This book presents a novel hypothesis about the causes of autism in an accessible way. Traditional views hold that Autism Spectrum Disorder is primarily caused by genetic inheritance and environmental factors. Through studying the crucial developmental processes of neuronal migration and neural structure during infancy, this book proposes a completely different perspective and provides a comprehensive interpretation of autism's etiology.
Within the cerebral cortex during human infancy, unique processes of neuronal proliferation, migration, cortical construction, and qualitative behavioral changes occur. Autism results from abnormal development during this neural structural development process. This hypothesis suggests that the main causes of autism may be related to human factors. When infants experience excessive and inappropriate education, learning, and information stimulation, it leads to dysregulation of hippocampal neurogenesis and neuronal survival, triggering a series of pathological responses. Based on this, the book proposes a hypothesis: most cases of autism may be primarily influenced by postnatal factors such as excessive education and environmental information stimulation, rather than being entirely determined by genetic inheritance and environmental factors.
The book details autism's pathogenic mechanism: during infant development, abnormal neuronal proliferation leads to cerebral cortical axon injury, which causes localized cortical dysfunction, subsequently resulting in behavioral abnormalities, and ultimately leading to autism.
The book cites extensive historical pathological anatomy and imaging research evidence as support, offering a new interpretation of autism. It explains why most autistic children develop normally after birth but show symptoms around age two. Additionally, the book explains the formation of autism's three core symptoms, the mechanism of Asperger's syndrome, and the pathological causes of common gastrointestinal symptoms in autism patients.
The book not only explains the causes of autism but also discusses humans' unique neural development process and its reasons. It is this unique development that gives rise to neural structures exclusive to human language, memory, and cognitive abilities, enabling humans to dominate Earth and stand at the top of the biological chain. Both insufficient and excessive development of this neural structure can cause different neurological diseases, with autism resulting from its overdevelopment. Importantly, the book argues that this unique neural development is humanly controllable, thus proposing that autism is a simple and man-made disease that is very easy to prevent and avoid.
This book is basic medical theoretical research, and its hypothetical views require further scientific research verification and should not be used as a basis for clinical diagnosis and treatment. For medical needs, please follow your doctor's advice.
