The actual autism causes have not yet been discovered, but there are some theories that are believed to be the cause. It is believed to be a disorder which is caused by some brain abnormalities which results in damage to mental development. This has never been pinpointed in the base because patients diagnosed with autism can show abnormalities in many different areas of the brain.
There have been speculations of several autism causes which include genetics, factors of the environment, viral infections, metabolic disorders and pregnancy and delivery complications. The doctors have not been able to narrow down the genetics theory to single gene, and it may not be just one single gene. It may be as a result of several genes that are unstable and unpredictable. Researchers suspect that it may be a combination of several unstable genes that present this risk.
Risk Factors and Autism Causes:
- Autism has been diagnosed in a family member, therefore leading to the higher risk of another child being diagnosed with the same thing, especially if first family line.
- If there have been any medical conditions after the birth such as metabolic disorders, neurological disorders, genetic disorders or any abnormal brain development. All of these risk factors can be cause of autism.
- There are things in the environment that can aggravate risks in family genetics
There were some autism causes believed, but later dismissed, which were the emotional trauma of vaccines. The vaccines themselves are not ruled out as some would like to believe. The FDA would like to say this is not a factor, but I do not support that view.
There is enough data to show that mercury that is found in the vaccines is enough to cause brain damage and the results are autism. I bring this up with passion because my son does suffer with high functioning autism, and these symptoms were evident after a bad reaction of a DPT vaccine. He is now an adult and doing well. When he was young, autism was not as commonly talked about as it is today. There is a lot of autism research being done on autism causes, but I also believe that you need to find the right sources for this research. There may be research that only want you to see what they choose for you to see.
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