Man. You’re telling me even my shit is autistic?
The emphasis lies on ‘could’ and ‘might’.
Human: I’m the only intelligent being! I’m the crown of creation!
Gut microbes: Haha. Good one. Now dance for us!
LOL I failed to recognise at first that it could also be interpreted as bacteria causing autism. It could also be that because of a characteristic genetic programming, intestine cells produce a compound which specific microorganisms thrive in. In such a case, I wouldn’t be surprised if someone also found such microbial indicators in saliva or on the skin.
OK, so I laughed pretty hard when I heard about Jenny McCarthy changing her son’s diet when he was diagnosed with autism at 2 years old because I thought it was completely ridiculous https://people.com/celebrity/jenny-mccarthy-opens-up-about-her-son-with-autism/
That, along with her anti-vax stance, made me think she was totally nuts.
Whilst I still think she was likely wrong, I have a new understanding of her. It looks like the information on the gut biome that she may have encountered was possibly based on legitimate research. Also, whilst the MMR vaccine and autism link has now been thoroughly debunked, it was originally published in the Lancet which is a legitimate medical journal.
Given both of those factors and the shock and panic that an autism diagnosis may have inspired in a new mother, I can now totally sympathise with her actions.
why the fuck is everyone so obsessed with our shit jfc
Can’t believe that shit
I wonder if we could train dogs to diagnose by sniffing butts.
I bet it would work in theory but difficult in practice when the medical profession does a “hold on, whats the dogs opinion on this?”
you never had a cat scan?
Very interesting implications
I wonder how much of an effect the diet could have
Seems like the study only targets children?
As usual.
According to some parts of the medical world, the autism just vanishes into the ether on your 18th birthday.
Well except for discrimination of course.
All this time I’ve just been wasting mine