In my case, it happened when my son was just six months old and I learned that the supposedly “organic” baby food pouches that he was addicted to were, in fact, chock full of carcinogenic heavy metals that have been linked to numerous neurological disorders, including autism.

… I’m immediately more skeptical of this.

Found the link to the study in the article for those who wanna go to the source: https://cdn.wildapricot.com/220571/resources/Documents/Jama_Child Mortality.Forrest_2025_oi_250043_1751296932.04615.pdf not sure if it supports the premise yet.