do you think autism is genetic?

[Ronald Zeeman]

Does not mix well with politics also to much black and white thinking, why I ignored office politics or gossip.

 

[Timelord]

Herbert's solution is diet for some symptoms, but not for persistent cognitive dysfunction.

Invoking the ICD-11 is no different than invoking the DSM-5, from whence ASD comes.

You seem to hold view #2 above, while I subscribe to view #3. We will just have to agree to disagree.

Herbert has no solutions outside of diet. Invoking the ICD in any form is invoking disease. Autism is not a disease so don't use it in any way shape or form. Discussion of Autism revolves around the DSM. That is where the diagnostic criteria resides.

No - I hold to number 4 which I gave - not number 2. 3 is totally wrong as it is NOT an injury whether it is ASD1, 2 or 3. Please do not put words into my mouth.

Also - we saw a boom of ASD2's after 1943. Remember - it was ZERO before that (the subjects of studies don't count towards those numbers because they weren't recognised). Just as it was zero for ASD1's and 3's prior to the 1980's.

 

[NB79]

Herbert has no solutions outside of diet. Invoking the ICD in any form is invoking disease. Autism is not a disease so don't use it in any way shape or form. Discussion of Autism revolves around the DSM. That is where the diagnostic criteria resides.

No - I hold to number 4 which I gave - not number 2. 3 is totally wrong as it is NOT an injury whether it is ASD1, 2 or 3. Please do not put words into my mouth.

Also - we saw a boom of ASD2's after 1943. Remember - it was ZERO before that (the subjects of studies don't count towards those numbers because they weren't recognised). Just as it was zero for ASD1's and 3's prior to the 1980's.

If it needs a solution is a problem, human issues can be physical or spiritual.

 

[Timelord]

Or psychological.

 

[Neonatal RRT]

Not epilepsy. It is the hypothesis of pediatric neurologist Martha Herbert.
Recognizing immune dysregulation in people who are autistic at birth is in no way offensive. It just points to a contraindication. Do not attempt to politicize this important health issue.

@Timelord, I am just revisiting this thread, and this, by no means, is "ganging up" on you, so don't take it that way. I just want to add a bit more clarity. @Crossbreed is correct with regards to the immune functioning of some autism variants. At this point, this goes beyond the realm of hypothesis given all the research performed on this topic. All you need to do is go to Google Scholar and search "autism and immune dysfunction" to find the many scientific journal articles on the topic. Best to limit the search to the past, say, 5 years because there are so many, but more importantly, we've learned a lot more on the topic. T-cell dysfunction, inflammatory mediator dysfunction, oxidative stress, microglia and macrophage distribution within the brain, the gut-brain axis, and much more, are altered in autism.

I know there is a lot of focus upon the behavioral aspects of autism, how others may perceive us, etc. but as more and more information comes out, it's becoming crystal clear that all of this is secondary to the fact that autism is not just a neurodevelopmental condition, but more accurately, a legitimate medical condition with it's own genetics/epigenetics, immune system functioning, digestive, metabolic, neurotransmitter, and neuro-motor components.