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If you’re inclined to take this paper seriously, or if you feel like reading a very badly produced article, I recommend reading the full paper. It’s just a few pages, and a light read.

Also, you’ll get to ponder how in the “List of abnormal clinical symptoms of the child with an autism spectrum disorder prior to antifungal therapy”, the first entry is “Silly”.

No standardized assessments of autism (e.g. the ADOS) are mentioned. While there are other genuine autism symptoms mentioned, it’s unclear if any other professional assessed the child, or if both the diagnosis and subsequent statement of cure were done by this guy with his pet theories.




I honestly thought you were joking or at least over exaggerating. You aren’t, haha.

Some others from that list:

- Curious/into things

- Likes fans

- Farting (stinky)

- Looks sick

Amazing criteria.


If this is for children I think we get a clinical diagnosis of 150% autism amongst the 3-5 cohort.


Today I learned I have autism, according to this list at least




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