[sergioisidoro]

Fully hypothetical: It would be ironic if they ended up finding a relationship between autism and the overall stress, mysery, and dopamine hamster wheels that are causing the assortment of other mental health isssues.

Because I have a feeling they want to find an "environmental cause" only if it's not the one that is the driving engine of the economy.

[ImHereToVote]

It could very well be that toddlers that were prone to autistic behaviour were socialised out of it due to more social interaction historically. It could also be that the same chemical that kills bees is responsible for malformed brains. I applaud all research avenues.