Scientific Autism
Officially, autism is a congenital disease of the development of the nervous system, in the development of which the main factors are genetic, epigenetic, and unidentified environmental factors
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER ACCORDING TO DSM-5
DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) explains autism
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Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts, as manifested by the following…
OFFICIAL VIEWS OF AUTISM
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability that can...
OUR VIEW AND A NEW PERSPECTIVE
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is primarily a congenital developmental disability
characterized with impaired...
ROLE OF PARENTAL FACTORS, INCLUDING INFLAMMATION AND INFECTION IN AUTISM DEVELOPMENT
Autism is a congenital heterogeneous disorder with hereditary risks existing approximately evenly across both the paternal and maternal...
INFECTIOUS AGENTS ASSOCIATED WITH AUTISM
In the early 1970s, research began to emerge linking autism to persistent infections. First study published pointing to a possible role...
INFECTIOUS AGENTS, ASSOCIATED WITH AUTISM, CAUSE IMMUNE SYSTEM DYSFUNCTION, BRAIN DAMAGE, AND INFLAMMATION (EXAMPLES)
Congenital herpesviruses
Herpesviridae is a family of double-stranded DNA viruses, of which seven are known to infect humans and may be the cause of neurological diseases...
GENETIC AND EPIGENETIC ALTERATIONS IN AUTISM
Congenital herpesviruses
In the 1970s, genetic studies began to emerge, showing that autism was a result of genetic changes in brain development[i]. Over time...
INFLAMMATION IS A KEY FACTOR IN CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF AUTISM
Analyses of a variety of clinical manifestations show that inflammation, directly or indirectly, is an etiopathogenetic factor underlying the clinical picture of autism. Hearing problems, includin...
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF AUTISM CHANGE AS THE CHILD DEVELOPS
Throughout life, the clinical course of ASD is variable and includes a wide range of clinical manifestations. Despite the prevailing opinion that the signs of autism become...