(Joe) Did we ever ask what the general cause of autism in kids is?
(L) What is the general cause of autism?
A: Vaccines.
Saw this on X. Rumour has it that itraconazole and sporonax (already mentioned in this thread) can cure a form of autism that is caused by mold colonization.
Case Study: Rapid Complete Recovery From An Autism Spectrum Disorder After Treatment of Aspergillus With The Antifungal Drugs Itraconazole And Sporanox - PMC
A child with symptoms placing him within the autism spectrum and with urine biochemical markers consistent with fungal (Aspergillus) colonization of the gastrointestinal tract was first treated with the antifungal probiotic Saccharomyces boulardii. ...

Context
A child with symptoms placing him within the autism spectrum and with urine biochemical markers consistent with fungal (Aspergillus) colonization of the gastrointestinal tract was first treated with the antifungal probiotic Saccharomyces boulardii. A dramatic Herxheimer reaction provided strong clinical indications that mold colonization might be a factor in causing autism in this child.
Objective
The child’s physician (Baker) wished to try a more potent antifungal therapy, itraconazole, in an attempt to reverse the child’s autism since itraconazole is an especially effective agent against Aspergillus species.
Setting
The child was treated as an outpatient by the physician who had first diagnosed the child with an autism spectrum disorder.
Participant
A child with an autism spectrum disorder.
Intervention
The major intervention was increasing doses of the antifungal drug itraconazole. However, the Sporanox® brand of itraconazole gave the best results. The child was monitored twice weekly with liver function tests which remained normal throughout the therapy.
Results
The child had a complete recovery from all the symptoms of autism and in addition developed excellent academic, athletic, and musical skills. The recovery coincided with a marked reduction of urine markers of Aspergillus colonization.
Conclusions
Escalation of the dose of itraconazole resulted in a complete loss of all symptoms of autism over the course of three months. This rapid complete reversal of autism is consistent with several articles proposing mold in general and Aspergillus specifically as a potential major cause of autism.
Edit: adding environmental factors info - good to know for people in wet climates:
In another approach to assess the effects of environmental conditions favorable to mold growth on autism prevalence, two studies were conducted to assess autism prevalence with wet environmental conditions favorable for mold growth. Severity of prenatal exposure to tropical storms and hurricanes, which are frequently associated with water damaged housing and mold growth, was positively associated with autism prevalence from storm events in Louisiana from 1980 to 1995, especially in mothers who were in mid- or late gestation. Precipitation levels were positively correlated with rates of ASD in schools from counties of three western states in the USA. A study in 2009 suggested that individual exposure to mold increased the severity of neurophysiological abnormalities seen in autistic children by comparing six autistic children exposed to molds and mycotoxins in the home to eight autistic children with no mycotoxin exposure and 29 non-autistic children, and found that the mycotoxin-exposed autistic group had a 1.8-fold higher number of neurobehavioral abnormalities versus the non-mycotoxin autistic group, and a 12.2-fold higher number of neurobehavioral abnormalities than the non-autistic children.
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