Article - Scientists May Have Discovered the Cause of Autism

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Hi, All. I seen this article Newsweek put out about three weeks ago and thought I would share. I think it's kind of interesting that they mention the umbilical cord as I know in my case when I was born my mom's umbilical cord became detached and I had to be removed via emergency c-section. Just thought it was interesting. I don't think it explains quite everything but it's interesting research and hypothesis they have. They have much more work yet to do.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/scientists-may-have-discovered-the-cause-of-autism/ar-BB1qUiEW?ocid=msedgntp&pc=ACTS&cvid=043c13814b8e42e4a812e7a46d8a0868&ei=34

What does the article mean in plain English?

I'm not sure, but it is either "Mountain Made from Molehill", "Much Ado About Nothing", or "Tempest Discovered in Teapot".

Funnily enough, the thing that annoyed me most about the article is not the content, which is the sort of stuff I seem to have become inured to by now.

It was that Microsoft wrapped the link to steal the web traffic from the actual source.

https://studyfinds.org/new-clue-in-auti ... ld-be-key/

The study means the levels of those two diHETrEs might be relevant to understanding a cause of some symptoms in at least some autistic people. It's also possible those levels being off might be because one has autism, correlation doesn't mean one factor is the cause of the other.

The link I've included explains the study a bit more clearly than the MSN article. Scroll down to Paper Summary.

Wake me when scientists discover the cure for autismophobia, like that'll ever happen.

Thank you for sharing the studyfinds link. I agree with you too that correlation does not equal causation. They have more research to do.

I'm always suspicious when anyone claims that they have found "the cause" of anything.

There is one way to reduce Autism. Go back to cloth diapers.

After all, we started shifting from cloth diapers to disposable diapers and the result is that Autism is diagnosed more and more. It has to be the disposable diapers doing it.

Yeah, nobody in their right mind would believe that, but it makes as much sense as most of the other "this causes that" nonsense.

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But haven't you noticed that as chocolate became more readily available, diagnoses of autism did too?

And with the recent decline in cacao production, you may expect to see an eventual decline in autism diagnoses as well!

It's twoo!  It's twoo!

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Is there no "cause of autism" more unique than what most people been through?

I was born through C-Section and I've been vaccinated as an infant. It's pure coincidence that I have ASD. I'm willing to bet that there are lots of other people who've been through the same thing and don't have autism.

I need something more concrete that explains how somewhere along the way I got my brain rewired differently and no one else has been through it except us. Something that finally explains how some people develop autism and others don't.

It's best to understand this is a cause not the cause.

Understanding this as the cause is a stupid oversimplification, but so are the kneejerk attempts to dismiss it that some posters who lack scientific literacy have engaged in.

My brother and I both were removed via C-section. In the past, C-section was seldom used, thus it would explain why so much increase in autism in the West. C-section is very common in the United States, less so overseas.

I found this paragraph confusing:
"Specifically, the authors found that higher levels of diHETrE were associated with difficulties in social interactions, while low levels were linked to repetitive and restrictive behaviors in children. Notably, this correlation was more pronounced in girls than in boys."

I take it to mean that diHETrE levels must be just right, neither too high nor too low.

It is just a study and does not mean that this is "it." However, it is interesting. I would like to know how many people with autism, and then with high-functioning autism, experienced C-section delivery. If the result is high, then that is certainly a smoking gun. Perhaps we should do a poll here on Wrong Planet?