The Immune Taboo

About this episode

This episode discusses the critical role of the immune system in autism and explores various theories regarding its involvement.

The immune system is critically involved in autism. Of course, there are still a lot of questions to answer, particularly whether dysregulation of the immune system is the cause or a consequence of autism among others. But it is not studied enough. This week’s podcast includes new studies that examine the role of the immune system in autism, and outlines the different theories of how the immune system is involved in ASD. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41345879 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889159125004490?via%3Dihub https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-025-03349-7 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41125877 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-025-02162-8

Topics covered

• autism
• immune system
• health
• science
• medicine

Keywords

• immune dysregulation
• autism spectrum disorder
• ASD
• new studies
• theories of immune involvement

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