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Autism is genetic – and why this information matters now

100 points · 116 comments · AndrewDucker

  1. OutOfHere · · focus · HN ↗
    The article is shamelessly false and misleading.

    If you want the truth, here is the science:

    Plasticizer exposure during pregnancy linked to increased autism- and ADHD-related symptoms in children (2026)

    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;medicalxpress.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;2026-09-plasticizer-exposure-pregnancy-linked-autism.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;medicalxpress.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;2026-09-plasticizer-exposure-...

    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dx.doi.org&#x2F;10.1016&#x2F;j.medj.2026.101291" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dx.doi.org&#x2F;10.1016&#x2F;j.medj.2026.101291

    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;j4Tz86TENvs" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;j4Tz86TENvs

    Basically, environmental harm during pregnancy via plasticizer phthalates leads to epigenetic dysregulation which develops the brain defectively. This is distinctly not genetic.

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