01-13-2008, 02:18 AM
aspiedr Wrote:
WereI'm glad I'm not the only one to find the study quoted in aspiedr's post hysterically mis-informed. 
Given that the vast majority of adult Aspies are undiagnosed, it makes no sense to extrapolate to the whole population the results gleaned from those individuals who have come to the attention of sexologists; presumably because they have dysfunctional relationships.
That is as bad as the old assumption that, since some women in the fifties were studied and found to be incapable of having a fulfilling sex life, our whole gender must be equally unable to enjoy it as much as men!
When will sexologists stick their heads out of the lab and see that there is a whole world of people out there getting on very nicely, thank you, who will never need their dubious services?
And since when has being homosexual something that results from being 'left without sexual guidance'? I thought that particular theory was discredited a very long time ago.
Were I not one of the clinicians involved in the study, I might find the results as amusing as you do. However, as most aspies here are suffering from poor relationships, might it not be plausible that you are fishing in the wrong pond?
And, no, the theory has never been discredited and statistics show that compared to aspies in heterosexual relationships, aspies in homosexual relationships fare almost 4 times better in terms of having lasting relationships.
Laugh all you will, but statistics point to different conclusions. Have any of you tried "switching teams" to test the theory? Do you have long lasting male platonic relationships?
Given that the vast majority of adult Aspies are undiagnosed, it makes no sense to extrapolate to the whole population the results gleaned from those individuals who have come to the attention of sexologists; presumably because they have dysfunctional relationships.
That is as bad as the old assumption that, since some women in the fifties were studied and found to be incapable of having a fulfilling sex life, our whole gender must be equally unable to enjoy it as much as men!
When will sexologists stick their heads out of the lab and see that there is a whole world of people out there getting on very nicely, thank you, who will never need their dubious services?
And since when has being homosexual something that results from being 'left without sexual guidance'? I thought that particular theory was discredited a very long time ago.
Were I not one of the clinicians involved in the study, I might find the results as amusing as you do. However, as most aspies here are suffering from poor relationships, might it not be plausible that you are fishing in the wrong pond?
And, no, the theory has never been discredited and statistics show that compared to aspies in heterosexual relationships, aspies in homosexual relationships fare almost 4 times better in terms of having lasting relationships.
Laugh all you will, but statistics point to different conclusions. Have any of you tried "switching teams" to test the theory? Do you have long lasting male platonic relationships?
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Oh, do shut up Jean-Pierre.
