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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you have a genetic disposition for low folate reserves, for example, then autism could be considered genetic, right? I think the idea is along the same lines as Spinal Bifida.[/quote]

Yes- kinda. It's not folate reserves exactly.
Many ASD people have if you have folate receptor alpha auto antibodies (FRAA). And there are 2 kinds- binding and blocking. So you can take all the natural folate you want or folic acid and your body can't use it efficiently..however. folinic acid enters the system through a completely different mechanism which doesn't rely on the same pathway so if you have FRAA you must take high dose folinic acid. 
It's important to know that you can not detect your folaye levels by the typical blood test because it's in the blood when ingested but does not "continue " on to the nervous system /brain if you have FRAA. You must either get a spinal type or a FRAT, the test for the antibodies.

Are the antibodies genetic? I don't know but would suspect they might be. [/quote]

Here is more information on FRAA from Frontiers

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnins.2016.00080/full[/quote]

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