The Biology of Autism suite presents a systems-based model of autism as a cascade of interconnected biological events — beginning with upstream immune and metabolic pressures, progressing through a series of reinforcing disruptions, and ultimately forming a self-sustaining cycle that helps explain not only how autism emerges, but why it persists.
The pages offer multiple ways to explore this model — from high-level overviews and simplified explanations to detailed molecular pathways, visual maps, and clinical intervention logic.
This site is designed for families and caregivers, clinicians and researchers, and motivated general readers. It can be explored in any order, though the paths below are designed to build understanding progressively.
Path One
Parent & Caregiver Path
Begin with a calmer overview of the model, major patterns, and where to start. This path introduces the framework in simpler language before moving into deeper mechanism or intervention detail.
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Path Two
Clinician & Practitioner Path
Begin with structure, staging, and clinical interpretation. This path frames the testing, pathway, and intervention pages as a reasoning framework for pattern recognition, sequence, and decision support.
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Path Three
Molecular Pathways Path
Go directly to explore molecular pathways — from upstream triggers and metabolic braking to reset failures and the self-sustaining loop of autism.
Go to molecular pathways map →
Foundation
Cascade Map
Start here for the clearest visual overview of the core cascade and how the major systems connect across the framework.
Interpretation
Cascade Explained
Use this page to slow the cascade down, translate the major steps, and make the map easier to follow before moving into fuller molecular detail.
Deep Dive
Molecular Pathways Map
Go to the full pathways map to explore upstream triggers, metabolic braking, reset failures, and the self-sustaining loop in greater detail.
Mechanism
Molecular Pathways Explained
This is the shared pathway reference for the suite. Use it when you want deeper mechanism, signaling detail, and clearer links between molecular systems.
Application
Intervention Logic
This is the shared intervention framework. The logic remains the same for all audiences; what changes is the preparation and language before arriving here.
Evidence
The Evidence
This page anchors the framework in the literature and remains the evidence layer behind the shared model.
Guided Entry
Parent Hub
Use this guided hub for a calmer, simpler introduction to the model before moving into the Cascade Map, FAQ, Diagnosis to Intervention, and later the shared Intervention Logic page.
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Guided Entry
Clinician Hub
Use this guided hub to frame the same model as a clinical reasoning system, with stronger staging, testing sequence, and direct bridges into Molecular Pathways, Diagnosis to Intervention, and Intervention Logic.
Open clinician hub →