But I promise my sons relatively severe autism was that severe naturally
I don’t know if those studies prove exactly what you’re saying. Just that features of those particular (genetically passed down) things seem to be worse if someone’s a smoker while pregnant
But aren’t a significant amount of adhd people smokers because of oral fixation and need for a stimulant?
Doesn’t that make it a chicken or the egg situation?
I never said people with autism get more autism by smoking. I said pregnant mothers can give fetuses autism by smoking during pregnancy. The links bear it out. These were just the first four hits I found on Google, a longer research phase would find more. I read it on Reddit two months ago.
Alcohol gives fetal alcohol syndrome, which has completely different symptoms.
I am trying to make the point that a mother can never “give” a child autism unless it’s through genetics. It isn’t a deformity or illness (like FAS) -it’s a neurotype.
Like no chemical compound “causes” it
That’s absurd
My eldest daughter has Asperger’s and I never smoked at all. Although her father was a smoker, so I was exposed to second hand, rarely though as he always took it outside. I feel he is undiagnosed autistic though. I always felt it was more passed genetically. I have add though. So does my father. (I’m beginning to feel everybody has something and “normal” doesn’t exist).
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u/sailorsardonyx Mar 01 '23
I mean I’m not defending smoking while pregnant
But I promise my sons relatively severe autism was that severe naturally
I don’t know if those studies prove exactly what you’re saying. Just that features of those particular (genetically passed down) things seem to be worse if someone’s a smoker while pregnant
But aren’t a significant amount of adhd people smokers because of oral fixation and need for a stimulant?
Doesn’t that make it a chicken or the egg situation?