Comments on: How prevalent is autism among feminists in the modern day?

By: Rio Madeira

Rio Madeira — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:17:37 +0000

I haven’t yet met an autistic person who cares about gender relations one way or another. 677 isn’t even half of 4200 — is it possible that these women’s beliefs were completely separate from their autism? And is it possible that the masculine personality type scale was the outdated BSRI, which states that ambition, confidence, and pragmatism are masculine traits?

By: Deirdre O

Deirdre O — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 07:47:03 +0000

This has nothing to do with autism but it shows a general disregard for those who are dealing with it. You answers are highly unethical and for a family dealing with autism very cruel. This is not a joke for you to laugh about.

By: Steven D

Steven D — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:46:56 +0000

Not sure about the validity of the study or not, but in your link, the esteemed professor offers up his analysis about autism and feminism as conjecture to explain his findings, not a conclusion.

Also, I looked for the journal you reference. I can’t find any reference at all on the web for that journal. Even if it is out of print, that’s odd. Is it a vanity press, maybe?

By: jonmcn49

jonmcn49 — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:42:34 +0000

Actually, Wendy G., the ” hyper- masculine mind ” concept is more than conjecture. It is a working hypothesis of neurobiology.
Not that that has much to do with the rather stretched claims of the questioner.

By: ms.sophisticate

ms.sophisticate — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:19:04 +0000

Wouldn’t that be convenient for the likes of you? I am simply amazed on how far some of you would go to get a rise out of us. Your comments are bright examples of your ignorance… or might you be in possession of a frustrated autistic masculine mind yourself? Smile

By: sara

sara — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:37:03 +0000

I don’t know about the report you read but males are four times more likely than females to have autism and there is NO KNOWN CAUSE for autism.
Wikipedia shows a 4.3 to 1 ratio for male to females diagnosed with autism. If your going to discuss a topic please be informed first.

Ok I read the article you got your “information” from. It had a very small section that even mentioned autism and it did not give the statistics that you refer to.
I will agree that men and women think differently.

My question to you is do you even know what autism is? If not here is some information for you.

Autism is a lifelong developmental disorder that affect the way a person communicates and relates to people and situations.
I know my nephew would laugh when he got hurt. He use to cover his ears and scream when the school bell rang or a teacher blew a whistle. Many do not understand the concept of danger. Many think literally example if you say it’s time to hit the road they may literally go over and hit the road.

I hope that I have helped you understand autism a little more but if you need more information please visit The National Autistic Society’s website.

By: Gnu S

Gnu S — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:37:58 +0000

Interesting.

And suspect.

I don’t trust any studies which seek to pathologize political views, whether it’s labeling people “misogynist” or “homophobic” or studies like this.

By: wendy g

wendy g — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:56:07 +0000

Very amusing…care to provide a link? (wink)

No? Didn’t think so.

EDIT–Okaay…but, still, no link to feminism and autism, nor have you provided a link that suggests “feminists” are more likely to be autistic.
And Baron Cohen’s theory is just that, a theory that is untested and unsupported. That autism is just a “hyper-masculine” mind is nothing more than conjecture.

Really, I thought you were kidding, but you’re serious? Holy crap.