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Autism spectrum disorder isn’t a disease like COVID with a known cause. There are likely many things that lead to symptoms consistent with ASD. According to the link the mold infection has biomarkers, and presumably it’s possible that some people who have this infection and ASD can be treated for the infection and might see improvement. However I don’t think the article implies in any way that ASD is caused by mold infections, just that some with ASD AND the mold infection might be treated for ASD when the mold infection is treated.

What I find interesting if other cases are found is the incredible influence our intestines have on our personality and mental processes.

>>fnordp+(OP)
everything is connected, my mom believed my brother's ASD was because of vaccines, I didn't have much of an opinion till I researched it years later and learned it was based on one cooks theories, but this seems like a more sound research study, albeit a small sample size. I'm self diagnosed (3 of my friends with ASD told me I'm probably am on spectrum, because I over share and don't shut up about a subject I like.), my brother's an easier more detectable case. I had to be a lot more independent so learned masking and taught myself coping skills...

This however, seems more reasonable than the vaccines theory because the gut also has some gray matter and our digestive system I think plays some role in our consciousness system, along with neurons, and all the hormones and chemicals that our body uses to transmit signals and all the electricity running through our neural network, etc...

I'm pretty sure an uptick in ASD could very well correlate with environmental conditions considering we all have forever chemicals and micro plastics in our blood and those probably have some effect on hormones and internal body chemistry.

>>gremli+03
Another explanation could be found in the DNA where siblings share the same traits even at a family distance > 3.

>>gremli+03
I would guess microbiome over any chemical or plastics being a major factor.

>>fnordp+(OP)
When my son was diagnosed with autism a quarter century or so ago, we would see claims like this popping up now and again. At first we would get excited, but over time we learned to ignore them. Desperate parents make easy targets for grifters and quacks so you have to expect this kind of thing. The worst part is when well-meaning family and friends keep excitedly sending you articles or giving advising you on these exciting new treatments.

>>gremli+03
If you refer to 1 case as "small sample size" you need to review all the research process in order to even start building your own opinion.

>>seti0C+Kd
My special needs brother predates autism. I was always annoyed with the question 'what's wrong with your brother' as if slapping a label on him would fix things. And big picture there isn't anything wrong with him other than a few deep deficits which no ones going to be able to undo.

My brother has a few friends with similar deficits, just different ones. That makes me dubious of the idea of autism as a particular 'disease'. In fact I find the disease model insulting.

>>Gibbon+9u
I think current approach of neurodiversity agrees with you.