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I was just wondering if you are on the spectrum? I'm undiagnosable but identity as an aspie. Have you heard of TAND? It stands for Tuberous Sclerosis and Neuropsychiatric Disorders. The spectrum varies widely so I just call myself an aspie because the autistic way of being best suits me. I'm also a mystic but have a hard time saying it people often misinterpret it. I believe in God in my own way and that's a big part of who I am.

I have tuberous sclerosis and never would have know about this had my son not been diagnosed. He developed seizures after his 3 month vaccine. You can find out if you have this mutation through a DNA test. I have TSC1 and TSC2. According to science I shouldn't be here.

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Thank you for your interest in this topic. I want to believe that there is a way to logic through this storm with our autistic children and any of our children. We have provided a calm, predictable, nurturing environment, but still, 5 years in, any attempt to be curious about what has led our autistic daughter to identify as trans only leads to shut down, tears and retreat into the social media world of people she does not know in real life. Maybe her autistic thinking style does not match the logical reasoning style you are describing. Maybe her inner world is chaotic and dysregulated even though we have provided a calm, predictable, and nurturing environment. We parents are battling the internet and our love, patience and safeguarding is just a small voice in the echo chamber of the internet.

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Don't forget the boys on the spectrum! They don't fit into the stereotypes and might hang around with girls because the expectations are less rigid (even the Dutch specifically noted they might show up in their gender dysphoric kids).

Hungry for hope. Thank you.

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