One line that stuck out to me regarding the outcomes of the fecal transplants was ‘improved gastrointestinal symptoms’. If people with ASD have higher rates of GI-related issues, then the findings of this paper could be really helpful in understanding and improving treatments for GI problems in patients with ASD. Of course I understand the skepticism that this work could be used to try and cure something that doesn’t need to be cured, but my hope is that the more likely outcome is a more holistic understanding of ASD that leads to better medical care across all areas of health.

I’m currently on a regular bike, and lucky to have my main destinations (work and the store) within a few miles on flat terrain with bike lanes. I definitely want to upgrade to an e-bike so I can ‘unlock’ more reasonably bikeable places and ditch the car for everything except long trips and moving big cargo. I have some people at my work who commute on personal e-scooters and electric longboards, too which is awesome. The more the merrier!