Everything you’ve always wanted to know about autism | Chasing Life

In response to a listener's call about her autistic son, Dr. Sanjay Gupta invited autism researcher Dr. Matthew Lerner to break down how our understanding of autism is evolving, what “on the spectrum” means, and why diagnoses are rising.

0:00 Why the facts about autism can be hard to pin down
4:16 What makes autism heritable
8:22 Have autism diagnoses increased over time?
12:58 What the “paradox of ubiquity” means
15:32 Is there evidence linking Tylenol to autism?
19:11 How to talk about autism responsibly

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