Identical twins both grew up with autism, but took different paths
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Re: Identical twins both grew up with autism, but took different paths
#2> identical twins at opposite ends of the autism spectrum.
I understand this is just a figure of speech, but this wording suggests that there are "two ends" of the spectrum and (as I understand it) autistic communities are trying to fight that myth.
Re: Identical twins both grew up with autism, but took different paths
#3Have they actually sequenced their genes and compared them? If there is a genetic explanation, then any mutations or replication errors during pregnancy would end up screaming into your face once you do the comparison.
Re: Identical twins both grew up with autism, but took different paths
#4This seems to bolster the theory that autism is modulated by the gut-brain axis.
Being given antibiotics at such an early age will probably severely dysregulation gut microbiota.
And GABA actually does cross the BBB but in small amounts. Perhaps at such an early age, dysregulation in GABA produced in the gut has significant effects on brain health - over stimulation, learning memory issues, etc.
Re: Identical twins both grew up with autism, but took different paths
#5> identical twins at opposite ends of the autism spectrum. I understand this is just a figure of speech, but this wording suggests that there are "two ends" of the spectrum and (as I understand it) autistic communities are trying to fight that myth.
As a laymen, isn't the spectrum just 'less autistic tendencies' and 'more autistic tendencies'? Is this a myth, or does the spectrum refer to something else? I was always under the impression that some people could be more autistic than others.
Re: Identical twins both grew up with autism, but took different paths
#6This seems to bolster the theory that autism is modulated by the gut-brain axis. Being given antibiotics at such an early age will probably severely dysregulation gut microbiota. And GABA actually does cross the BBB but in small amounts. Perhaps at such an early age, dysregulation in GABA produced in the gut has significant effects on brain health - over stimulation, learning memory issues, etc.
Reading the article, it turns out the one twin who is "more autistic" had a hole in his heart that surgery had to correct. So I suspect the actual issue here is something simpler like a difference in brain development because of the difference in the amount of blood flow.
Re: Identical twins both grew up with autism, but took different paths
#7> identical twins at opposite ends of the autism spectrum. I understand this is just a figure of speech, but this wording suggests that there are "two ends" of the spectrum and (as I understand it) autistic communities are trying to fight that myth.
As a laymen, isn't the spectrum just 'less autistic tendencies' and 'more autistic tendencies'? Is this a myth, or does the spectrum refer to something else? I was always under the impression that some people could be more autistic than others.
There are multiple dimensions
https://getgoally.com/blog/autism-spectrum-wheel
Along with many comorbidities (adhd, ocd, depression, etc) which are more likely but not requisite
This leads to the saying "if you've met one person with autism, you've met one person with autism"
Re: Identical twins both grew up with autism, but took different paths
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
As a laymen, isn't the spectrum just 'less autistic tendencies' and 'more autistic tendencies'? Is this a myth, or does the spectrum refer to something else? I was always under the impression that some people could be more autistic than others.
There are multiple dimensions https://getgoally.com/blog/autism-spectrum-wheel Along with many comorbidities (adhd, ocd, depression, etc) which are more likely but not requisite This leads to the saying "if you've met one person with autism, you've met one person with autism"
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Re: Identical twins both grew up with autism, but took different paths
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
As a laymen, isn't the spectrum just 'less autistic tendencies' and 'more autistic tendencies'? Is this a myth, or does the spectrum refer to something else? I was always under the impression that some people could be more autistic than others.
There are multiple dimensions https://getgoally.com/blog/autism-spectrum-wheel Along with many comorbidities (adhd, ocd, depression, etc) which are more likely but not requisite This leads to the saying "if you've met one person with autism, you've met one person with autism"
Then the spectrum would refer to the magnitude of any vector in multidimensional “autism space”.
Re: Identical twins both grew up with autism, but took different paths
#10> identical twins at opposite ends of the autism spectrum. I understand this is just a figure of speech, but this wording suggests that there are "two ends" of the spectrum and (as I understand it) autistic communities are trying to fight that myth.
As a laymen, isn't the spectrum just 'less autistic tendencies' and 'more autistic tendencies'? Is this a myth, or does the spectrum refer to something else? I was always under the impression that some people could be more autistic than others.
That's exactly the issue, it is not as simple as "less" or "more" "autistic". I don't think I'll be able to explain it properly with my own words using english, sorry.
I'll just quote nih.gov:
> Autism is known as a “spectrum” disorder because there is wide variation in the type and severity of symptoms people experience.
and wikipedia:
> Autism is clinically regarded as a spectrum disorder, meaning that it can manifest very differently in each person. For example, some are nonspeaking, while others have proficient spoken language. Because of this, there is wide variation in the support needs of people across the autism spectrum.
and maybe take a look at this list:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrum_disorder#Types_of_spe...