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Podcast: Naturally Recovering Autism with Karen Thomas
Episode: Genetic Testing In Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders with Dr. Richard Boles
Description: Genes are the blueprint, present at conception, that provide the instructions on how to build and operate our minds and bodies. We all have tens of thousands of genetic changes, called variants. Many have no effect, while others determine us to be unique individuals. Some of these variants act as risk factors for disease, either decreasing (resilience) or increasing (susceptibility) the chances of developing different disorders.
However, genes are not the only factor leading us to be the individual we are, and acting to decrease or increase the risk for disease. Environment is also critically important. Genes...