"Doesn't this imply that being neurotypical is the actual disease and we have the means to deploy a cure for it?" Not a serious position but one to hopefully get people thinking about norms.
Don't jump to conclusions so quickly.
Things that appear genetic could be related to family traditions that children follow when parents, environmental issues that are common along family lines, bacteria shared among parents and their children, ect.
That sort of behavior suggests that they already know the answer is more likely than not genetic but they refuse to accept it because they don't like the implications. There are many things which should have broken said links but haven't - otherwise they would have played out already.
Autism can be genetic for sure. But I think many are diagnosed on the spectrum to hastely.
>> Many studies have reported abnormal gut microbiota in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), suggesting a link between gut microbiome and autism-like behaviors.
When I was a child everybody thought I was autist when in reality I was just malnurished because I had a single mother who was up over her head in responsibility. If you dont eat right and maybe even live largely off sugar, you are bound to have attention span problems and blood sugar and mood like a roller coaster.