josephine millard
@millardj020.bsky.social
zebrafish neurodev at Penn ~ autism researcher, feminist, optimist
broad consensus is that autism is caused by a person’s genetics. but there are environmentally-induced models of autism that show it’s possible for autism to be caused by the environment, and that environmental factors can exacerbate a person’s genetic predisposition to developing autism.
May 23, 2025 at 3:30 AM
broad consensus is that autism is caused by a person’s genetics. but there are environmentally-induced models of autism that show it’s possible for autism to be caused by the environment, and that environmental factors can exacerbate a person’s genetic predisposition to developing autism.