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My nephew is on the spectrum (fairly severely). His mother and father are obsessed with air quality and used filtration and forced ERVs for the entire pregnancy and upbringing. Please do not make such strong medical claims without any scientific backing, it is quite harmful to kids with autism and their parents who are already overwhelmed with quackery.

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the guy wrote a book on it. so far his evidence far exceeds yours, which is none.

I can write a book on anything and still have no evidence or idea what I'm talking about.

Can't tell if this is sarcasm or not...

its not. the value of the story of his nephew is a stark zero in terms of providing any kind of valuable information into the conversation.

Saying "I wrote in my book that..." is basically the same value, in the absence of further information. We don't know how qualified the author is to make such claims, what the motive behind writing the book was, what sources they used, and so on. Even if you read the book, you might not satisfactorily find that information, or sources may themselves be misrepresented. Anyone can write and publish a book these days, making any claim, misinterpreting data, wilfully or otherwise.

If the person you replied to wrote their anecdote about their nephew in a book, would you find it credible then?

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