#all i know is that some irkens have a partial extra chromosome and some have an entire extra one

[irkenheretic]

fun anarchisma facts part 2: autistic irkens exist! not every autistic irken is defective though (defectiveness is in the PAK, not the brain) but it's very common for nondefective autistic irkens to be more comfortable around defective irkens! the term "heretic" eventually expands to include nondefective autistics if they so choose to identify with it :)

#some irkens ARE both autistic and defective tho! it all depends lmao #also since irkens have no concept of neurodiversity there rly is no in universe research on what causes autism in irkens #if id wager a guess i bet its a chromosome thing for irkens #genetic disorders and extra chromosomes (rather partially or fully) are way more common in irkens #since the pak manages symptoms pretty well there rly is no need to find a cure or Do Eugenics #so the symptoms of autism in irkens could very well be caused by the extra-chromosome thing #or mayb there r multiple causes nd the chromosome thing could cause symptoms but so could some other thing #cus red has!! that chromsome thing! its part of the Red Eye Thing #he has a partial extra chromosome but his symptoms track more w autism than downs syndrome #PIN on the other hand has symptoms that track w downs #but he has a whole extra chromosome not just an extra chunk #idk i did NOT put much thought in the science of it #all i know is that some irkens have a partial extra chromosome and some have an entire extra one #and that autistic irkens Exist #and since chromosme things are more common among irkens it stands to reason that it could b that #not that it rly matters in-text but yk #live from conventia #anarchisma #if u read this whole tag rant.... o7 i salute u