I realized that the increase in the rate of Asperger's/autism was not just of more children being on the spectrum, but of fewer children being neurotypical, because of later childbearing, and perhaps other factors.
Mid-Twentieth Century, there was a compression of active childbearing years into the maternal age range of 20 to 30 years.
Which probably suppressed the rate of autism for a while, but then there was a shift toward older parents. I believe a correlation has been shown between paternal age and Asperger's.
So now we have not just a low birthrate, but also not nearly as many children being born to parents in their twenties, and also more children being born to parents in their forties than there were a few decades before.
One more factor: associative mating, which may concentrate Asperger-ish genes so that the next generation is even further along the spectrum than their parents were.
This is playing out in our society all over the place. Many trans people are on the spectrum. Many others on the spectrum are on the far right. A lot of propaganda is targeted at each side, attempting to convert and weaponize them.
God's word on this seems to be Psalm 119.
There is much to be gleaned from old books. Today I learned that the cutting to pieces of Rahab in Isaiah 51 can be understood as part of God's work in parting and securing a passage across the Red Sea for the escape of the Israelites from Egypt.
They weren't just fleeing the Egyptians; there were principalities and powers at work then, just as now.
The Israelites were significantly reminded of the Red Sea passage as they entered the Promised Land, Joshua 4 says, when God stopped the flow of the Jordan River for them to cross over.
There's also the prostitute Rahab who assisted the Israelites, whose God had easily defeated her namesake.
"Three souls flying home because I stayed behind"
One of the souls I've helped toward salvation suddenly flew home recently. This song helped me to really cry for the first time over it.
I happened to read about the Gadarene swine in Mark 3 this morning before coming across this piece, which mentions it.
David Clements mentions Michael Cocchini. A quick internet search tells me that they've worked together before, and that a different Michael Cocchini--and a Susan Clements--went fatally missing in the Smoky Mountains. At separate times.
Feels like a rabbit hole.
Much like Jonathan Cahn connects the major demons of ancient Israel to today's United States, Clements says that the spirits of the Nephilim are here and active.
https://joehoft.com/attorney-david-clements-mkultras-shadow-a-demonic-war-for-humanitys-mind/
