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“I think the mindset in medicine is still that autism is genetic, and therefore there’s not much you can do about it,” he says.

Dr. Daniel Rossignol, a family physician based in Florida whose promotion of experimental autism therapies has garnered criticism and one dismissed lawsuit, says the belief that autism is mainly genetic has prevented people from investing in other potential medical treatments.

A number of readers urged me to get my blood tested for genetic mutations that might explain the clots or indicate whether I could get more down the line.

“It’s possible you have a genetic disorder like Factor V Leiden which can substantially increase your risk of developing blood clots,” he wrote.

“Oral contraception can contribute, but so can genetic factors.”