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...except that my mother never used Tylenol during her pregnancy with me and I'm absolutely ASD. I'm not saying these things don't have an influence on severit
by empressplay 3y ago
...except that my mother never used Tylenol during her pregnancy with me and I'm absolutely ASD.
I'm not saying these things don't have an influence on severity or presentation of ASD. But they are certainly not the root cause(s).
- asveikau 3y agoASD is most certainly multiple things with multiple causes.
- wfme 3y agoI don't think anyone is saying that a mother needs to take acetaminophen for their child to have ASD, just that there is an association between a mother taking acetaminophen and their child having ASD. It seems that the cause of the connection is/was not known, but there is evidence that acetaminophen during pregnancy has an impact on the child's microbiome, and now the study this post is on points to a connection between an altered microbiome and ASD. There are no doubt many other things done during pregnancy that can also affect the child's microbiome, but this connection is no less interesting given how freely acetaminophen is taken.
- zoeysmithe 3y agoWhat people here are missing is ASD is a natural part of humanity and has always been with us. Loose correlations treating it as a "disease" are wrong. One day our thinking will change from the ableist "what is causing this and how can we fix it" to modern ideas of accepting autistic people as just regular people and giving accommodations as needed. We are not going away, ever. There's no "Fix" to this the same way there's and should not be a fix to being LGBTQ.