The Defender Staff

Researchers have developed the rst diagnostic test for autism that analyzes environmental exposure history — what researchers call the exposome — to aid in the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

StrandDx, developed by New York startup LinusBio, uses a single strand of hair to analyze patterns of hair growth that reflect the history of exposure to metals and other toxins associated with autism and how the body metabolizes them over time.

… James Lyons-Weiler, Ph.D., told The Defender, “The hands-down most important aspect of this study is that children test positive for autism, they are really testing positive for detoxification deficiency.”