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My thoery: I'm inclined to think the link in autism might be caused by the prevalence of C-section births not passing the proper gut microbiome to some kids wh

My thoery: I'm inclined to think the link in autism might be caused by the prevalence of C-section births not passing the proper gut microbiome to some kids who are also genetically more inclined to autism but only if the gut is screwed up at birth. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4464665/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4464665/ Doctors nowadays do C-sections often for unnecessary reasons, such as expedience or shift changes or as a default because the believe its "safer": https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/01/19/arsdarian-cutting-the-number-of-c-section-births/ https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/01/19/arsdarian-c... The wrong micro-biome eventually builds up a toxic load that causes the onset of autistic symptoms. Most likely due to cell danger response (CDR) getting stuck: https://health.ucsd.edu/news/releases/Pages/2017-05-26-century-old-drug-potential-new-approach-to-autism.aspx https://health.ucsd.edu/news/releases/Pages/2017-05-26-centu... Out on a limb, I know. But likely the cause is probably going to come down to a cascade of preventable events and toxic loads causing some kind of malfunction in those who are already gene compromised.

coss 8y ago
Surely, a correlation would have been found by now? Any data on it?
abledon 8y ago
Also less women are breastfeeding, a process which also gives probiotics
- elliekelly 8y ago
  Yes, this is hugely important for a child and our laws in the U.S. do not give families adequate support to allow most women to be able to provide this crucial care for this children.[1] It's difficult for many women working white collar jobs and almost impossible for women who work minimum wage jobs.[2] This systemic problem is going to have long-term public health effects that we have yet to even comprehend. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3020209/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3020209/ [2] https://qz.com/1034016/the-class-dynamics-of-breastfeeding-in-the-united-states-of-america/ https://qz.com/1034016/the-class-dynamics-of-breastfeeding-i...
  - abledon 8y ago
    It’s like we’re crippling our own future workforce and phenotype expression legacy sigh lol
- amelius 8y ago
  Is there any data on breastfeeding versus autism rates?
why_only_15 8y ago
The inputs and outputs here are well known. These tests have been done before: [0] is a good example. It shows that babies born through c-sections are more likely to be autistic, but not more likely to be autistic than their siblings, implying "that this association is due to familial confounding by genetic and/or environmental factors." [0]: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2323630 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/...

coss 8y ago

Surely, a correlation would have been found by now? Any data on it?

abledon 8y ago

Also less women are breastfeeding, a process which also gives probiotics

elliekelly 8y ago
Yes, this is hugely important for a child and our laws in the U.S. do not give families adequate support to allow most women to be able to provide this crucial care for this children.[1] It's difficult for many women working white collar jobs and almost impossible for women who work minimum wage jobs.[2] This systemic problem is going to have long-term public health effects that we have yet to even comprehend. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3020209/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3020209/ [2] https://qz.com/1034016/the-class-dynamics-of-breastfeeding-in-the-united-states-of-america/ https://qz.com/1034016/the-class-dynamics-of-breastfeeding-i...
- abledon 8y ago
  It’s like we’re crippling our own future workforce and phenotype expression legacy sigh lol
amelius 8y ago
Is there any data on breastfeeding versus autism rates?

why_only_15 8y ago

The inputs and outputs here are well known. These tests have been done before: [0] is a good example. It shows that babies born through c-sections are more likely to be autistic, but not more likely to be autistic than their siblings, implying "that this association is due to familial confounding by genetic and/or environmental factors." [0]: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2323630 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/...