Hi everyone, today’s post is about the causes of autism.
Over time, there have been many misconceptions about the causes of autism and it’s important that these myths are not taken to be fact.
Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition, it is not an illness or disease.
Autism is not the result of bad parenting or vaccinations. The truth is that those with Autism Spectrum Disorder are born that way therefore environmental factors do not cause it.
For example during the late 1990s, a British medical professional made a claim that there was a link between Autism and the MMR vaccination which led to controversial research. This also deterred people from having their children vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella which resulted in a rise in cases of these illnesses. In truth, there is absolutely no link between the MMR vaccination and autism and the medical professional who made this claim was struck of the UK medical register and is no longer allowed to practise medicine.
To this day, professionals are not exactly sure what causes autism. Although it is likely that there are genetic/hereditary factors. I know of people who do have multiple family members with autism. This is possibly true of other neurodiverse conditions such as dyslexia.
Thank you very much for reading this because it is so important that these myths are exposed for what they truly are (lies) and that the truth about the cause of autism is told.
Charlotte from Neureco x
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