upvote - interesting theory. Any thoughts on the "increase" in the autism spectrum? There are a lot of ideas that it is environmental (vaccines, pesticides, GMO's) but I am wondering how much of the "increase" is due to awareness of autism and the treatment of the spectrum. Looking back on my school days I am certain there were kids that fell in the spectrum who were not diagnosed as autistic. My only other idea beyond environment and awareness is evolution in that the mind could be reprogramming to suit a future state.
Yeah, I think past undiagnosed cases account for most of the present "increase."
As for blaming vaccines, I think it will eventually fall away once we have a better understanding. We'll look back and say, "How could we have ever thought vaccines caused autism??" But for the time being, I guess we need our scapegoat.