I think that even if the research Baron Cohen is doing isn’t for the purpose of identifying autism in the womb, eventually the genetic information would inevitably be used by less ethical people for the purpose of eugenics. There are a lot of people out there talking about “curing” autism. That whole idea just continues to frame autism as something to be overcome by the autistic person rather than looking at solutions for the fact that society is a hostile environment for autistic people in many ways.
@@SebastianLundh1988 I mean eugenics. Identifying whether or not a baby in the womb is likely to be autistic in order to give parents an opportunity to terminate the pregnancy rather than have an autistic child.
@@Valentine-xr3ic But if the mother has a choice, what's wrong with that? "My body, my choice", right? What's wrong with choosing a child with a higher chance of getting a successful life? Also, what's wrong with wanting to cure autism? I don't understand that.
@@SebastianLundh1988 I think it is dreadful that Down syndrome babies are aborted because they have the syndrome. I’d hate for that to also happen to autistic children. Autistic people and those with Down Syndrome are not of lesser value as people than those who are not so.
There needs to be supports throughout the life course, as those autistics and their caregivers are being abandoned or hidden away. And please remove the background music, it’s extremely distracting to autistic people with audio sensitivity.
I dont have to imagine something I already know all of it, like a narcissist' s smalltalk- mind. only narcissist defend cognitive empathy because they dont understand affects. they think they can see the inside of an other person mind by looking into the eyes 😂 and then force people to do that - he forces people to not being intelligent, his worst nightmare. aggressive, pathetic. we dont need that, we have mirrorneurons to communicate. pattern seeker? to seek, describes narcissism. we dont seek, we do not have a theory, we see with eyes closed - we know. narcissism: the virus that stops human being from evloving since beginning, forcing people to answer questions with A or B and call it evidence... it is evident, exactly for narcissism
So good that you are raising the delicate matter of safeguarding of autistic people who are sadly more at risk of neglect and abuse.
Epigenetics what you described is Anxious Ambivalent attachment. Parenting is Key.
Anxious Ambivalent (or disorganized) becomes Borderline.
Simon, my academic hero! He has also touched upon something I've had a theory of a link between BPD and ASD or misdiagnosis.
Really? That's interesting!
I think that even if the research Baron Cohen is doing isn’t for the purpose of identifying autism in the womb, eventually the genetic information would inevitably be used by less ethical people for the purpose of eugenics. There are a lot of people out there talking about “curing” autism. That whole idea just continues to frame autism as something to be overcome by the autistic person rather than looking at solutions for the fact that society is a hostile environment for autistic people in many ways.
What do you mean by "eugenics"?
@@SebastianLundh1988 I mean eugenics. Identifying whether or not a baby in the womb is likely to be autistic in order to give parents an opportunity to terminate the pregnancy rather than have an autistic child.
@@Valentine-xr3ic But if the mother has a choice, what's wrong with that? "My body, my choice", right? What's wrong with choosing a child with a higher chance of getting a successful life?
Also, what's wrong with wanting to cure autism? I don't understand that.
@@SebastianLundh1988 you can’t cure autism and if you don’t know what’s wrong with eugenics, I certainly can’t help you.
@@SebastianLundh1988 I think it is dreadful that Down syndrome babies are aborted because they have the syndrome. I’d hate for that to also happen to autistic children. Autistic people and those with Down Syndrome are not of lesser value as people than those who are not so.
There needs to be supports throughout the life course, as those autistics and their caregivers are being abandoned or hidden away. And please remove the background music, it’s extremely distracting to autistic people with audio sensitivity.
VARY NAICE!
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I dont have to imagine something I already know all of it, like a narcissist' s smalltalk- mind. only narcissist defend cognitive empathy because they dont understand affects. they think they can see the inside of an other person mind by looking into the eyes 😂 and then force people to do that - he forces people to not being intelligent, his worst nightmare. aggressive, pathetic. we dont need that, we have mirrorneurons to communicate. pattern seeker? to seek, describes narcissism. we dont seek, we do not have a theory, we see with eyes closed - we know. narcissism: the virus that stops human being from evloving since beginning, forcing people to answer questions with A or B and call it evidence... it is evident, exactly for narcissism
Thanks so much for this interview. Very interesting and useful. Where can we find lego clubs in London?
Hi :) I am not sure, but perhaps if you search for Professor Baron-Cohen’s work, you will be able to locate it? Thank you for your lovely comment!
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