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Monika from Doki Doki Literature Club is intersex and cisfeminine (link), and her variation is Trisomy X!

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I once read and article that said "all humans have two sex chromosomes". Damn. They really don't care about destigmatizing intersex people.

This is intersexism.

The willful ignorance towards intersex variations and constant, repetitive, consistent refusal to acknowledge intersexuality in basic biology and sex ed is so vicious and vile, a silent act of intersex genocide.

Intersex people can have one sex chromosome. Intersex people can have three, four, or five sex chromosomes. Intersex people can have cells which have differing sex chromosomes.

Humans can have karotypes such as 0X-XY, XX-XY, XYY, XYYY, XYYYY, XXYYY, XXXYY, XXYY, XXY, XXXY, XXXXY, XXXXX, XXXX, XXX, 0X, OX-XX, and a variety of other mosaic lineups (ie; XXY-XY, XYY-XY, etc.)

There is no such thing as a biological binary. Not in any scenario, and most certainly not with sex traits.

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triple X syndrome (also known as trisomy X) is an intersex variation in which someone has three copies of the X chromosome. people with triple X syndrome are often born with typically functioning ovaries and uteruses, but may have premature ovarian insufficiency, hypogonadism, increased stature, and other differences in bodily development. triple X syndrome is not very commonly diagnosed due to presentations often being mild. mosaicism with 46,XX chromosomes and turners syndrome [XX/XXX and XO/XXX mosaicism respectively] are common in trisomy X.

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Do you have a hearing disability?

Some intersex variations like MRKH/Müllerian agenesis, vaginal atresia, Turner Syndrome/Monosomy X, and Kallman Syndrome/Anosmic hypogonadism are associated with higher rates of deafness & being hard of hearing (HOH).

Intersex variations that come with having extra sex chromosomes (e.g. Trisomy XYY, Trisomy X, Tetrasomy XXYY) are generally associated with higher rates of neurodivergence. Auditory processing disorder (APD) often co-occurs with autism, ADHD, and other developmental disabilities.

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hello! i display a lot of the symptoms of having trisomy x and would like to find out for sure if i'm intersex or not, but afaik the only way to know for sure is to get a karyotype and i'm terrified of the medical discrimination i might face as a result of doctors knowing i'm intersex. is there any other way for me to find out but still have my doctor not know? or am i just overreacting (especially since most other intersex people don't get the choice of finding out or not)?

Hi anon!

I think it's totally understandable that you have a lot of fear about trying to navigate the medical system as a potentially intersex person. It can be really difficult to have to deal with the amount of discrimination we face when we're seeking a diagnosis and existing as an intersex person in the medical system. It's fucked up that we have to think through all these things when we're seeking care, instead of just being able to trust that we would receive compassionate and respectful care that honored our autonomy.

Unfortunately, I don't think there is any way for you to confirm a Trisomy X diagnosis without getting a karyotype/chromosomal microarray, just because there really is no other way to confirm what chromosomes you have. However, I think there are some ways that you could navigate it that might make it a little easier to avoid some kinds of discrimination.

This information is all based on the US healthcare and insurance system because that's what I have direct experience with, but feel free to send another ask if you live somewhere else and we can brainstorm some ideas for your health system.

My first thought is that if you want a diagnosis but don't want to impact the rest of the medical care you receive, you might be able to see a separate genetic counselor that's not linked to the rest of your medical record and medical care. There are a lot of services that do telehealth genetic counseling such as Genome Medical, and if they take your insurance, you might be able to get testing set up through them but not have it show up on the rest of your medical record. The nice thing about this is that you only have to deal with the telehealth clinician a few times and then get to choose whether or not you want to disclose this information to any future providers you see, and you don't need to have this information in your medical record if you don't want to.

If that's not an option but you have a PPO or POS health insurance plan where you can see any preferred network providers without referrals, you might be able to go to a separate genetic counselor that is part of a different hospital or clinic than where you normally receive care.

If your health insurance is an HMO plan where you have to get PCP referrals and can only see in network providers, that might make it difficult to seek care that isn't linked to your medical record. If this is the case but you're still interested in seeking a diagnosis, it might be worth brainstorming some things that would make you feel safer through the process. This could look like bringing another supportive person with you who could help advocate for you, preparing scripts for how you want to advocate for yourself, seeking out information about your rights as a patient, asking other intersex people for doctor recommendations, bringing in the "What we wish our doctors knew" brochure from InterACT. I won't lie, having an intersex variation on your medical record can make seeking medical care more complicated, but I think it can be slightly easier to navigate when you're a teen or adult who has more autonomy over their care, can consent to things, switch providers more easily, and has more of a say in their care.

If any followers have any other innovative ideas about how to seek diagnosis, feel free to add on.

Ultimately, the choice about whether to seek a diagnosis or not is always up to you. You're the expert on your own experience and know what would feel right for you at this point in your life. I don't think you're overreacting or being silly, and I wish things were different and it was easier for you to seek a diagnosis.

Truly wishing you the best of luck, anon.

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Negative comments over scientific findings?

Why are these types of comments always underneath research about autism spectrum disorder - specifically research involving biological findings?

For one, re-conceptualizing autism as a genetic disorder with specific biomarkers can help increase accurate and early diagnosis. The community focuses a lot on late diagnosed autistics and masking...but when it comes to biomarkers that can detect ASD, somehow that's eugenics and pushed back upon? We might not find any one specific gene that caused ASD, but finding a multi complex genotype that is common among people with ASD can help with diagnostics.

Two, how is this eugenics? The definition of eugenics is "the study (heavy quotations on the word "study") of how to arrange reproduction within a human population to increase the occurrence of heritable characteristics regarded as desirable." Note the word desireable - desireable is socially constructed and not scientifically based. Desireable characteristics include intelligence, beauty, race, etc. A neurological disorder is not "desireable," but the use of the word desireable in the context of eugenics is specifically about socially constructed standards - not preventing neurological disorders.

Basically, using practices to reduce the population of POC is eugenics because the reason to reduce the population of POC is based off of socially constructed racist standards. Also, there are no problems inherently caused by being a person of color (the problems POC deal with like racism and stigma are due to society, not because there is anything wrong or disordered about being non-white). Using genetic research to figure out the cause of ASD is not eugenics.

I would also like to add that eugenicist practices are usually after birth and include things like genocide or inducing infertility to prevent reproduction. Eugenics also is typically mandated by an institution of government, taking away the choice of a specific population. Eugenics is about the lack of autonomy in decision making and racist, sexist standards that are socially constructed.

So, if the government were to mandate that all autistic people were to undergo a hysterectomy, that would be eugenics because it is a government mandate that takes away autonomy from autistic people in order to prevent the reproduction and subsequent birth of autistic people.

However, if a parent uses a genetic test to detect autism in a fetus before birth, and decides to abort the fetus because they do not want a child with autism (due to financial reasons, personal reasons, or other), that would not be eugenics as that person has not yet been born.

It does not matter why the parent does not want an autistic child, because abortion does not need a reason. It is the parents choice. This is also why I find that arguments saying that "aborting disabled children is eugenics" are usually pro-life arguments, and that many leftists saying this are arguing against pro-choice and abortion rights.

Using genetic tests to detect neurological and physical disorders in fetuses has been a standard practice for many years. We use it all the time to abort children with neural tube defects and other genetic disorders like Down syndrome, which can cause severe cognitive impairments (and in the case of NTDs, sometimes even death).

I also find the argument that finding a genetic cause for autism will always lead to the parents aborting an autistic child disingenuous. Doctors, when detecting a genetic disorder in the fetus, do not always recommend abortion.

For example, children detected in utero as having a relatively common genetic disorder called XXX syndrome (or Trisomy X) are almost never aborted because XXX syndrome is regarded as a mild difference. A parent of a person with XX syndrome remarked, "my doctor told us that if our unborn daughter had to have a genetic issue, Trisomy X is the one to have, so to speak. He said that many girls with this condition are completely normal, and that it is not physically noticeable. The issues that we could have might be with speech and motor delays, or learning disabilities. [...] The doctor did have us speak with a genetic counselor, but no one encouraged us to terminate and we did not consider it."

So why are we so sure that finding a genetic cause for autism would inevitably lead to all potential autistic children being aborted? How are we sure that autism, especially in its milder forms, won't be regarded the same why as XXX syndrome is?