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EPISODE · May 16, 2025 · 1H

What Causes Autism? | Richard Frye MD/PhD | Uncommon Living 4

from Uncommon Living: A Dialogue in Human Resilience · host Thomas P Seager, PhD

Some people say vaccines cause autism, some people say it's Tylenol, or mold, or heavy metals, or non-native electromagnetic frequencies, or unlucky genetics. Uncommon Living host Thomas P Seager, PhD doesn't believe it's any of these things.In episode #3 of the Uncommon Living podcast, Seager interviews Richard E Frye, MD/PhD, a child neurologist at the Rossignol Medical Center in Phoenix Arizona and the world's leading expert on the mitochondrial theory of the origins of autism. Dr. Frye's clinical studies suggest that autism only exists when mitochondria are compromised during the critical phases of neurological development -- i.e., during pregnancy and the first several years of life. It is this mitochondrial impairment that causes the brain to development along an atypical trajectory until later, some immunological event initiates the onset of autism.The most compelling support for this new theory is the way that Dr. Frye's patients respond to therapies targeting the mitochondria. Empowered by an improved understanding of mitochondrial function, Dr. Frye is able to ameliorate clinical presentation of autism in his patients, and in some cases reverse their symptoms to the points where they no longer meet the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder (ASD).While HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy and NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya MD/PhD have promised to discover what causes autism within a year, this interview may accelerate their schedule of discovery.Watch the podcast and read the accompanying article at https://www.morozkoforge.com/post/what-causes-autism-mitochondriaThomas Seager PhD is an Associate Professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering at Arizona State University and CEO of the Morozko Forge ice bath company. Opinions and any other information expressed in this interview are for general education and entertainment purposes only. Nothing in the Uncommon Living podcast constitutes medical advice.

Some people say vaccines cause autism, some people say it's Tylenol, or mold, or heavy metals, or non-native electromagnetic frequencies, or unlucky genetics. Uncommon Living host Thomas P Seager, PhD doesn't believe it's any of these things.In episode #3 of the Uncommon Living podcast, Seager interviews Richard E Frye, MD/PhD, a child neurologist at the Rossignol Medical Center in Phoenix Arizona and the world's leading expert on the mitochondrial theory of the origins of autism. Dr. Frye's clinical studies suggest that autism only exists when mitochondria are compromised during the critical phases of neurological development -- i.e., during pregnancy and the first several years of life. It is this mitochondrial impairment that causes the brain to development along an atypical trajectory until later, some immunological event initiates the onset of autism.The most compelling support for this new theory is the way that Dr. Frye's patients respond to therapies targeting the mitochondria. Empowered by an improved understanding of mitochondrial function, Dr. Frye is able to ameliorate clinical presentation of autism in his patients, and in some cases reverse their symptoms to the points where they no longer meet the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder (ASD).While HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy and NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya MD/PhD have promised to discover what causes autism within a year, this interview may accelerate their schedule of discovery.Watch the podcast and read the accompanying article at https://www.morozkoforge.com/post/what-causes-autism-mitochondriaThomas Seager PhD is an Associate Professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering at Arizona State University and CEO of the Morozko Forge ice bath company. Opinions and any other information expressed in this interview are for general education and entertainment purposes only. Nothing in the Uncommon Living podcast constitutes medical advice.

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