I have questions about this study, many questions.
https://twitter.com/erikaheidewald/status/1415077300521996290
Firstly I don’t understand why there was a need to research in the first place?
An environmental campaigner happens to be autistic.
Autism researchers
“WE MUST DETERMINE IF THERE’S AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AUTISM AND ENVIRONMENTALISM.”
An environmental campaigner happens to be autistic.
Autism researchers
“WE MUST DETERMINE IF THERE’S AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AUTISM AND ENVIRONMENTALISM.”
How is this research beneficial?
Not sure if it’s just me but, I’m struggling to see how /s
Not sure if it’s just me but, I’m struggling to see how /s
To be fair, I’ve read the paper further down and they’ve cited 3 more autistics as examples of why this must be researched.
Including Temple Gradin. Is Temple Gradin an environmental activist?
Including Temple Gradin. Is Temple Gradin an environmental activist?
Also they’ve used the AQ10 to measure autistic traits. It’s outdated and doesn’t hold up when using it with the general population. The paper linked below explains the issues with using the AQ10 in such studies.
cambridge.org/core/services/…
cambridge.org/core/services/…
Basically what they are using to mesure autistic traits doesn’t even tell us much. So the evidence is too weak to make these claims IMO.
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