▲ 67 ▼ Fecal transplants for autism deliver success in clinical trials (refractor.io) submitted 3 months ago by git@hexbear.net to c/science@hexbear.net 55 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] lurker_supreme@hexbear.net 86 points 3 months ago (2 children) Getting a... poop transplant.... to cure my autism permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] kleeon@hexbear.net 53 points 3 months ago (4 children) I still can't believe poop transplant is a real thing. It sounds like a shitpost permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] pinguinu@lemmygrad.ml 46 points 3 months ago Well it's not a shitpost, it's a shittransplant permalink fedilink source parent [–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 33 points 3 months ago Well that's because it's not it's a microbiota transplant the poop is just substrate permalink fedilink source parent [–] nfreak@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago The first time I heard about it I had the same reaction as damn near everyone, but it really makes a lot of sense permalink fedilink source parent [–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 3 points 3 months ago More like a postshit than a shitpost. Unless the FMT goes thru the mail. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Imnecomrade@hexbear.net 19 points 3 months ago* (2 children) I would be okay with fixing my gastrointestinal issues and some of my cognitive struggles if I kept my cognitive differences. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Captainautism@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 months ago* Same, I have zero desire to think like a neurotypical. I don’t wanna be an NPC. permalink fedilink source parent [–] aanes_appreciator@hexbear.net 7 points 3 months ago thankfully I don't think that this sort of therapy would change everything about someone's cognition. We already know that autistic and ND brains have physical differences in their construction compared to neurotypical folks. We also knew that new structural differences may not be the entire story! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kleeon@hexbear.net 53 points 3 months ago (4 children) I still can't believe poop transplant is a real thing. It sounds like a shitpost permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] pinguinu@lemmygrad.ml 46 points 3 months ago Well it's not a shitpost, it's a shittransplant permalink fedilink source parent [–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 33 points 3 months ago Well that's because it's not it's a microbiota transplant the poop is just substrate permalink fedilink source parent [–] nfreak@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago The first time I heard about it I had the same reaction as damn near everyone, but it really makes a lot of sense permalink fedilink source parent [–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 3 points 3 months ago More like a postshit than a shitpost. Unless the FMT goes thru the mail. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pinguinu@lemmygrad.ml 46 points 3 months ago Well it's not a shitpost, it's a shittransplant permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 33 points 3 months ago Well that's because it's not it's a microbiota transplant the poop is just substrate permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nfreak@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago The first time I heard about it I had the same reaction as damn near everyone, but it really makes a lot of sense permalink fedilink source parent
[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 3 points 3 months ago More like a postshit than a shitpost. Unless the FMT goes thru the mail. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Imnecomrade@hexbear.net 19 points 3 months ago* (2 children) I would be okay with fixing my gastrointestinal issues and some of my cognitive struggles if I kept my cognitive differences. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Captainautism@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 months ago* Same, I have zero desire to think like a neurotypical. I don’t wanna be an NPC. permalink fedilink source parent [–] aanes_appreciator@hexbear.net 7 points 3 months ago thankfully I don't think that this sort of therapy would change everything about someone's cognition. We already know that autistic and ND brains have physical differences in their construction compared to neurotypical folks. We also knew that new structural differences may not be the entire story! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Captainautism@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 months ago* Same, I have zero desire to think like a neurotypical. I don’t wanna be an NPC. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aanes_appreciator@hexbear.net 7 points 3 months ago thankfully I don't think that this sort of therapy would change everything about someone's cognition. We already know that autistic and ND brains have physical differences in their construction compared to neurotypical folks. We also knew that new structural differences may not be the entire story! permalink fedilink source parent
