My ANTIvaxx aunt that no one really likes, has made an interesting post on Facebook. After I responded she pmed me this:

Sorry to interject- Behavioral therapist here (attended Florida Tech, one of the best Behavioral Therapy programs in the country). I don’t have an opinion on whether or not someone has autism, we’re trained to change behaviors, not research the cause of autism. We don’t diagnose, psychologists and physicians do. However- there’s some research and clinical trials currently being done(UC San Diego) on autism and there’s some evidence that medication used to treat African Sleeping Sickness can treat Autism. The early results are extremely promising. It’s goes back to what you were saying though- is it genetic or are you born with it? Obviously, African Sleeping Sickness is caused by a bug bite. It’s treatment is a medication. So the possibility of the medication treating autism may point to something more. If you’re truly interested in this research, I’ve got a blog, pm me if you’re interested. There are many long seminars on this topic of what causes autism. It’s too extensive to really explain here.

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