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"Social construct" theory

I moved this theory out of the "Discredited theories" section. No source was provided for the claim that it has been discredited. You can't call a theory "discredited" unless you (at a minimum) you have a reliable source calling it that. (Really, to call a theory "discredited", you want multiple high quality reliable sources saying that; a bar which is rather easy to reach for vaccine-related theories, but I don't think it is going to be reached for social constructionist theories.) SJK (talk) 01:09, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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"individuals with autism have significantly reduced fecundity"

this came to me as a surprise, I've never heard of this before and can't seem to find any sources for it. I've looked at the references for that sentence and didn't find any mention of reduced fecundity, nor a "20 times less likely to have children" figure. should this passage be removed? StandardUser2 (talk) 16:34, 9 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

this suggests significantly reduced fecundity (which, to be fair is not unexpected), thought I don't see the 20x figure. Black Kite (talk) 18:48, 9 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

toxoplasmosis?!

I heard in recent years (on an NPR program) that the increasing rate of autism appears to correlate with the increasing popularity of cats as household pets (more closely than, say, vaccinations or thiomersal). Elsewhere I've heard that infection with toxoplasmosis has some correlation with autism. Toxoplasmosis is not mentioned under Autism or Causes of autism. Autism is not mentioned under toxoplasmosis or Toxoplasma gondii.

The Toxoplasmosis article says "Infection with T. gondii has been shown to alter the behavior of mice and rats in ways thought to increase the rodents' chances of being preyed upon by cats." It definitely modifies the brain, changing odor preferences, increasing activity, and reducing fear of predators, anxiety, and neophobia. Also: "Infections with toxoplasmosis are associated with a variety of neuropsychiatric and behavioral conditions." [in humans]. ((Or, Autism might be caused by something else that increases susceptibility to toxoplasmosis. Autism might increase exposure to toxoplasmosis and/or increase susceptibility to toxoplasmosis.))

(Of course, many other causes are possible, with varying degrees of speculation, such as allergens, lack of antigens, parasites, and lack of parasites.)

The idea of toxoplasmosis (and prenatal toxoplasmosis) correlated to autism is "out there" in medical and other literature. (Just search on "toxoplasmosis" "autism"; Google gets 646,000 hits; Google Books gets 4,050 hits; Google Scholar gets 5,750 hits.) I think it should be mentioned "in here". I don't want to do a sloppy job of it, though I might have to. (I wonder whether it has been added and removed in the past, but I have not checked for it.) -A876 (talk) 02:48, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can you find reliable WP:MEDRS sources to back any of this up? IntentionallyDense (talk) 04:32, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi A876, the page already covers "infectious processes" underneath the "prenatal environment" section. Zenomonoz (talk) 09:08, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]