tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post5467942876877403685..comments2024-01-04T04:11:55.717+02:00Comments on Dienekes’ Anthropology Blog: Facial differences in autistic boysDienekeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02082684850093948970noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-41902668778467934342012-05-01T11:38:30.406+03:002012-05-01T11:38:30.406+03:00Might be of interest for some readers and affected...Might be of interest for some readers and affected.<br /><br /><i><b>The association between tick-borne infections, Lyme borreliosis and autism spectrum disorders</b></i><br /><br />http://www.lymeinducedautism.com/images/TBILB_Autism.pdfKatharóshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16649693310029639154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-71603477502556436522011-10-23T13:49:15.641+03:002011-10-23T13:49:15.641+03:00BTW,
"So in my family these traits are inher...BTW,<br /><br /><i>"So in my family these traits are inherited on the maternal line."</i><br /><br />this seems unusual - I thought this was largely on the male lineage. But perhaps I am wrong, because I personally know two families in which the mother seems to have been the larger contributor (based on physiology and general interaction).eurologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440019181278830033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-87817978234902117312011-10-23T13:44:58.172+03:002011-10-23T13:44:58.172+03:00To me it looks like there is a combination of gene...To me it looks like there is a combination of genes that give people enhanced language, math, art, and music ability - but once it is too much, it is decidedly too much. <br /><br />Evolution put up with this because many low-level ASD people (while somewhat annoying) are relatively easy to deal with, can be successfully integrated, usually don't cause any problems, and yet may be exceptionally productive, at <i>important</i> times. <br /><br />As many, at times I have contemplated whether some of this is an ancient / Neanderthal trait. ASD often presents itself as high intelligence without the expected attached high social skills...eurologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440019181278830033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-17250608812198458512011-10-21T21:53:50.746+03:002011-10-21T21:53:50.746+03:00@eurologiest,
My mother's 2 brothers look lik...@eurologiest,<br /><br />My mother's 2 brothers look like this as well, and they are Asperger like, but undiagnosed ASD. In turn my maternal great-uncles also looked like this, and included an inventor, a brilliant mathematician and so on. So in my family these traits are inherited on the maternal line.<br /><br />I have some Asperger like traits myself, but have a wide mid-face.pconroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312469574812832771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-30817253422590008822011-10-21T15:39:09.328+03:002011-10-21T15:39:09.328+03:00I look like that - but then again, so does everyon...I look like that - but then again, so does everyone on my father's side of the family.<br /><br />More seriously, I think it would have been great had they tested the fathers, as well. I know several families with ASD where the fathers (or other siblings) only look <i>slightly</i> less than this stereotype. In other words, many of the inheritable bits are likely expressed outside before becoming clinically important.eurologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440019181278830033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-81293565922270328442011-10-21T05:29:09.963+03:002011-10-21T05:29:09.963+03:00One of my sons has Aspergers and he also has these...One of my sons has Aspergers and he also has these features, very different from those of his brothers.beltanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142885786814184181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-54819085628977149062011-10-21T01:49:01.050+03:002011-10-21T01:49:01.050+03:00Broader and shorter upper face - sounds like facia...Broader and shorter upper face - sounds like facial masculinzation to me, although of course that's usually also connected with a relatively larger (longer) lower facial jaw region (which is why the whole male face including the jaw is similar or slightly narrower to the female face).<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/3rgf688<br />http://tinyurl.com/625hv5d<br /><br />And there is the "male brain" theory of autism...Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04517454865405705885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-85395374923696171282011-10-21T00:08:46.890+03:002011-10-21T00:08:46.890+03:00The brain develops in concert and in coordination ...<i>The brain develops in concert and in coordination with the developing facial tissues, with each influencing the development of the other and sharing genetic signaling pathways. Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) result from alterations in the embryological brain, suggesting that the development of the faces of children with ASD may result in subtle facial differences compared to typically developing children.<br /><br />Boys with ASD display a facial phenotype distinct from that of typically developing boys, which may reflect alterations in the prenatal development of the brain.</i><br /><br />Similar to the situation in Down syndrome.Onur Dincerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041378853428912894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-51415399281168581262011-10-20T22:30:02.392+03:002011-10-20T22:30:02.392+03:00My son has been diagnosed with ASD, and has those ...My son has been diagnosed with ASD, and has those 3 features exactly.<br />My brother has undiagnosed ASD and has those 3 features exactly.pconroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312469574812832771noreply@blogger.com