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Re:Identical twins both grew up with autism, but took differ... by jjallen on Sunday April 14, 2024 @11:06AM (#40031623)
Isn't autism much older than antibiotics? I mean it couldn't be - I haven't actually researched it but I'm pretty sure autism is older than antibiotics.
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Re:Identical twins both grew up with autism, but took differ... by cjbgkagh on Sunday April 14, 2024 @11:39AM (#40031910)
Severity can be modulated by the environment, it’s not that autism didn’t exist it but we can say for sure that antibiotics didn’t make anyone worse before it was invented.
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Re:Identical twins both grew up with autism, but took differ... by m0llusk on Sunday April 14, 2024 @11:42AM (#40031927)
Pretty sure what is being asserted is that gut bacteria may influence brain function and antibiotics can have influence on gut bacteria. Those are both complex systems, so there could be many other factors as well as wide variations.
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