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The Connection Between Autism And The Gut Microbiome Is Clearer Than Ever
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I'm not a scientist but diet and microbiome changes being a symptom of ASD seems more plausible than the other way around IMO.
We have made a lot of breakthroughs in understanding of gut bacteria in recent decades and we've linked a lot of neurological things to the gut biome so I wouldn't be too surprised if either or neither were accurate.