The headline is completely misleading & false, but since it supports people's biases, everyone is mindlessly agreeing with it.

If you want to actually learn about the cause of autism, and similar conditions, review the evidence: https://humanmicrobiome.info/brain/

People imitate their parents.

If parents make emotional, short-sighted choices, their kids will grow up thinking that's how it's done.

"Autism" is just what we call qualities in our children that we want to slap a label on, so we don't have to admit they learned it from us and we make irresponsible decisions too.