SCREEeEeEEEeEeE!!!
turboshaftthepowerraver
SCREEeEeeeeeeeEeee!
jesuscrust
Now that's what I call autism
YepUsernameChecksOut
More like awesometism
bendap
I'll buy that cd.
turboshaftthepowerraver
Track 1: ScrEeEeEeeEeeEeeEe!!!!!
Aerogers
Have Asperger's syndrome myself and I think this is hilarious
Weissicles
Ditto!
Gromington
Same!
thuggasaurusrex
Same and I've actually screeed before too. People are too sensitive this shits hilarious
turboshaftthepowerraver
Screeee on a bus so we can recognize each other
LeiserGeist
LOL like a bird call, you fucks made my day
JKrlvgn
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
KnockKnockWhosThereJehovahsWitness
NORMIES GET OUT reeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
noidontwantafreesample
GIBE TENDIES REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
xenburnn
even worse it probably turns out she self diagnosed her kids and walks around telling everyone.
lordmerchant
In my experience in teaching "as the mother of 4 naughty children, but choose to self diagnose as autistic as giving them the autism label.
Leahcim1v1s
She vaccinated her children and came to that conclusion.
kev85x
It probably turns out.....
Abomb2933andstuff
My father did pulled that one on me when my parents got divorced. Luckily nobody bought a second of it, but he's a fucking cunt anyways.
javjav
Is autisms the new vegan?
ISupportYourViews
Only when people ask about the kids' mixed-breed service dogs.
kahless01
one of my fbs had a friend that was always around and told me both her kids were autistic. asked which dr she goes to she said she just knew
rainbow404
Haha!!
ProbablyDrunkAgain
Claims autism for her kids to get benefits probably.
BurritoParty
That would be....frustrating. I see this a ton w ADHD, but also w Autism. It's odd. PITA parents 99.999% of the time.
Ratnavati
Maybe she's a mother of 4 vaccinated kids
darkerthanthesun
Those people infuriate me...I've called them on it.
TheCrustyMustard
Granted, what are the raw chances of 4 in a row actually being autistic?
jrntn
There is a certain bitter irony to you getting a thousand upvotes for doing what you accuse her of doing: Making shit up without basis.
Bennings
So we're now hating her for things you just made up about her. Good job.
ThaUsernameHasAlreadyBeenTakenAndIsNoLongerAvailable
Why the fuck does this not have more upvotes, the imgur community can be fucking retarded sometimes
YoSoFunny
nah this is just normal people. Assholes everywhere
Flamesonthesideofmyface
My husband is the first born in his family. His other two brothers are both autistic. Their doctor said they won the worst lottery ever.
Heated76
Claims it was vaccines that gave them autism too
psigun
Vaccines did it.
NewProtectorate
even worser still maybe none of her kids actually has autism but she decided they all do and tells them they can't help but act like that
AndyBiz10
Even worse you made that assumption.
FutureHylian
Probably one of those who brags about it. "Oh he's autistic, its a blessing in disguise"
Isometimesupvotereposts
NO IT FUCKING ISNT
shuttlecockinakumquat
My sister did both of the above with her kid :\.
seemetrollinh8in
Autism is like a superpower. Like that show Sherlock.
CurrentLevelOfAdulting
Thank you!!! I've met so many people who only tell me that the kid is autistic and nothing else!!!
OfficialJoeBiden
Maybe it isn't your business? If they say "my kid is autistic" and nothing else, than that's all you need to know.
CurrentLevelOfAdulting
But it makes it seem like that's all there is to know about the kid. Like nothing else about him matters because he happens to be autistic.
OfficialJoeBiden
If a kid had a disease the parent isn't just going to go "my kid has this disease and here's his whole life". When they do that, you worry.
CurrentLevelOfAdulting
One kid asked to look at my watch, mom bursts in and says he's autistic. It didn't matter to me and wasn't really relevant at the time.
Noooooooooooooope
But apparently the time was relevant at the time
OfficialJoeBiden
"Oh wow, how did you find out?" "He's really quiet and good at math."
ashmenon
I once thought I was mildly autistic because I was always a bit anxious around people. Told my sis. Her reply:
ashmenon
"You're not autistic you're just shit at talking to women."
peridotite
He throws tantrum in the store when I won't buy him cookies and he throws tantrums at the barber shop. -my family
SlamD
"Fuck off, mom, I'm not autistic."
Shelest
"I'm just Asian"
NotSquidwardTennisBalls
"He doesn't mean that. That's just the autism talking."
sgv1
Ooohhh this makes my blood boil.
OfficialJoeBiden
"He squints a lot... I think it's because he likes to avoid eye contact." "Mom for fuck's sakes I'm just Asian"
Jennalele
It's the most fucking embarassing shit.
TemporaryUzername
lol so troo
revcleo
Autism is generally pretty hereditary, so it's not rare for multiple people in a family to be autistic, especially parents. There's been a
PleaseClapNow
I worked for our county's special needs program - lots of siblings in it. Parents often want just ONE normal kid after the first or 1/2
PleaseClapNow
Second disabled kid is born, yknow? I don't begrudge them that, but, they usually stopped trying after their 3rd kid. Was pretty sad. 2/2
revcleo
rise recently in mothers finding out they're autistic because they've been researching their children's symptoms.
xenburnn
women are underdiagnosed compared to men, at the same time a lot of people are getting dx'd on very tenuous grounds just like adhd
revcleo
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/dec/26/autism-hidden-pool-of-undiagnosed-mothers-with-condition-emerging
TheCrustyMustard
I mean, the chance, unless the father passed it down too, was at the highest 50/50... 4 in a row is crazy.
itsmario
4 in a row is a ~6% chance at 50/50. Not that crazy, really. Also, genetics are more complicated. There are dominant and recessive (1/2)
irontom
I think it's BS. It's the same deal as with everybody being OCD nowadays, not knowing the crippling reality of real OCD.
blueberrycupcakes
People will have a single compulsion that will not alter their reality substantially (like nail biting) and diagnose themselves with OCD
rainbow404
And when my sister went for her masters in special education, she too self diagnosed herself as autistic. lol it's like giving a medical 1/2
rainbow404
2/1 book to a hypochondriac and they suddenly come down with the case of everything. My generation-everyone has ADHD... 10 years ago bipolar
FreakOnAlisha
Exactly.
OptiMissInformed
As a behavioral therapist and working on my masters I have never heard this. There are plenty of cases where there is no family history 1
OptiMissInformed
And the child is the first to exhibit signs and be diagnosed. Autism has many etiologies and honestly the cause doesn't matter because 2
revcleo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritability_of_autism
OptiMissInformed
It doesn't change the diagnosis.Also with the DSM-V changing to include Aspergers on the spectrum the diagnosis numbers have further risen 3
OptiMissInformed
Watch Wendy Chung ted talk about autism, we watched in in class and it's pretty good.