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FoxyFerengi@startrek.website 20 hours ago
I think this is based on poor understanding of genetics. A lot of neurodivergent people have mutations in a gene (MTHFR) that deals with processing folate. Taking folic acid if you have decreased ability to process it can actually cause health problems. I’m not sure what the difference is for folinic acid, but this just all sounds very pharma-bro and unscientific to me
TeraByteMarx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 hours ago
You should watch hbomber vid on vaccines and autism if you are prepared for a bit of rage. It’s def not based on any science or any poor understanding
FoxyFerengi@startrek.website 18 hours ago
My brain doesn’t handle videos very well, what’s the summary?
TeraByteMarx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 hours ago
All vaccine/ autism pseudoscience that saw prominence starting in the 90’s based on one fraudulent paper written by a guy who claimed to be a doctor but was just straight up abusing kids to back up his claims and to sell his own product which was just MMR vaccine delivered in three seperate shots. Product developed before fraudulent paper.
FoxyFerengi@startrek.website 2 hours ago
I’m aware of that. I am not sure why you told me to watch that video when I was trying to figure out why they chose folinic acid supplements specifically. Because folic acid and folinic acid can really make people with MTHFR deficiency sick, and for some it also worsens their autism symptoms.
YoSoySnekBoi@kbin.earth 17 hours ago
A corrupt doctor did horrible things to vulnerable child patients (e.g. dangerous colonoscopies without proper consent) in order to make a B.S. article claiming the MMR vaccine causes autism, all to help a friend sell an alternative—separate Mumps, Measles, and Rubella vaccines—and make a shitload of money. It backfired, he lost his medical license and accidentally convinced half the U.S. that all vaccines are evil.
RFKJrsBrainworm@sh.itjust.works 16 hours ago
And Jenny McCarthy needed a scapegoat for why her child had “Autism.”
(Quotes because autism was all I heard, but neurodivergent wasn’t in common nomenclature back then…)
But if you go all the way back to the start of this…it’s the girl from singled out’s fault, she was duped by the horrible doctor too