Autism has no cure. Sure, an individual’s condition can be improved, and if he or she is high-functioning, the disorder could be managed so well that observers barely detect it. Yet, on the long list of modern treatments, no magical remedy appears. This is due, in large part, to the ongoing mystery of autism’s cause. It’s hard to cure something when you have no idea what you’re treating. As a result, those affected often are left treating behaviors and symptoms rather than treating the disorder as a whole. So do we have any idea what causes autism? Though they search tirelessly for answers, researchers can only speculate about whether the cause is genetic, biological or environmental. Most probably, the answer lies in multiple causes or a mixture of factors that lead to onset. Nearly everyone in the autism community holds varying opinions about the cause, and nearly every correlation discovered applies only to a small subset of individuals with autism. Please keep this in mind while reading the following list of possible causes. Genetics – families with one autistic child are 5 percent more likely to have a second autistic child.1 Brain development – abnormalities in timing of the growth [...]
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