If that’s all we hear - is that the end? Not thimerosal. Not aluminum. Not MMR. Not Hep B.
Correct! It’s not caused by any of those things. Just like it’s not caused by:
“Refrigerator mothers”
Not enough hugs
Trauma during childbirth
Being raised in an orphanage
Sugar
Food dyes and preservatives
HFCS
Eating too much fast food
WiFi or 5G
Humors
Fluoridated water
“Chemtrails”
Living near power lines
So on and so forth. Maybe—just maybe—there’s no universal cause and it’s just something that can happen.
Can there be things that increase the likelihood of an autistic child forming in a mother’s womb? Surely! But that’s the kind of thing that relies on statistics. Ya know, that thing you obviously don’t trust because you never let go of the “vaccines cause autism” bullshit.
I have no doubt that after many, many decades of research—and maybe with the help of some big data/AI—we can figure out what sorts of things actually increase the likelihood of autism. It’ll be probably something like: If you have these three genes and your partner has these other three genes then you should avoid eating venison while also consuming saccharine.
Maybe we’ll get something better than that but if my experience with big data are any guide, the correlations are going to be wild and crazy like that… And they won’t really give you “an answer”, just places where a scientific investigation might be warranted.
Correct! It’s not caused by any of those things. Just like it’s not caused by:
So on and so forth. Maybe—just maybe—there’s no universal cause and it’s just something that can happen.
Can there be things that increase the likelihood of an autistic child forming in a mother’s womb? Surely! But that’s the kind of thing that relies on statistics. Ya know, that thing you obviously don’t trust because you never let go of the “vaccines cause autism” bullshit.
I have no doubt that after many, many decades of research—and maybe with the help of some big data/AI—we can figure out what sorts of things actually increase the likelihood of autism. It’ll be probably something like: If you have these three genes and your partner has these other three genes then you should avoid eating venison while also consuming saccharine.
Maybe we’ll get something better than that but if my experience with big data are any guide, the correlations are going to be wild and crazy like that… And they won’t really give you “an answer”, just places where a scientific investigation might be warranted.