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by noelwelsh 263 days ago
Agreed. I believe both autism and ADHD are labelled as syndromes, which is basically a circle drawn around a collection of symptoms, as the biological basis is not currently known. This research could be a step towards changing it.
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A biological basis for autism is starting to be understood, which can be extremely summarized as neuron pruning dysfunction/regulation issues.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9671112/