Chapter 6 establishes a framework for thinking about causal explanations of autism which will be addressed throughout Unit 2. In addition, this chapter emphasizes the importance of understanding the various causes of autism along with maintaining a critical approach to the explanatory theories.
In the following TED Talk, geneticist Wendy Chung discusses what is known about the factors that may result in ASD. After viewing the TED Talk, answer the questions below in your Main post:
What did you learn about what research tells us regarding the causes of autism? What specifically did you learn about the genetic causes of autism? How do we know that autism is not ONLY caused by genetic factors? How can an individuals autism be caused by genes but that person doesnt have any autism diagnoses in their family? Describe what Chung means by taking a bottom-up approach to determining the cause of autism. Lastly, what did you find most interesting or most surprising in this TED Talk?
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