🌟 What Really Causes Autism? It’s More Than Just Genetics

 

Mainstream medicine often frames autism as a purely genetic or neurological condition. While genetics can play a role, they don’t tell the whole story — and that’s why most families never receive deeper medical evaluations beyond the diagnosis.

Autism is multifactorial, meaning it may be influenced by a combination of genetic vulnerabilities and medical or environmental factors. Autism is not just written in our genes. For many children, the story includes underlying biomedical and environmental stressors that deserve more attention.

🔎 A Deeper Look at Possible Root Causes:

• Genetic Variants (like MTHFR, COMT) affecting detox and brain chemistry

• Mitochondrial dysfunction, affecting energy and cell repair

• Nutritional deficiencies like low B12, zinc, magnesium, or omega-3s

• Toxin exposure – heavy metals, pesticides, mold, and more

• Gut dysfunction – leaky gut, pathogens, candida, poor digestion

• Autoimmune triggers – chronic inflammation or stealth infections

• Prenatal and birth complications impacting neurodevelopment

⚕️ We Need a Better Standard of Medical Care

Too often, families are handed a diagnosis without medical investigations. But children with autism deserve comprehensive, functional testing the same way we would investigate any other chronic condition. A more complete evaluation may include:

• Genetic testing (methylation, detox pathways)

• Mitochondrial and metabolic markers

• Nutritional and mineral levels

• GI testing (parasites, yeast, dysbiosis)

• Mycotoxin and heavy metal screening

• Immune and inflammation markers

 

 Why It Matters

These interventions support foundational systems in the body, helping many children show improvement in areas like behavior, language, mood, sleep, and learning. Understanding what’s going on beneath the surface gives families real answers, not just labels. When we investigate root causes and support the whole child, we unlock new possibilities for healing, growth, and connection.

Let’s go beyond the label and toward answers that empower.