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"Autism" is probably like "cancer" in that it is likely a series of pathologies with similar presentation rather than one specific disease. It wouldn't surpris
by s_q_b 12y ago
"Autism" is probably like "cancer" in that it is likely a series of pathologies with similar presentation rather than one specific disease.
It wouldn't surprise me if neurosteroids and neurohormones are involved, as they're the next frontier in psychopharmacology. They affect the brain further up the metabolic chain, so they don't have the nasty rebound effects of monkeying around with neurotransmitters directly.
- robotresearcher 12y ago> "Autism" is probably like "cancer" in that it is likely a series of pathologies Why "probably"? What evidence is there for that one way or another?
- s_q_b 12y agoTo assume that autism is a single disorder is to get the scientific method backwards. There's no proven underlying cause, just symptoms that vary greatly from individual to individual. What evidence is there that autism is a single disorder with a single underlying cause?
- robotresearcher 12y agoI guess that's true, but Occam's Razor applies too. I'm not claiming anything either way.
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