| ▲ | bsder a day ago | |
From TFA: (archive link: https://archive.ph/5CeZe) > Other factors that have been linked to autism include people being born prematurely or through cesarean section, as well as pregnant people having obesity, using certain medications (such as the antiseizure drug valproate) and the pain reliever acetaminophen (the active ingredient in Tylenol) and being exposed to air pollution. The strength of the evidence for these links varies, though, and the increases in risk tend to be small. The evidence is also only correlational, meaning it can’t establish what caused what. > Acetaminophen is also usually used as a fever reducer, which pregnant people might take if they are fighting an infection. Both infections and uncontrolled fevers during pregnancy have been linked to higher rates of autism. “We know that the neurodevelopmental outcomes of having an uncontrolled fever are worse than what we’re observing for acetaminophen,” Mandell says. | ||
| ▲ | nis0s a day ago | parent [-] | |
How’s it not fucking clear that the gut-brain axis of fetuses isn’t mentioned in the article. Not only that, but the effects measured in the present studies have never even considered varying titers in vaginal canals during births, at least as far as I know. Science isn’t gospel, don’t treat it like so. The original comment is a hypothesis, but it's based on existing evidence. Here's some information from another comment, | ||