tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post6758668133791939384..comments2024-03-24T05:50:07.033-07:00Comments on Biologizing: Maternal Childhood Abuse and its Link to AutismPeter Houlihanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961900865379520219noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-51190507833129519332013-04-15T06:38:37.868-07:002013-04-15T06:38:37.868-07:00Do you think that the mental stress of abuse cause...Do you think that the mental stress of abuse causes some sort of lapse in brain chemistry? Enough to affect the fetus' brain for the child to get autism? Disrupting the brain chemistry can have an adverse effect even when it comes to bearing children. <br /><br />Really interesting study, I've never heard of such a concept, but I see where they're going with this!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15981640823127195741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-18748354008231971922013-04-14T09:16:04.005-07:002013-04-14T09:16:04.005-07:00I agree! I really thought it was a great way to ra...I agree! I really thought it was a great way to raise awareness!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15164763114842948637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-86170317720714326232013-04-14T09:13:47.411-07:002013-04-14T09:13:47.411-07:00I am not sure if there have been any other studies...I am not sure if there have been any other studies like this one, but this study isn't definitively stating that this environmental condition is the leading factor to Autism, its just stating that it could be one among others. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15164763114842948637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-73807201093910334872013-04-14T09:09:55.440-07:002013-04-14T09:09:55.440-07:00http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?artic...http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1666655 this is the link to the full report of the study performedAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15164763114842948637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-87773009637124651932013-04-12T20:44:40.325-07:002013-04-12T20:44:40.325-07:00It is very difficult for people in the science and...It is very difficult for people in the science and medical fields to blame a certain disease on environmental conditions without an enormous amount of research and evidence to back it up. Are there other studies like this one that proves a similar theory about early childhood abuse and future offspring with Autism? <br />Posted by Celina Keating (2)Peter Houlihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961900865379520219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-12906523914600082472013-04-12T17:38:49.013-07:002013-04-12T17:38:49.013-07:00When I read this, the first thing that i thought o...When I read this, the first thing that i thought of was the role hormones play in this matter. The only difference I could think about when comparing an abused to a non abused female child would be a disruption in normal hormonal activity. If this is the case, its possible that autism is not a genetic disorder and instead an epigenetic disorder that is cause for offspring being born with autism. I would be interested to keep updated on new research findings to see if this could in fact contribute, and if so, what mechanism is working.<br /><br />Posted by Marshall Moini (2)Peter Houlihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961900865379520219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-34568717060897822712013-04-12T10:09:06.018-07:002013-04-12T10:09:06.018-07:00This is a very interesting and unexpected correlat...This is a very interesting and unexpected correlation. More work should be done to confirm the basis of this correlation. In other words, does abuse lead directly to increased autism risk, or are there other correlated variables involved. This finding is particularly intriguing to me, since as you said autism is on the rise in current generations, and yet seems to be correlated with childhood abuse of mothers. I would predict that abuse of mothers as young girls would be more severe in previous generations, suggesting that other factors are probably contributing to the increase in autism prevalence. <br /><br />Posted by Sean McDougall (2)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-69138126237887248822013-04-11T09:47:49.995-07:002013-04-11T09:47:49.995-07:00do you know how this study was performed I think i...do you know how this study was performed I think it would be interesting to compare mothers whom were all abused and what percentage of them actually have children that have autism. <br />Tonya SulhamPeter Houlihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961900865379520219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-51737992663017511002013-04-11T09:43:34.790-07:002013-04-11T09:43:34.790-07:00This brings light to a disorder that I didn't ...This brings light to a disorder that I didn't know too much about. You spoke about how there are efforts to take that can prevent child abuse. What are these efforts and how can they be proved effective? I think it is sad that there is a vicious cycle of abused children becoming abusers and I wonder what kind of psychological process causes this.<br /><br />Lindsey Dugas (1)Peter Houlihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961900865379520219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-6959426248858931772013-04-11T08:09:16.604-07:002013-04-11T08:09:16.604-07:00This is pretty compelling information. Even if th...This is pretty compelling information. Even if the link isn't as direct as abuse=autism, the idea that kind of stimulus like abuse can have a potential effect on a yet to be conceived child is an interesting idea. I wonder what other kinds of life events can have an effect on an unborn child.<br /><br />Hunter Alexander (3)Hunter Alexandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-5980012559298652842013-04-11T08:02:45.835-07:002013-04-11T08:02:45.835-07:00I was actually at the Autism Speaks 5k! I think it...I was actually at the Autism Speaks 5k! I think it is a great way to raise awareness and health. I never really thought to deep into the fact that the mother's mental state had any impact really on the fetus. Definitely stopping by the Autism Speaks table next time I see it.<br /><br />Posted by Cynthia Bui (1)Cynthia Buinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-28566256892021635882013-04-09T16:11:31.449-07:002013-04-09T16:11:31.449-07:00I think this really brings to light the impact tha...I think this really brings to light the impact that the mother's state of mind cam have on the fetus. High anxiety women appear to be more likely to have babies with colic. Could anxiety during pregnancy also cause a lasting condition such as autism. <br /><br />posted by Ashley Sterpka (1)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com