https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29159906/
"In the group with ASD, 69.7% of the sample reported being non-heterosexual, while in the TD group, 30.3% reported being non-heterosexual. The group with ASD reported higher rates of homosexuality, bisexuality and asexuality, but lower rates of heterosexuality. The results support the impression that non-heterosexuality is more prevalent in the autistic population."
Not being good at perceiving or following social norms while still having a sex drive kinda lends itself towards degeneracy. And I believe some autists like to categorize things and are overly analytical, which could explain some twitter users collection of mental disorders and degeneracy. Basically categorizing and analyzing themselves.
Though I bet /pol/ and other places also have more autists than the general population. The internet as a whole has more autists, as they avoid socializing in the real world.
You can't just encapsulate everyone with a mental disability with the word "autistic". What's the sampling size of that study? Was there a control? Has this study been peer reviewed?
which could explain
You're right, it could, but there is no substantial evidence to support the claim that degenerate thoughts stem from autism. Most people that are "diagnosed" with autism are diagnosed as a child. Of course they will have mental disabilities growing up being told that they have mental disabilities. That's nurture over nature for ya.
It's more than one study.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism_and_LGBT_identities
I do agree though that it's partially or perhaps even to a large extend nurture.
An autistic boy will be more "shy". And perhaps come of as more feminine. Which makes him an easy prey for people who tell him all his problems stem from him not being a man. That he doesn't fit in and struggles socially because he's really a girl.
But I still believe that autists difficulty in following social norms makes them much more likely to openly live out any sexual deviancy they have.
social norms
Done with this conversation.
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