"Have you ever seen evidence even anecdotally between autism and attractions to children?" I can't say one way or the other. In conversations here and other forums, people say there is some connection or the prevalence of autism seems high; in conversations with my colleagues, people sometimes make this hypothesis. But I don't think I've seen data to support the link and I haven't seen theory laying out why autism is linked with minor attraction. And I'm not an autism expert, so I don't know if this would be an explanation for people's behaviour on the forums. But my lack of knowledge or familiarity, and the lack of research done to date, should not be taken as a sign that there is no link. |