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Mon Oct 6, 2025, 03:10 PM 12 hrs ago

Why Everyone Suddenly Has Autism [View all]

Just watched this video that goes over the actual science of the causes autism. Really interesting. Like the fact that for identical twins, if one twin has autism, there is a huge increase in the chance the other twin has it. This chance drops off greatly for fraternal twins or regular siblings, though it is still higher than you would see I n the general population. That shows that genetics is a huge part of the cause.



If you don't subscribe to the PBS channels on YouTube, I highly recommend them They are extremely well made and informative.
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