Autism-World

Q: Are homosexuality and Autism related?

Answer: The only questioning of it I’ve seen is by someone who claims to have one autistic child and one gay child. I’m not saying it’s not the case, merely that is what has been said.

The thrust of it seemed to be about mercury content, which has been disproven as a factor in autism. Autism is the result of growth in the womb. No one knows how homosexuality originates yet, although there are many indicators of genetic and hormonal components which would not be influenced by mercury.

People will often look for any explanation or hope for a “cause” because they may often blame themselves if they think there is a genetic cause. Of course, the flip side of “cause” is “prevention,” which is part of the agenda of many people.

There seems to be a greater connection between homosexuality and left-handedness. From the second link (NOTE: the website is anti-gay):

Analyzing a number of studies, their paper concludes that male homosexuals are about one third (31%) more likely than heterosexuals to be left-handed (2), while lesbians are almost twice as likely (91%) to be left-handed as heterosexual women.

This entry was posted on Monday, June 25th, 2007 at 12:51 pm and is filed under Ask and answer.