Dr Chris Palmer's BRUTALLY Honest Opinion On ADHD & Autism
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- Harvard Psychiatrist Dr. Chris Palmer reveals some of the reasons adhd & autism diagnosis are on the rise worldwide and it's not what you think...
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That guy was a quack, please stop promoting incompetent people.
since when is adhd and autism mental illness hello
In 1988 all horticultural teachers were fired ...
Now we have normal people thinking theres no toxic and chemically poisoned foods in our market #NoPlaceLikeHome
Is this a US stat because all the parents I know who have autistic kids are neither overweight or diabetic. None of them are remotely obese, and I know a large cohort who have children with an autism diagnosis.
They do t have to be overweight or diabetic! The mitochondrial damage happens years before these get obvious or diagnosed.
One can live with metabolic syndrome - doing it's damage! - for tens of years before.
In children you also add the time in a womb of a "carbs eating mum. Not getting enough nutrients, fat, proteins etc.
This put together that they are still young bodies - there is chaos - how Dr Jack Kruse likes to describe.
So there you are.
Our lifestyle doesn't match the genetic, evolutionary make up within us.
I ado disagree with teachers don’t ignore these children. I’d class are completely chaotic no structure, teachers just yell
Obesity is just few of many risks.
They don’t have a clue why there is a rise in these conditions.
He mentioned insulin resistance. You do not have to be overweight to have that. Also consuming processed foods etc
This guy is proof that even when experts don't quite know what the issue is they still claim to know
💯💯💯
Like in the media ?
@@themsmloveswar3985 traditional media is worse
Shilling for AMA
@@BB-xx3dvyou have not disproven the comment
I’m not buying the obesity autism link. I know too many couples obese with no autistic kids and thin couples with
Exactly 💯!
Just yet more snake oil to sell parents to get them to torture their children while he makes a buck, sad story repeated so many times. I expected better from this host.
Metabolic disorder is complex and develops over time, often over decades. There are also epigenetic factors that depend on the metabolic health of prior generations. Also, environmental factors (toxins, stressors, infections, etc) are contributing factors.
You can be diabetic or have metabolic syndrome and fatty liver and still be thin...
If you guys listen, its not JUST obesity that causes disruption in mitochondria...its a list of things trauma, environment, heavy metals, pesticides...so take a deeper look
My son is on the spectrum and I have never been diabetic or fat in my life. My sister has children on the spectrum and she has never been diabetic or fat.My mother has never been fat or diabetic. None of the fathers were fat or diabetic. This theory does not hold any weight in my experience.
Agreed. I am the only one of my friends with kids who isn't on the spectrum or has schizophrenia. It's horrible. What I can see as consistent, pollution. Pollution has increased significantly. Processed foods that are not even foods, just pure chemicals, ie, Skittles candies. Forever chemicals, pfoas/pfoas, working through pregnancy and postpartum.
Did he say that autistic children ALWAYS have parents with diabetis or obesity? NO
Diabetis or obesity are just a factor causing it or increasing the risk... It's not that difficult to understand.
@@BabaJaga I said it doesn’t hold any weight in my experience! Try reading before commenting next time !
Don’t let this guy shame you. It was the vaccines obviously
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Seems plausible to me. I am keeping an open mind and hoping for answers.
Autism diagnosis has increased over time because the definition has changed over time
40 years ago it only referred to 5 year olds who were non verbal , still in nappies and would likely always be ( childhood schizophrenia) Now it includes adults who work , are married and have families who self report ASD traits.
Frankly, the Asperger folks are doing a disservice to ASD folks.
Because Aspies are highly functional so a lot of people are getting the wrong impression of how debilitating ASD is...
It was a mistake to have classed Aspergers together with ASD in DSM IV.....
I know cos my son has ASD (not Asperger's)..
This is absolutely not true and this misinformation detrimental to realizing we have an epidemic of epic proportions in our hands.
Those adults who work were once Autistic children. Some of them were previously non-speaking.
Did you watch the whole clip? What you say is addressed at 6:47. You're only partially correct. Although you're right that the definition of Autism has broadened, I can tell you as a veteran teacher that during my 25-year career the prevalence of neurological problems in children has ABSOLUTELY increased ... more of them and more severe. If I compare things to when I was a kid in the 70s and 80s, it's terrifying how much worse things are now. Also, we have interventions nowadays that are much better than we had a couple decades ago, so if you consider how that should be softening the severity of the problem, it's even more terrifying what's happening to kids' brains.
Nah, you just weren't as aware as you are today. Kids with ADHD were just the naughty kids, the ones who had ADD rather than ADHD were sat at the side of you going undetected, their teachers used words like "day dreamers" and said "They are really smart when they apply themself". Many people my age, are finally getting diagnosed because they had their kids diagnosed then got tested.
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I’m in a growing group of late diagnosed (46) autistic people. There were a lot more autistic children in the 1970-90s than was thought. A lot, if not all, of this ‘quadrupling’ is about improving diagnosis - and, there’s lots more where that came from. I’m increasingly meeting people in there 60s and 70s who are only now discovering they are autistic.
Yep exactly this, nothing is actually on the rise. It's just that kids are getting diagnosed better now. I know so many people that never got diagnosed.
I’m not convinced it’s improved diagnosis because the amount of kids on the more extreme end of the spectrum are on the rise, I didn’t know any non verbal autistic kids when I was growing up and neither did my parents, now I know lots of people in my community including family and friends with non verbal autistic kids that will need care for the rest of their lives, no obesity or diabetes either
@@rosskelly1071 I don’t believe this is an either/or. Autism has a ‘rainbow’ of traits, strongly suggesting a phenotypic as well as genotypic factors. For example the enforced isolation seems to have increased the visibility of symptoms in females, probably due to the decrease in scaffolding during isolation. That has led to a much less masking prevalence and increased diagnoses amongst girls. That has combined with a snowballing effect of more health, social and education professionals being aware and trained in spotting symptoms. All of that, amongst many other things have increased diagnoses. In contrast, lack of access to diagnostic services has dampened the increase. The point is that the causes are clearly complex and varied, and laying it at the feet of one theory is hyperbolic.
@@rosskelly1071 I went to school with 1400 kids from grade 1 - 12.. At grade 9 I moved to a different school, so I met more people... All in all I had contact with about 400 children a few years younger and older then myself. I didn't know a single autistic kid, transgender kid or a kid identifying as LGBTQ+++... All of my classmates, acquaintances and friends married members of the opposite s3x... Just sayin'....
@@redpillbulgaria-v2.063 yup, I didn’t know any autistic kids either, not one. I went to Cambridge, had a hugely successful career, as an award winning CEO, and married a beautiful wife and friend. Then I burnt out, I couldn’t maintain the mask, and was quickly diagnosed as autistic by a clinical psychologist, and frankly it was really obvious in hindsight, especially to those who really knew me; but I had completely missed all the signs. My experience is far from unique. Many autistic children learn to mask (especially girls) - I was scaffolded by my non-autistic twin. Growing up in the 80s, masking was a pure survival mechanism, and I barely got to my 20s because of it. I just didn’t have a word for it.
I was highly educated, had a real passion for the struggles of young people with mental health. I thought I knew what autism was and, yet, I was totally wrong. I too had that internalised ableism, that deep down prejudice that autistic people can’t fit in, can’t be successful, can’t marry - a prejudice that perpetuates the isolation that most of my peers feel. It was well meaning, unintentional, ill-informed, but no less harmful to myself and others.
In me it manifested as “I can’t be autistic, I am married and successful”. Which seems so innocent, but is so harmful. Over the last 2 years, I’ve learnt so much about myself, gained so much new understanding. I’ve also finally spent time with other autistic people and it’s been life changing.
My challenge, my encouragement to you is just to ask you a hypothetical. If I didn’t recognise the autism in myself, perhaps it is conceivable that those children you were surrounded by were not actually all neurotypical? Perhaps, like me, they were struggling every day trying to fit in and act ‘normal’. Perhaps, like me, they didn’t even have a language, a label; an understanding of why they struggled so much and were so exhausted and in so much pain? Maybe they would laugh at your jokes and implied comments and spend nights awake trying to figure out what you might be meaning. They would obsessively study how you responded to situations and phrases and then mimic those responses in completely inappropriate settings. They’d laugh along as everyone had some “good natured ribbing” at their expense, meanwhile hurt and confused, and recommitted to trying to understand what they’d missed, what cue had passed them by, how they could avoid that humiliation again.
The advantage of knowing so many autistic adults now, is that I know just how common that shared experience is. Wrestling with my autism has been a crippling struggle, that I’m still going through, but it has been far more manageable knowing what it is, and being able to learn coping strategies to support systems to help me progress again.
Being autistic is a huge relief. It’s better than arrogant; unempathetic; aloof; nerdy; rude; legalistic; verbose; waffling; unsocial; demanding;… all common alternative labels that I’ve received my whole life and plague my peers to this day. Now I take the time to explain my disability and what it means to help those around me meet me half way when communicating. The burden is no longer 100% mine to carry alone.
8:32 Oh? Do tell? Y'know? 30 years ago people were ignoring Autistic people. Laypeople didn't know what it was and neither did a lot (not all) of their doctors. In 2005, I asked a doctor about Autism and they handed me a print-out from WebMD. 😕 The "horrible" thing that happened was more people are gettin' to know themselves and finding out (mostly via their children) that they're Autistic. If you're not Autistic or AuDHD I don't wanna hear from you how horrible I, or anyone else is bc of the way our brains have developed.
What the? This guy has NO CLUE!!! WORSE THEN THAT HE TALKS LIKE HE HAD A CLUE!!!
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I’m 52 and just diagnosed with ADHD. My school reports were used as part of my diagnosis (to show incidence from childhood) and my teachers comments are basically textbook descriptions of how ADHD presents in girls. My brother was also recently diagnosed with ADHD.
I’m certain my (deceased) mother had it, several of my 1st cousins have it, as do their children. We think at least two of my mother’s sisters have it, and one of my mother’s sisters thinks she is autistic, but at 85 there’s not much point in her getting diagnosed. My mother was not fat when she had me. My grandmother was never fat, I have some of her clothes and they are sized US 4/ UK 8.
My great-great-grandfather was renowned for being very eccentric but a v successful entrepreneur and I wonder if he had ADHD.
There’s definitely a genetic component to neuro-diversity.
"Genetics are like loading the bullets on the gun but lifestyle choices are what pull the trigger"
-I am not sure which Doc said that maybe Dr Lustig.
Either way its a VAST field of inquiry with much yet to learn.
I thought this Dr's message was right on point.
I'd like to point out that neurodiversity applies to everyone. It's the notion that everyone has a different type of brain (neurotype) and that's just fine. All of humanity is neurodiverse including "neurotypical" brains. -diverse is a group attribute not an individual one. The term for an individual whose brain varies from the "norm" is neurodivergent.
I was diagnosed with ADD nearly 20 years ago. Learning about the disease is helpful as it answered many questions 😮. There is no cure and it doesn’t count towards SS DISABILITY. lol. Good luck with the new found knowledge.
@@kevinburke9940 1. The official diagnosis has been ADHD (w/ or w/out hyperactivity) since the late 80s. 2. It's not a disease. It's a disorder. Those aren't the same. 3. It does count for disability it's just there has to be loads of documentation and best to get a good lawyer to help you with that.
Environment causes it.. genetics are there, environment pulls the trigger, as someone mentioned below.
Or where children taught to mask?
I am 48 and was only diagnosed with autism two years ago. There are so many of us with late diagnosis. I think all of what this guy is saying is crap. The reason the diagnosis have shot up is because there has been too many under diagnosed… my older son wasn’t diagnosed until he was 22. They didn’t know to diagnose him in 1998 when he was born. We weren’t diagnosing it before then.
I am also late diagnosed with AuDHD in my late thirties and I completely agree: what the dude is saying is 💩!
@@I_m_ryn My older son was diagnosed at 22 and my youngest at 8 and I don’t meet any of his criteria. My father passed away when I was 24 so he couldn’t be tested but I know for a fact he was autistic. Neither he nor my mom were obese. This whole interview just infuriated me!
Then what do you think the cause of autism is? Personally I don't think there is one answer, there could be multiple causes for autism.
I wouldn't dismiss everything he says. I agree with him that early intervention is important. Support makes a huge difference.
I also agree with him that marijuana is not good for those with autism, especially boys. And yes, there are studies to support this.
Lifestyle changes make a difference for those with autism. You can't change the diagnosis, but you can make lifestyle choices to help manage the symptoms.
@@millana100 I believe there is a huge genetic component. Like I said at least 3 generations in my family. But not every family member was affected. I agree with there being best practices for lifestyle but I don’t believe in much prevention wise. I agree with marijuana not being good for people with autism, because it heightens feelings of anxiety and paranoia. Which is some thing people with autism, feel without drugs. My older son developed agoraphobia when he used it for a year hoping it would help his depression. There are so many famous people from the past, before ism was ever diagnosed, who will 100% fit the criteria if you read descriptions of them. And quite honestly, I wouldn’t want to eliminate it even if I could. We need neurodivergent as much as we need Neurotypical people.
@@ItsjustBeth-wk6qi me too it makes me furious!
Can you invite expert in the field for example Tony Attwood. That might be more valuable to expand your and your audience knowledge regarding neurodiversity and autism. I understand it might be harder to create catchy title but worth a try!!
Thank you, Tony Atwood , temple grandin etc are far more places to speak about this, hell even yo sandy sam- TH-camr
Correlation is not causality. Do you know what masking is Dr CP?
Worst medical missinformation ever.
This guy shouldn't be talking about stuff he doesn't really know anything about.
Guys a complete QUACK!!!
I have ZERO RESPECT FOR THIS DISGUSTING PODCAST!!!
DIARY OF A COMPLETE SELLOUT!!!
Do you have something helpful to critically analyze his comments? Your assertion doesn’t give us much to go on. Seems a few people are satisfied with your claim.
@@dbiedler What are YOU TALKING ABOUT... ANYONE THAT SAYS ANYTHING NEGATIVE ABOUT THIS GUY IS RIGHT!!!
NO NEED TO SAY ANYTHING!!!
*_He is an insidious liar!_*
YOU CANNOT reason with STUPID!!
You would SEE RIGHT THROUGH THIS BS or you are gullible AND WILL NEVER DO YOUR OWN THINKING and HOMEWORK otherwise YOU WOULD KNOW HOW RIDICULOUS ALL THIS IS!!!
LOL GOOD LUCK!!! 🤣🤣🤣
hey there big pharma sleuth
Will you have another expert on to discuss autism and other neurodivergent conditions? A more well rounded discussion with accredited data would be welcome! I was very interesting to watch this episode but listening to this medical professional is slightly horrifying, not for the information he is trying to scare into the general population, but I find his portrayal of autism and associated data (I'd like full citations) as scaremongering. I'm afraid this episode I fear just cements autism in many people's as something to be 'cured' or let's find the blame for 'all this autism'. I'm not saying there aren't challenges as a child or adult with autism or for parents. We know this first hand and live it every day. My child is a STUNNING human being, joyful, kind, creative, intelligent and sociable and they also experience many challenges. I would not change who they are for the world. That's my opinion of them and I hope they grow up loving who they are and we will do everything in our power to support them in life.
Presenting autism as an illness or a disease (or dare I say, disorder) that 'needs fixing' is othering and dehumanising. So much information from this 'expert' lacks a wide range of peer reviewed data. Autism is not a mental health condition. It is a developmental condition. "At least TRY things other than pills", yeah, like parents of autistic children have never tried ANYTHING other than pills. Riiiight. Like they haven't tried EVERY DAMN THING to help their child before reaching out for medical help. In the UK, medication to help sleep is not available to children FOR MANY YEARS, until they reach the end stage of the Umbrella Pathway, where diagnosis (or not) is officially given by a Paedriatrician. Prior to that are several years of observational assessments through schools, before the local autism team have to apply to the Umbrella Pathway. At that point the wait is 18 month to 2 years to see Paediatrics. Only at that point is medication even discussed! you can't buy melatonin over the counter in the UK. Late diagnosed adults who are autistic, dyslexic, dyspraxic or have ADHD will tell you that they were most certainly missed. All neurodivergent individuals are NOT the same. Not all meltdown! Some retreat into themselves (ever heard of an autistic shutdown?). I won't dismiss out of hand the dietary suggestions, it seems an interesting avenue to explore with helping with behaviour, for many individuals, but I want to see some peer reviewed data and more than one journal article.
I keep replaying, in my head, a quote I heard a while back,
"The best gift any Parent can give their child is their own Health and Well-being."
And this conversation elevates that to a whole new level.
No kidding!!
A quote from Die Blechtrommel: the education of a child starts with the conception of its mother.
And TIME,give them your undivided attention TIME!!! Off the phones!!!
@jeanwillis7774 Most definitely! Time is our most valuable asset, and we give it away willingly every day. To the wrong things.
This conversation elevates nothing. The guy is a quack
Please document sources. Thank you.
Google it?
Not that difficult.
He doesn’t know how to read a scientific article so they ask for sources. It’s plebeian thought process.
It's all documented in great detail in his book, "Brain Energy." But there are numerous other videos where he discusses some of the research.
@@MarmaladeINFPI am always surprised at how many medical opinions are presented without references or documentation on social media.
@@MarmaladeINFP I'd rather see those sources on this platform before I decide to purchase the book.
Okay. I'm starting to see this dude interviews A LOT OF QUACKS.
BE mindful of who/ where you're getting information.
I would like it to be this simple bet None of my family are over weight let alone obese. Yet most of us have autism and ADHD.
My exhusbands mum is tiny and he has aspergers. There is no diabetes in either family.
Same for me and both my twin and I are late diagnosed, and suspecting alot of my family (no obese or diabetic or both) are undiagnosed…
Thank you!! 💯
Same for me too. Thanks for sharing.
not being overweight doesnt equal metabolically healthy btw
He tries to argue that school teachers would always have recognized autism, which is absolutely not true. No-one in either my childhood, or my son's childhood (in his early 40s) was ever diagnosed with autism, and yet there were definitely some there, myself included, who were autistic. And the dramatic symptoms he describes aren't always present in autistic children. It can be particularly difficult to recognize in girls who don't present with the traditionally male-focused signs of autism, and so it was missed. This is only just being recognized now, which can account for at least a significant proportion of the increase in diagnosed autism. And he's making his stats up as he goes along - there's no reliable evidence to link autism to diet or obesity at present, other than correlation - ie, if you're autistic, you're more likely to suffer from eating disorders and gastro intestinal issues. Pretty astonished he's a Harvard Psychiatrist given the guff he's spouting.
It's alarming that most people in this forum are not using common sense and statistics he is not saying every obese person has an autistic child he is saying an obese person is more likely to have an autistic child that does not mean that all autistic children are the children of obese parents it just means you have increased the risk this is clearly an epidemic and illness associated with multiple factors of which obesity and diabetes would appear to be a significant one whatever the others are still warrants investigation that to dismiss obesity and diabetes as a risk factor would be Reckless if you are considering having a child
I 100 percent agree..people on here are just hearing the obesity thing and not hearing the whole concept that its a single potential risk factor..theres many autisms which to me have many root causes
Where is your sense of values and kindness? Really disappointed as an autistic person to see see you spread this misinformation and make our lives even more difficult. Why don't you talk to an autistic person if you want to know about it?
Gosh, I haven't heard that word in a while. Misinformation! But what is it? What about the people who agree with what he'ssaying? Something else was deemed misinformation recently. Especially when there were warnings about it causing a rise in autism. And this guy just warned of that rise but blames obesity.
@@veronicastewart7239 - in this context the word misinformation is in regards to Autism. I can not provide feedback on the someone who said something but in the terms of the people who agree, if they are autistic then I am listening and reading their point of view and how this has helped.
I appreciate the shorter version video! I love the content you put out, but I often find it difficult to find the time to watch (or listen) through an entire episode.
If you talk to teachers who teach for decades you may also hear demands children meet at school in kindergarten are higher and higher. When I was a kid in 70s, we were starting the school when we were 7 and we started to learn to read and write. When we were 5 we still had maps after lunch. Some kids were learning some basics in preschool but that wasn’t obligatory. And yet somehow all of us learned how to write and read just fine. When my children went to school almost 20 years ago, they were 5 when they started (which means some of them were barely over 4 while some were almost 6 - that’s a huge difference among peers at this age) and they were mostly drawing patterns with shapes and colors and starting to learn letters.
When my youngest went to school a few years ago, withing first 3 days of kindergarten he was supposed to write words like „squirrel” for homework, it was assumed they all already learned to read and write in VPK or other head start programs. And his teacher happened to teach for decades and she was like „the curriculum changes to the point it is crazy, 15 years ago we actually had a nap time for kindergarten in the middle of the day and they were playing a lot, not so much now”.
I am not saying school is the only reason, but as a scientist dr Palmer surely knows he can’t compare two groups with too many variables and draw legit conclusions.
I'm on the same sheet of music as you. But what I've seen change is Greed. The only thing that has increased is the amount of money that can be made. Therapist and Big Pharmacy can make a lot more money by getting people to believe that they have a problem.
My sister has an autistic child. She and her husband are not fat in any way. I'm autistic, and neither of my parents are obese
Vaccines.
@@yit555incorrect.
The main problem I have with this is that he is labeling autism and ADHD as a mental health problem, and not a genetic or developmental problem. These conditions can be seen on brain scans and can be diagnosed using genetic testing. I agree and it has been proven that diet can help mitigate some of the symptoms, it by no means cures it. Could mitochondrial health be a piece of the puzzle? Sure, but it's more likely that the diagnostics for these conditions are better, the conditions are better understood, and girls are now being included in more diagnosis. As for the severity of the condition, it might be due to environmental factors as he suggests, as the gene is passed down and is expressed more due to both parents carrying the genes and /or a more toxic load from both parents.
What’s this guy selling? He’s been on many major podcasts all of a sudden and that’s usually a press tour.
He’s giving decent advice with the diet and sleep and physical activity, but nothing we have not heard before.
Now, I reckon he’s never had a neurodivergent kid with actual sleep issues- for most “try everything else” usually doesn’t work. And by the time you try everything else (suppose the kid doesn’t have other diagnostics)- you’ve got yourself a burnout kid with high chances for anxiety and depression. Sleep is essential, and in some situations it does not matter if melatonin is involved.
The correlation between a better perceived life quality and healthy living might be legit, but God, please do not suggest diet or exercise can “cure” autism or improve executive functioning to the point of non-diagnostic 🥴 It can, at best, minimize the effects of the correlated mental disorders that arise in close relation to autism/adhd and sometimes as a direct consequence of the ignorant society we’ve built.
And parental obesity does not “cause” autism or adhd- I’d be shocked if there’s even a statistically significant correlation - because they’re both genetic and an evolutionary adaptation of some sort (at least theoretically for adhd). Now, if the parent has adhd and impulse issues, yes, they might be overweight. But it’s the genetic material that makes their kid have adhd, not the Snickers. Malnutrition during pregnancy is a different piece of cake (see what I did there?).
All in all he oversimplified the matters and offers this amazingly simple “Aha” theory as any good salesman. It’s a good trick, but not for those who have any minimal knowledge and/or experience with neurodivergence.
Absolutely agree here, very thin knowledge - disappointing episode!
He doesn't sell anything.
@@kErngesund666He has a clinic as psychiatrist and has seen improvement in patients with severe mental disorders and illnesses eating a ketogenic diet, even people with schizophrenia have been totally cured. But he acknowledges also that autism is the most difficult one to improve and it's not a miracle but most patients benefit from it.
Oh, he is selling something, that's for sure. He's not "suddenly everywhere" just to talk about diet and obesity being the cause. He's planted to spread the news. The news of the rising autism statistics caused by the pandemic we just came out of. Except, this was predicted by many soon after the rollout of the safe and effective, but they we're silenced, canceled, laughted at, and labeled anti you-know-what. It's interesting that you ended off with a flat earth quip, as if to make your own theory more valid. Be careful that you don't get labeled a conspiracy theorist because you're not believing what you're being told by "experts in the field." I'm truly sorry for what you are experiencing with your child, and my suggestion is, yes, do your own research. Any interviewer giving this guest a platform to spew his bs should be questioned.
He has a wealth of experience treating in the clinic psychiatric illnesses with metabolic interventions
Autism wasn’t defined in the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) til 1980. The definition was expanded greatly in 1987 and 1994. The definition was collapsed slightly in 2013 in DSM-5, however, it allows for multiple diagnosis e.g., ADHD and autism. Whereas DSM-4 and prior allowed only diagnosis of autism or ADHD.
As new, broader definitions were released they were not retroactively applied.
Further, awareness, availability of specialized services, and policy changes (e.g., American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation for autism screenings for all children starting in 2006) have all positively contributed to autism diagnosis.
The contribution of social factors such as older parents undoubtedly has an impact. For example, DNA fragmentation in the ‘swimmers’ of older men.
In re the last statement of anecdotally asking teachers about their experience with children, think about how parenting (e.g., discipline) has significantly changed in 40 years, including the significant increase in single parents and family breakdown. For example, was talking to a friend the other day whose kid is in class with another child that acts like a cat and meows and purrs through class. And all the kids have to support this behavior. It wasn’t long ago that neither the parents, schools nor other children would have tolerated such behavior.
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Because more people are learning about it. It’s being demystified and being more normalised. So a lot of people are realising they may or may not be ADHD/ASD
Rubbish! The only reason more kids are being diagnosed is because there’s more awareness.
And what about heavy metals and toxic overload? Amalgam dental fillings have given generations of people chronic mercury toxicity. A mother passes it on to her fetus if she has them or has been exposed while pregnant. (Not to mention higher suicide rates among dentists.) Very prevalant in the western world. When exposed that way, it's impossible to detect it from a test. Learned a lot from Dr. Andy Cutler about how heavy metals hide in the brain.
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And load of jabs that they give to children these days.
And antibiotics.
All theories that have been proven to be wrong.
@@rachelshepherd3624lol, no.
Isn't the reason why autism quadroupling over the years because people are more knowledgeable about the symptoms and therefore parents more likely to seek help from professionals to get a diagnosis?
Hi, this is partially true. I am a gp and I am seeing so many more children with behaviour problems and desperate parents asking for referral as they are struggling. Ask the teachers as well, it is not just about more awareness.
Then what about the adults that were not diagnosed with autism bc we “did not have” enough knowledge about it? They got cured when growing up? Did they died? Where are they?
Thank you for a short video!!! I can’t deal with your 2 hour videos!
My grandson has adhd and autism. Neither of his parents is obese nor diabetic. I think this is a fallacy, and it is no surprise to me (from UK) that this comes from USA. No offence intended, but the connection is obvious to me.
💯 fallacy! Agreed with you. 😊
Yeah he's misportraying facts
Our child was diagnosed Asperger when he was 5 years old with the brain always active => difficulty to fall asleep. We decided to give him Melatonine every evening => focus on the sleep. Today he is 14 years old with incredible progresses: a lot of people don’t believe us when we say he has autism. We are convinced that sleep is crucial.
How was it diagnosed at 5y.o.?
When was that? 1954? Nobody has called it Aspergers since the 1980s.
My parents were the biggest health nuts, my mother was a fitness instructor and my dad played local amateur soccer around the time I was born and I still ended up autistic. So no it's not due to parental obesity.
A large factor of the rate of increase in autism cases have come from late diagnosed autistic people in their adulthood. That doesn't mean they developed autism late in life, it means they were overlooked.
And then there's the fact that this guy keeps on using the term "risk" to describe the emergence of autism. Sorry, but since when is our existence a "risk?" From what I'm seeing here: This guy has absolutely no idea what he's talking about and needs to get out of our lane.
Oh and I almost forgot: Both of my parents are also antivaxxers even before I was born. Since I see some people in these comments pushing that myth as well.
I started the keto diet after reading Christopher's book and a couple of different testimonials and interviews, and the results have been impressive.
My depression, which I had tried to resolve with medications without any success, disappeared completely, I hardly recognize myself.
My problem with bleeding gums that I had for almost 30 years disappeared almost immediately.
My day lasts at least 3 hours more (yes, 3 hours) because I stopped being absurdly tired.
I was diagnosed with Asperger's and many of the symptoms have disappeared, I now look into people's eyes, enjoy company, etc.
I used to have constant headaches in the afternoons and they disappeared.
I am in the best shape of my life.
This changes lives, ignore the comments others make and try it for yourselves.
Agree with what you said. Its easier to push the blame than to make the effort to try it. However, I do understand its mentally draining to try a new diet plan.
That's amazing! I have depression and possibly Asperger's. I really want to try keto.
This is super helpful. Your progress is outstanding. Im trying to get my son to eat more ketogenic foods..hes so picky. If you have any suggestions on any foods I'll definitely appreciate it!
@@sarahevans3622 You know that nobody has called it that for 30-40 years, right?
Everybody seems to be a liar.
Money, Earnings, Profits, Gross Profits, Operating Profits, Net Profits, Long Term Treatments, Pharmaceuticals and Stocks. This is the only thing that the medical field is concerned about. But on another note, I truly hope that your situation improves.
I think we’re diagnosing things more these days. My mates 6 year old was diagnosed, and during that process, he himself was diagnosed at 38… when my mate was young he was just considered quiet and good at maths
Definitely a part of it. Some kids are "diagnosed" with near sightedness when in reality it was just them looking at stuff too close all the time. SO when they started focusing on looking at a far object in the distance, it improved their eyes and no longer needed glasses.
I'm not saying it's bad but people want diagnoses and want instant solutions instead of trying to fix them
Surely the rates of diagnosis in autism is due to more clarify around diagnosis and more awareness. Lots of adults are being diagnosed now who were always autistic but people didn’t realise this was what their differences were when they were liked. Lots more women are now being diagnosed now we are aware they present differently. It’s a neurological condition, and runs in families lots of kids who get diagnosed have undiagnosed parents who are then seeking diagnosis. There is no evidence as far as I am aware and I work with autistic adults that diet or obesity causes this.
Autism is either...
A gentic difference as old as humanity & we as a species are better at recognising it, supporting it, excepting it these days.
Or
It's down to processed food manufacturing over the last 60 odd years.
Ftr, for me spectrum is vast & we all sit on it & have traits. Now wether that is nature(natural genetics) or mistaken nurture(types of food manufacturing over X amount of decade's) I don't know.
Could be a bit of both. I'm more inclined to believe the former.
Also, the Autism Spectrum is only for Autistic people. Allistic (non-Autistic) people aren't included. Some may have autistic traits (bc those are human traits) but they still have nothing to do with the Autism Spectrum. /gen
Exactly
Vaccines.
@@yit555 that's been disproven so many times. Please stop
@@rahbeeuh Listen to Joe Rogan x RFK Jr. podcast. Actually listen to it, and come to your own conclusion. My guess is you’ve never actually taken the time to review the data yourself, but rather repeat whatever the media and big pharma tell you.
Bottom line, everyone *wants* to solve the explosion in autism. To not take every view into consideration is disingenuous and counterproductive.
1986 is when pharmaceutical companies gained immunity to lawsuits, and consequently vaccine schedules grew rapidly. The exact same timeline that the thumbnail for this video shows… that at least calls for a deeper dive into the data. Pharmaceutical companies are more powerful than some governments, and will do whatever they can to save themselves from bad PR and lawsuits.
Important to consider individual circumstances.
Not having this at all. I'm a 57 yearold autistic spectrum guy - both my parents were lean & both are still healthy in their 80s.
I wasn't diagnosed as a child because autistic spectrum wasn't a thing. Autistic kids were the profoundly impaired kids who were special needs.
Now, every geeky kid & introverted sci-fi fan gets diagnosed.
I did an Astrophysics degree in the mid 80s, and probably two thirds of the people on that course would get an ASD diagnosis today.
Speaking with a friend who is a Mechanical Engineer he said most of the engineers he works with are somewhere on the spectrum.
I don’t think obese parents are the leading cause of autism. This statement will only cause more depression. I do think gut health plays a roll but not the cause. I think generics are a large aspect of it. Wouldn’t we all love to have a definitive answer. I am neurodivergent, my parents are and so are my children. My parents are physically healthy. I found this interview hard to listen to as a divergent, his tone and pace got to me I had to stop watching but then seen this clip and it caught my attention. We all know less screen time, more exercise, wholesome foods are important nothing groundbreaking here. A lot of great questions asked but this man upsets me more than inspiring me.
The way I see it there’s a lot of people in our parents generation that are not diagnosed, my brothers diagnosed Autistic, now I see the signs of men in my family being undiagnosed autistic… it’s not on the rise at all we just have more knowledge of it now and people are seeking a diagnosis.
With the speed that guy talks he could do excellent work at helping people fall asleep while waiting for for him to finish the sentence.
The gay wanted to be more dramatic, I guess. And he didn't had to much to say any way.
Thank your brain for that because many can not handle such high speeds😅
Hahaha right as I finished this comment he took a huge pause on "if a woman......."
@ellenpaul678 by "such high speeds" do you mean 1.25x?
@@Smeaton117even 1.5x is slow for me, and English is my second language (been speaking it from about 5)
I agree. You can manage some symptoms and make them better with certain diets. I discovered that when I was on the AIP diet for my psoriasis but all my ADHD symptoms improved tremendously. Unfortunately, I was not able to sustain that diet as it was brutal and all my symptoms came back with a bang once I started eating everything again. However, I do believe a lot of people were undiagnosed 30 and 40 years ago, simply because kids were terrified of their peers. Parents used to hit children. Something that is now longer allowed. Keep in mind that kids with ADHD or autism were considered as no good back then. They may not have the same tantrums as today, simply because they were afraid of their peers as opposed to children these days who are not afraid of teachers or parents. I do agree that adding screens and processed food to the equation made things worse, but claiming that we didn't have it back then is completely bogus.
I did realize certains foods caused behavioral changes in my child. Dye 40... Mac and cheese and she has never been chubby due to the energy level she has. She's very thin but food is a trigger.
My grandson lives with high functioning Autism. Neither my daughter, his mum, nor his dad is overweight or diabetic. My daughters father remarried and has a son with autism. His family are fitness fanatics. Autism can be helped by removing both gluten and dairy (casein, the protein) from the diet. I can factually state that this helped my grandson, who is now 16yrs old. He has better clarity and focus. There's a great book called Diet Intervention and Autism, I think 🤔. By Marilyn Le Bretton.
It's at least 14 yr since I read it. Absolutely fascinating
Vaccines
@@fionanicholson1995shut up there's no link between those and autism
Sometimes doctors like to put the onus on the individual for being overweight or obese. What they don't tell us is that since the 1970s, fast food and drink companies have found ways to add more fat, sugar, and salt to our food, and they do so surreptitiously. Of course, the broccoli I ate are safe. But a lot of normal food and drink can have extra fat and sugar. For example, cola is laced with high fructose corn syrup. 🌽 This is much sweeter than sugar. A lot of fast food contains corn syrup and hidden fat. Why did the food companies put it there? Well, they found that these ingredients are addictive. The result is that people buy more products making the companies richer. Meanwhile, consumers have medical problems coming up. These problems are not necessarily the patients' fault.
My other problem with this video is that a doctor may come up with some theory that seems to fit the facts. We see two phenomena, and they seem to be linked. But in science, you need to find evidence of a link. You need proof. Your theories must be peer-reviewed and independently verified. I don't know that that is happening here.
I'm autistic and was in elementary school in the 80's. I was often told that I was well behaved and mature for my age. I learned to mask early in life. Basically trying to cover the traits that others would disapprove of. I was a quiet kid which I now attribute to verbal processing difficulties. I have a feeling many other autistics were similar. I had no words for my struggles and society also was lacking information on autism. It felt safer to keep my mouth shut than to rock the boat.
I’m AuDHD and supplements for deficiencies have helped greatly. Detoxing the heavy metals from 20+ years of smoking that cause mitochondrial dysfunction has made the biggest difference
Please can you tell us what supplements are you taking that has helped you?
that is what I wanted to know.@@m.esmeraldacaceres3171
Hi! Can I ask what other supplements you take? My son is 8..he takes your usual D,BC omegas and functional mushrooms(lions mane and reishi) ..do you take any aminos?
@@chrissienewtosupps7733 it’s shorter if I tell u what has the biggest impact for me, vit c, B1, methylated b complex, d & k, glutamine, nac, Tudca, zinc & mag, digestive enzymes, lithium oratate but this site I found recently is a game changer kimberleyseducationalresouresdotorg. It’s a mind map of research with links on neurodivergence that crosses multiple disciplines. The lady behind it is trying to get a team to peer review it, it’s groundbreaking!
@@m.esmeraldacaceres3171 Vit c, B1, methylated b complex, d, k, zinc, mag, lithium oratate, glutamine, digestive enzymes, Tudca. The best info in 1 place I have found is kimberleyseducationalresourcesdotorg. It’s a mind map based on research with links about neurodivergence
I would like to have him debate a real expert on Autism. I’m sure his rhetoric would dissolve like rice paper in a burning trash can.
Dude- maybe the rate of diagnosis has quadrupled- there are many kids that are labelled as autistic that in the past would have just been quirky… the diagnostic criteria have changed.
I think you need to address this
30 years ago kids were not screaming and melting down - toddler tantrums were dealt with then, not handed off to the schools to deal with - we didn’t have tech, our kids had routines set to ensure they were fed home cooked meals, homework done, activities played(yes fresh air and interaction with other neighbourhood kids) as well as bath and bedtime routines adhered to - we seemed to turn out okay - diligent, reliable hardworking and not witchy because we were fed, exercised and had proper sleep
And you know what, they call those of us who still did this routine to millennials, Helicopter parents, and some even called toxic. Now these kids are adults and its as if they still want the Montessori methods applied to the workplace 😂😂😂
30 years ago, there were very little facts publicly known about Autism like there is today.
Exactly ... and if you watch the video you can clearly see the dr. affirming this. He goes out of his way to say "this is not about fat shaming" and "it is in the mitochondria". Then when is comes to possible mitigation of these supposedly "inborn problems" at @5:25 he list a serious of all to well known mental / discipline traits like: eat healthy, dont do drugs, develop a (social)routine, excercise, do not take pills for EVERY problem .....
Exactly. Ask any teacher who's been teaching for 35 years and they will absolutely agree with you. All these people say that they're just diagnosing it better are being hugely naive and have done no research. I grew up in the 80s and '90s and I don't remember even one autistic kid and I grew up in a very populated area. We may be had one or two disabled kids and a very small special needs class.💉💉💉
@@rahbeeuhThat's not true. The reason why it wasn't as understood back then is because it hardly existed. I did not know one autistic kid out of the thousands of kids I went to school with from age kindergarten to high school and well into college. That was the '80s and '90s. We're not talking about the few kids that were socially awkward and considered weird. It is 1 in 35 now and ask any teacher who's been around for 35 years... What we're seeing now did absolutely not exist back then.
I am 54 years old, and was only diagnosed late last year. From my own experience, it was NOT picked up in schooling, and now there is an explosion of awareness about it. This doctor seems to conflate the explosion of awareness of it, with an explosion of occurrence of it. If so many undiagnosed people are out there, the occurrence of it was more gradual and less explosive. So this would seem to indicate that this dietary and environmental event that is the causal factor in Mitochondrial disease was started in the First World War era, if this is genetically running in families. So, yes, dietary and environmental factors should be adjusted, and research needs to be done, but there is a lot more convincing cases put forward by other experts that are at odds, one example; Sir Simon Philip Baron-Cohen.
This guy is so dangerous to the neurodivergent community. Correlation does NOT equal causation. Show us the scientific research, not just some hypothesis. ASD diagnosis has increased, in part, because of the change in diagnostic criteria and an increased awareness. Blaming ASD/ADHD on diet is INSANE. There can be a comorbidity between ASD and mitochondria function, but that does not mean one causes the other. Or the “treatment” for one affects the outcome of the other.
I think it might help if it was reframed this way. ASD is a result of poor mitochondrial function. The methylation cycle is impaired in 90% of those diagnosed with ASD, which is often genetic and hereditary. Mitochondrial function can be greatly increased through an appropriate diet... Thus ASD symptoms are lowered, to some degree.
In my experience people are very opposed to such ideas because it gives them responsibility for their or their loved ones health. It pains me personally as I have a child that has a miserable existence because of ASD and I KNOW there are things we could be doing to make their life better but don't because it's too tough of a battle. I can own that or try and pretend any suggestion there is something that could be done is INSANE.
I'm certain microbiome is involved but don't agree with obesity/ diabetes blame for most of it even though mitochondrial is probably involved as well.
@@hollowedsoul5695 I think the point that wasn't clearly communicated as well as it could be is that mitochondrial issues can show in different ways in different people. It might show by amplifying ASD symptoms. It might show by weight gain and metabolic syndrome. It's not that weight and diabetes causes ASD. It's that they are both a potential consequence of poor mitochondrial function and that susceptibility is genetic often. If you have ASD, you have ASD. What is being talked about is what makes the symptoms worse. A celiac is still a celiac if they avoid gluten. They just feel better for it. Hope that makes more sense.
@@mr-nobody-on-youtube Again, you're full of it. I actually know quite a lot of people who are autistic both young and old, and in my personal experience; I've seen just as much if not more autistic meltdowns and shutdowns occur in autistic people who tend to be skinny. With similar shutdowns occurring in a few who are overweight, or little to none at all.
While a healthy diet is important, it doesn't appear to make autistic traits "better or worse". And from observation I have seen in people who have careful diets, I'd be willing to bet that's due to taste sensitivity issues. Especially if they're being forced to eat something they don't want to.
@@thesilverblack708 you seem to be missing the point entirely. The level of reasoning and biological understanding may be beyond you at this time. Have another look when you understand the difference between correlation and causation. Hint. Weight and ASD are not correlated. However they are both downstream of the same cause - mitochondrial dysfunction. You then just follow the rabbit hole as to what causes that... There is a difference between what IS and what you want to be true because it's convenient.
Gut biome research is proving interesting with regards to autism and ADHD. My daughter was falsely diagnosed ADHD but after taking wheat out and focusing on whole foods less grains, she was a lot better. Turns out she has a gluten sensitivity and 1 celiac gene. My husband has 2 celiac genes and same lifestyle change cured his GI issues. My daughter is a very studious organized young lady. She does have focus issues sometimes and some genetic variants that need support but she is not ADHD.
Please please listen if you think your child has autism get early intervention now don’t wait. It’s really important to have this early intervention before the age of six because by that point the brain is 90% developed don’t let doctors and family and friends tell you you’re crazy. You’re not trust your instincts. If you can’t get early intervention where you are move to a different state, New York State is the best I’m just telling you this because I have a niece who was diagnosed with autism who got early intervention. Her mom never gave up and my niece is now graduating with 21 AP credits, a class rank of 3 and got into many top colleges- MIT is her dream
Woke means that world isn't for my mind anymore. School is for the woke now.
As a parent of an autistic adult, it disturbs me to see a mental health professional, especially a medical doctor, lump autism in with mental illness. This promotes and dangerous stereotype for my son as he tries to navigate in this world.
Also, we were two slender parents, both with some autistic tendencies (none of his early childhood behaviors seemed strange to us, though they did to other people). There is still some genetic component to it
💯 Thank you!
It disturbs me you're too dumb to grasp what he's saying. I pray for your son and hope he's able research all this for himself
Most every disease that “has a genetic component to it” is because the kids are eating similar foods to their parents. People think obesity and diabetes and mental health issues run in families, but if one family member eats a proper diet like keto or carnivore they will not have most of the issues that their family does. But ya if everyone is eating lots of carbs/grains/processed foods it will run in that family.
This shouldn’t be disturbing news it should be enlightening and gives hope to ending or at least reducing all of these conditions as people get more educated about their health on a cellular level.
Does anyone know if autophagy stops when you begin eating again or how does this work?
There's potential for some serious repair work to be carried out by the sounds of it.
Could it repair sensory and nerve problems?
Autophagy slow to a hault when insulin rises. So anything other than pure fat will trigger an insulin response. Perhaps even a tiny insulin increase from fats like butter. This is the idea behind ketogenic diets and intermittent fasting increasing autophagy
Totally disagree. I look back at my husband family side and him..all undiagnosed ..I didn’t know what it was..l just accepted him . When we had our son and had delayed speech I got help and learnt so much…I didn’t even know what autism was but it explained all my husband and his male side traits .
Their mothers were all slender . The reason it’s probably increased in last 20 years is the easy access to information on internet where people go and check it out first then badger the DRs to take notice ..and even then for some it was a struggle to get help . My son went to special needs school and I knew the mothers..no one mentioned diabetes and they were all slender.
But will say most of the dads had autism on the spectrum.
Why does a diagnosis mean non acceptance. If anything it gives greater tools to help those diagnosed
100% my same experience. Thx for sharing!🙏❤
It's toxic load. You can still be slim and have toxic load.
What no one explains (except for Dr Paul Clayton) is that it’s to do with the omega 6 to omega 3 ratio in our cell membranes that causes inflammation which in turn causes all these conditions and chronic illness and yes, that can be passed from the mother to child. We now all eat way more omega 6 than we used to (vegetable fats that are in everything) and nowhere near enough omega 3 ( wild caught oily fish) and it causes our cell membranes to go out of ratio. In the Victorian era for example, we ate so differently and these conditions did not exist. Then processed foods became available and everything changed. Check out the medical studies about “the importance of a balanced Omega 6 to omega 3 ratio” and take a look at Dr Paul Clayton’s website or book “let your food be your pharmaco nutrition”. Stephen you should invite Paul on your show!
Had my son post covid, recently diagnosed with autism- i was considered obese while pregnant and had gestational diabetes. While i no longer am considered diabetic i do have insulin resistance. For me this is accurate.
Are you from the US?
I’ll tell you this: 1. There is such a thing as skinny fat. You can be thin and eating a horrible diet and your mitochondria is also horrible and affecting your health negatively and you’re passing that on.
2. I have ADHD (recently diagnosed because prior to menopause I was able to mask it), my mother struggled with her weight throughout her life. My son has ADHD, and I’ve also struggled with my weight since puberty.
3. My cousin was seriously hyperactive when he was younger and my aunt went to a doctor who narrowed down the causes to what he was eating. She said by cutting out most of the processed foods in his diet they were able to avoid putting him on medication.
Yes, we are American and maybe there’s other factors that cause obesity here rather than in places like the UK, but I’ll tell you, you’re not exempt and look at the rate by which obesity is becoming a problem there. We have to get SMARTER about processed foods and quit them post haste.
Currently, I’ve been exercising and eating a balanced diet of whole foods, cut out the junk almost completely and I finally feel like my mind is starting to unfog. I’m 80lbs down from my heaviest recorded weight and I’m still losing. Apart from the aches and pains of exercise, I’ve never felt better in years.
Steven, Huel… re-thinking that sponsorship? I know, I know, it’s HEALTHY processed food… but is it? 🤔 Not trying to stir up ish with your business but I think maybe looking for more of a whole food type thing that’s quick and simple would be better, no?
And no I don’t belong to a company that does that. I’m just a retired by menopause, fighting for a better life woman ✌🏼
Diagnosis is complex but awareness helps.
I’ve known 2 sets of parents that had a clinical autism diagnoses of their child when they were either a baby or very young child and were able to turn it around with diet. No wheat, gluten, dairy or casein. One child diagnosed as a baby/toddler completely turned around. The other is mostly a well. Yeast overgrowth was an issue for 1. Both formula fed, both had obese fathers. Just stating the facts. All I can say for sure is that they are both living mostly normal lives and somehow it seems that food intolerance plays an important role in health, which brings us back to mitochondrial health. Food should be looked at as medicine.
a sane person finally thank you
interesting links, but there could be many confounding variables. the linking could just be a wide net. really not clear what is happening.
Should be more focused on the increased cases of brain worms as we can clearly see with Chris Palmer.
Stephen is a class interviewer. He lets the interviewee speak.
I am watching less of your videos as you get more and more people making up their own theories and presenting them as fact / science. I am the poster child of ADHD, so is my Brother, Mother, Uncle, Grandfather and if you go back many generations (back to the 1700’s and look at careers and accomplishments etc its pretty clear that this is a familial trait).
This guy is talking total BS IMHO…would love to challenge his science and discuss where correlation is not causation.
So why the huge rise in Autism/ADHD diagnosis? Do we suddenly have more Drs and Physiatrists? No.
@@lizmorgan6099 because 13 years ago the classification for autism was changed
There are quite a lot of autistic children whose parents are not obese and/or diabetic.
Can people not understand that this can be true at the same time they both correlate with an increased risk?
NBA players are generally taller, but not every nba player is tall and not every tall person is an nba player.
Over diagnosis could be a factor too! I know a parent who took her children to see neurologist for the most minor misbehavior at home (i.e. kids being kids) e.g. don't want to get out of bed in the morning.
The doctor was more than happy to give them an ADHD diagnosis even though both children passed the test.
Of course, the ADHD medicine doesn't work, so the parent is pushing for higher dosage.
Nowadays, doctors practice medicine for parents.
Doctor took the mothers word over test results of methods that have been reviewed and agreed upon by entire organizations of medical/mental health experts? That's not over diagnosis. That's simply medical malpractice.
Steven, This Chris bloke doesn’t seem to have a very good understanding about autism and adhd 🤦♂️ it’s way more complicated than he makes out. Again like many others, not history of obesity or diabetes in my family but about 50 percent of us diagnosed with one or the other. Very intelligent and health conscious individuals.
Yes I agree that our environment can play a part, absolutely the toxins in our modern day diet contribute. However, to say that you can just solve all this with dietary adaptations and “wind down time” is utter bollocks.
Babysit my kids for a week and then tell me you still have the same mindset, these neurodivergent conditions are complex and require certain stimuli in order for the individual to participate in modern society. And yes, many years ago when we had less external forces battling for our attention, cleaner environments and foods, some of these theories may have helped, being in nature, experiencing stillness, saltwater exposure etc and I believe they play an important part!. But our world has changed and our kids that posses these conditions need to use the tools they have in order for their brains to cope. Society, government, world powers have all failed us, but we are where we are! The most important thing is to show love and compassion and understanding, try to adopt a clean lifestyle and realise that happiness is so much more important than solving the world problems that in reality have become far too big and beyond the general population to solve.
These conditions can actually be used to our advantage as long as they are channeled in the right direction.
End note - the majority of people considered genius have or had some form of neurodivergence. These are conditions that have been with us since the start and so, where would we be if we didn’t have them? Probably still 200 years behind.
Read his book or the book Grain Brain and maybe you’ll understand this better. Unless your kids have eaten a keto or carnivore diet I wouldn’t be so quick to rule out metabolic dysfunction as the cause. You don’t have to be labeled a diabetic to have problems inside your cells with impaired mitochondria and insulin resistance. Eating grains specifically but any carbs can cause these issues.
Diabetes comes long after insulin resistance. Many people have constantly high insulin levels causing damage years or decades before they may ever get labeled a diabetic. You can have a fasting insulin test done if you want to see where your metabolic health actually is at.
Thousands of people have transformed their autistic children’s lives for the better on keto or carnivore diets. To dismiss that is just ignorance.
This Dr communicates well and is very convincing. I don't have an opinion on what causes autism and he is the first voice in a long time that made a case for a cause that was easy to understand and didn't seem to have an agenda.
Wow, Jack, you don't see an agenda? Seriously! That is the agenda - that all of a sudden, someone is out there "foreshadowing" (look it up) the coming rise in the statistics. From the thing we've just come out of. That is the agenda, preparing everyone, and then looking like a saint for warning us. Meanwhile, this has been predicted by many for the past few years. They tried their utmost to warn everyone, but they got canceled, called names, and even lost medical licenses. So now, this is what we get, some new face spewing a bs theory that blames parents for their children's autism. Blames the parents! And mentions not ONE thing about the most obvious reason why the statistics are about to rise. Anyhow, you all continue to listen to the convincing experts who appear to not be selling anything and continue blaming yourselves for something you didn't do except care. Which they don't!
If you really knew anything about it you'd know he's speaking nonsense though.
This is how people fall into the trap of misinformation about autism.
This guy is a massive red flag.
One example: he categorized autism as a mental illness.
Second: he doesn't understand the evolution of the understanding of autism in the past decades, which has lead to an influx of more autistic people being diagnosed.(including old and young)
Just know that anyone who doesn't categorize it as a neurotype doesn't understand autism and should not be learned from.
He's actually speaking a lot of nonsense, which you may not catch right away if you're not familiar with this topic, and he does seem to have an agenda unfortunately. I suggest watching "I'm Autistic, Now What?" reaction video. She summarizes everything I had in mind about what was wrong with this interview.
Makes so much sense now.
Question: does gestational diabetes also count towards increasing the chances of an autistic child? I know it's hormonally driven, but if that does contribute - it might explain a lot.
I think it's the lack of nurturing from the mother. moms work dads work the baby doesn't get love
A bit disappointed that this is getting airtime. I watch diary of a CEO a lot and have subscribed. This doesn’t have much grounding in science. Many people have detailed why in other comments. Me and my parents are very clean living but I am autistic and am being tested for ADHD. His argument about asking teachers about their experience of children with mental health over the years doesn’t apply to autism and ADHD. I am 50 and have been a teacher for years. Teachers are and have always been unskilled in spotting children with ADHD and autism - especially those who are masking or who don’t present in a typical way. People are slowly getting better at spotting these however which is why more neurodivergent people are being identified now. I was 50 when I got my assessment. Again, disappointed you have this on the channel.
I have worked for fifteen years with Autistic people, when I look at the parents there is no one obese and no one that I know has diabetes so two minutes into your podcast sorry your expert is fat shaming… couldn’t listen..sorry Steven I love your show usually.
Thank you for your comment I'm a parent of autistic daughters. My husband and I are not obese or diabetic. We have a very active , healthy and fit body . I believe this theory is 💯 fallacy and wrong.
When having a quack doctor on your responsibility is to at least have some knowledge of the topic and push back on the absurd claims.
Except that the “quack doctor” you’re referring to is a Harvard Medical School professor, currently the director of the Department of Postgraduate and Continuing Education at McLean Hospital.
@@starelamparo1212 Appeal to authority is a logical fallacy
Learn grammar, then comment
Of course that in the past kids psychological problems were not recognized! Omg a person could hide so much or try to communicate and not be heard.
It was a time for obedience not understanding, so we can’t ignore that fact… we know more today.
Is some information about diagnosing today and including parents in the old statistics? I would love to see this research…
Our environment make us worse of course and we can’t ignore the past and knowledge.
Oh boy! This guys got it all figured out doesn’t he? 🙄 This guys sourceless arguments don’t sway me at all. Pretty sure he’s the one with his head buried in sand.
Definitely gives off that "if I've never had it happen to me, then defective you is the problem" vibes. Insensitive prick tone of the voice 😂
I looked up the stats on ASD risk from obese parents and the figures don't match what he says. The study I found DID show increased risk for obese fathers but states "Maternal obesity (BMI ≥30) was only weakly associated with ASD risk". Also, we know that having ASD makes you more likely to become overweight. We also know that fathers with ASD are much more likely to have ASD kids.
So the causality might well be this direction: your dad has ASD which makes him more likely to be obese. Him having ASD makes it more likely you get ASD. I mean there very well could be a causative link with obesity but the plain figures themselves don't prove it.
I find it upsetting, (I’m unsure what word to use, but I’ll go with “upsetting” because I feel upset after watching this) to hear him say that teachers have supposedly always been aware and have taken notice of neurodevelopmental, neurodivergent, and mental disorders. I mean, sure, some teachers may have had the knowledge, understanding and experience of such disorders 20-30 years ago, but I would highly doubt that those teachers would’ve equated to a substantial percentage of all teachers at the time. My school years were from 1985-1997, so I completed year 12, almost 27 years ago, and not one teacher throughout the entire 13 years of schooling ever even suggested to my parents or anyone else for that matter that I may have had some kind of neurological/mental disorder. These were reasonably small Primary and High schools in a regional country town, with ample fully qualified teachers, Principals, deputy principals and school counsellor/chaplain. Only one Primary & High School in a very close tight knit community, where everybody knows each other. Never once were any of my mental/neurodivergent disorders acknowledged or addressed by anyone. My mother was a Primary Teacher for 40+ years and she has certainly noticed many changes amongst the children over that time, but also openly admits that she never used to have much knowledge about those disorders, nor an understanding of them or any idea how to recognise or deal with them. She also never recognised anything out of the ordinary with me. I only began to be diagnosed from the age of 20 onwards, after finally attempting to seek help on my own, by going to various doctors and psychiatrists/psychologists. And I am just one tiny example of so so many other people out there who struggled throughout their entire school years and beyond, not knowing what the hell was wrong with them. I’m not saying that some of these disorders such as Autism, ADHD, etc are not on the rise. They very well may be and I honestly haven’t looked into any stats on that. But to say that teachers etc have always been aware and understood these disorders is a very ignorant and quite frankly untrue statement. Don’t make the thousands/millions? of missed (not only misdiagnosed but missed completely!) people out there feel invisible once again, just like they did for their entire childhood and beyond. What a kick in the guts.
There are so many mental illness types today until I don't even attempt to learn what they are. There's damn near a "Trend" to be diagnosed with something and going to see a Therapist. If you really have some sort of Mental illness than by all means, go seek help. But a lot of people are just faking it for Clout. This is interfering with the help that some people desperately need.
I like your podcasts but he is talking crap
Dude. I’ve never been overweight, no one in my family had diabetes (even the few who are fat), my husband is super fit and our 10 yr old son had high functioning autism and dyspraxia.
But how can people without diabetes, obesity or anything else, healthy vegetarian lifestyle... And still have kids with different mental health issues....
Obesity, diabetes may contribute, but I see it running generationally through families. Others have also pointed out that the diagnosis has expanded from what it was in the 60s and 70s.
What about the boundaries and discipline issue? There was a serious study published last year that showed a behavioural intervention for children (babies really) showing early signs of autistic were NOT autistic some years later following this early behavioural intervention. That doesn't disprove a nutritional / mitochondrial / infection component. But it does point to the important of knowing how to handle a child with a particular temperament. Get it right, they may never need that ASD label.
i see a correlation between marijuana and autistic kids, not obesity
Zero correlation
You are sooo right
Society these days is more about putting people in a box, which in turn separates , rather than dealing with the root causing and healing individuals .
Just saying ,🤷
We want to see the stats?!!this seems far fetched.
I would love to see the research as this sounds like basic correlation does not equal causation issue
Every single metabolic disease and mental health issues correlates with metabolic dysfunction. It is the root cause of everything.
This does tie up with my own personal theory. As somebody who has recovered from ME/CFS (a mitochondrial function issue) and has two kids on different degrees of the spectrum AND while not overweight have to put A LOT of effort in not to be historically. It's interesting that some of the most prominent aids are things like methylated b12 that aid the mitochondrial function, methylene blue too etc. Both seem to hugely help chronic fatigue and ASD symptoms. A super clean diet also really helps. Though hands up it's next to impossible to get a kid with ASD not to eat beige!
I personally suspect people are generically susceptible to something in the environment (food supply). Best I have ever felt in my life was living off pure grass fed steak. Super elimination diet.
What do you mean by eat beige?
@@jodydavison33jeez.
@@jodydavison33brown food. Chips fries burgers bread etc etc
@@jodydavison33 yup as Rob said. Bland, processed foods.
It feels like what you’re saying is correct are there scientific studies to back it up?
Correlation does not equal causation. I am aware of people in their 70s who are very likely autistic, but were of a time when the definition was narrows and limited to males with very specific behaviours. Autism being thought of as a "problem in our cells" also makes me feel uncomfortable
beautiful ableist and mysogyni
That last piece about asking the school teachers really pute it in perspective.
There's more to this than our conversations and ability to diagnose.
Thank you.