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Whatever your age, it is generally seen as acceptable to 'fancy' an age peer - that is to express romantic or sexual love for children as a child, and possibly even to act on it in some mild manner. But is it really true that your peak age of attraction should rise slowly, in line with your own age? Is it possible for the structure of the brain to change so much, as to go from expressing pedophilic traits, to not only a state of preferring adults, but showing no sexual or romantic attraction towards children at all? If not, as I predict, could it be that so many of us are in denial? Combine this supposed 'correspondence' theory with the findings of scientists investigating the attraction of females to adult and infant faces ([http://debateguide.nfshost.com/Menarche%20and%20Interest%20in%20Infants.pdf study], [http://www.apa.org/science/psa/sb-maestripieri.html follow up]) before and after menarche, and it becomes even more futile.
A person's core age attraction is unlikely to shift in line with their age, or as they progress through puberty. Whilst it is socially acceptable for minors to date among themselves and show their affection for one another, this says more about situational factors (proximity, experience, etc) and received standards than any predictable aspect of human nature. Such a fundamental change in erotic age attraction would require more than changing sex hormones, but actual physical changes to the parts of the brain which control sexual attractions. With some theorists suggesting that abnormal brain structure and even physical trauma are causes of pedophilic attractions, one would have to ask how similar attractions can be expressed as a normative "developmental phase" among youth.
 
It has long been known by those experiencing a true, pedophilic attraction, that such an orientation becomes apparent very early in life. In the words of former [[DSM]] editor, Michael First "If you're attracted to children at age 13 you’re going to be attracted to children at age 70." [[Research: A "cure" for pedophilia?#Early development|Others]] would seem to confirm this.
 
This supposed 'correspondence' theory is contradicted by studies covering the attraction of females to adult and infant faces ([http://debateguide.nfshost.com/Menarche%20and%20Interest%20in%20Infants.pdf here], [http://www.apa.org/science/psa/sb-maestripieri.html follow and here]) before and after menarche.  


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Revision as of 01:35, 16 August 2009

A person's core age attraction is unlikely to shift in line with their age, or as they progress through puberty. Whilst it is socially acceptable for minors to date among themselves and show their affection for one another, this says more about situational factors (proximity, experience, etc) and received standards than any predictable aspect of human nature. Such a fundamental change in erotic age attraction would require more than changing sex hormones, but actual physical changes to the parts of the brain which control sexual attractions. With some theorists suggesting that abnormal brain structure and even physical trauma are causes of pedophilic attractions, one would have to ask how similar attractions can be expressed as a normative "developmental phase" among youth.

It has long been known by those experiencing a true, pedophilic attraction, that such an orientation becomes apparent very early in life. In the words of former DSM editor, Michael First "If you're attracted to children at age 13 you’re going to be attracted to children at age 70." Others would seem to confirm this.

This supposed 'correspondence' theory is contradicted by studies covering the attraction of females to adult and infant faces (here, follow and here) before and after menarche.

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