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God is stupid and can’t create good genitals as is.
Genital mutilation.
Never thought it did.
Still ain’t right.
why the fuck would it? fuck these cunts. Also, quit mutilating kids.
Who the fuck thought it did?
All the people who don't want autism to be genetic.
It increases risk of an exposed glans tho
No no let them keep believing it so they finally stop mutilating kids.
What kind of craziness would cause a person to think that it might?
Trauma on infants can cause fears and disorders later in life
Probably the same craziness that causes people to think vaccines cause autism.
I got som’ Tylenol for you if you have coin for me :>
I would hazard a guess, which obviously I don't know if this is what they're really thinking or not, but I would guess that since there are behavioral overlaps between ASD and CPTSD, that somebody might have made the connection.
That being said, there's no evidence that circumcision gives people CPTSD on its own, at least none that I am aware of, and if somebody else knows more than I do, (which is quite easy to do), feel free to educate me.
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I could maybe see how the pain and/or trauma of it could alter how the brain might develop, but even that’s a stretch…
Autism isn't a trauma response!
Especially given the crossover between asd and CPTSD, it doesn’t strike me as an insane thing to look at, but I’m also not surprised it’s not related.
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You needed a study to know that circumcising doesn't cause brain structure differences?
This IS idiocracy.
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"Parents have been concerned about this potential circumcision-autism connection, but hopefully these findings may help allay their fears," says senior author Monica McGrath
Dear Dr. McGrath,
Which parents?
Sincerely,
Sane people
The ones who wouldn't be persuaded by peer reviewed studies anyway, because they did their research.
No but it is cruel and a gross violation of bodily autonomy that should have huge amounts of jail time attached.
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Who... how could... what?
... ah.
"Parents have been concerned about this potential circumcision-autism connection, but hopefully these findings may help allay their fears," says senior author Monica McGrath, research professor in the Bloomberg School's Department of Epidemiology...
Ah ok I understand now.
"Parents".
Bigotry against autists is so extreme that idiot religious extremists will actually consider one of their more barbaric, senseless, cherished traditions as negotiable, relative to the utter 'horror' of their children potentially being autistic.
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No but it is cruel as fuck and rooted in religious bigotry
Tell the religious people that circumcision causes trans women. At least that one could make sense to someone who's afraid of trans people.
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Glad we cleared this up
I heard if the doctor doesn't click his heels 4 times after cutting the umbilical cord or if it is a woman doctor the baby will get the autism.
There is no reason for it either…
This just in: wisdom tooth removal does not cause autism. Neither does forcibly removing fingernails.
I mean, they’re all things not to do unless there’s a medical reason for it? But while doing it has consequences, they generally have to do with personal (dis)comfort.
That said, I’d be upset if someone tried ANY of those procedures on a baby, as they’re all unnecessary on infants.
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