Thanks for asking my opinion on the topic of autism (link). By education, training, and expertise, I consider myself a scientist — more precisely, a chemist. Chemistry, among all the sciences, is the discipline that deals with the study of natural substances and their functions, including those within the human body. From this fundamental and scientific perspective, chemistry provides the most authentic and authoritative view of how the body functions — and how it malfunctions.
Understanding the human body through chemistry is not simple, but it is the most direct and logical approach to exploring health and disease. The body is an extraordinarily complex chemical machine, yet at its physical level, it operates through remarkably simple and predictable chemical principles. The major components of the body — carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, calcium, and trace elements like iron (in numerous combinations, called molecules) — behave and react just as they do outside the body, following the same laws of chemistry.
The Loss of Chemistry in Medicine
The first step toward understanding illness should always be the study of the body’s chemistry. Unfortunately, over the past five to six decades, the science of medicine has been gradually taken over by medical and pharmaceutical professionals who speak the language of chemistry but are not trained in it. They use chemical terminology, draw chemical formulas, and claim to conduct “scientific” research — yet very few of them have even the basic understanding of what chemistry actually represents.
In my experience of more than thirty years in the regulatory and pharmaceutical field, much of what is presented as “medical science” is false or outright nonsense. The so-called medical experts, though they claim to be scientists, rarely perform work that would meet even the minimum scientific standards required in chemistry — such as isolation, purification, quantification, and verification.
The Case of Virology as an Example
A clear example of this scientific confusion is found in virology. Medical researchers claim to have been working with viruses for decades, yet they cannot present a single isolated and purified sample of the substance they say they are studying. What they show instead are computer-generated images, schematic drawings, and theoretical models — accompanied by chemical jargon. From a scientific (chemical) perspective, this is absurd.
Despite this, such claims are called “studies,” supported by billions in grants, and published as if they were legitimate scientific work. In reality, they lack the essential requirement of science: the existence of a verifiable, measurable substance. Without this, such research is not just invalid but fraudulent. If given the opportunity, I would discard most of it — not out of anger, but to clear the field for true science to resume its rightful place.
Autism — An Undefined and Unmeasurable Condition
Coming to autism, I must first clarify that I have not studied it specifically in detail, nor has anyone else, I believe, in the true scientific sense. What exists in the literature today appears to be a collection of observations and speculations, decorated with chemical or biological terminology to make them sound scientific. Like many other so-called “diseases” — including viral infections, cancer, and arteriosclerosis — autism remains a vague concept supported more by descriptive labels than by measurable data.
In my view, autism represents a virtual disease, one that has its origin and amplification by medical treatments and interventions. The association between vaccines and autism, for instance, has been debated for years. I personally find the evidence of such an association strong — not because of the popular arguments, but because the underlying materials (vaccines) are themselves chemically uncharacterized and considered filth, and hence suspect.
A vaccine is, in essence, a mixture of undefined substances — a soup of biological and synthetic materials, none of which are isolated or characterized according to the standards of analytical chemistry. No meaningful or reproducible studies can be conducted with such material. Therefore, when both the condition (autism) and the supposed cause (vaccines) are undefined, any research attempting to link them becomes scientifically meaningless.
From a rational standpoint, the most reasonable step is to suspend vaccination programs and re-evaluate their components using validated chemical and analytical procedures. There is no need for endless “research” designed only to perpetuate funding and professional careers in what has become an industry of confusion.
The Myth of the “Terrain” Concept
A few words about the so-called “terrain” theory: I know many people believe in it — the idea that health is determined primarily by one’s lifestyle, diet, or general environment. To me, this concept is more philosophical than scientific. It sounds appealing because it cannot easily be challenged, but it provides no measurable or predictive foundation.
If the “terrain” theory were true or its association with health were valid, people living in difficult environments — such as those in parts of the developing world — would not survive at all. Yet they do, often with remarkable vitality, despite poor diets, high pollution, and minimal medical care. I have personally lived in such environments and observed this directly. Ironically, many of these individuals have far stronger “immunity” than those who live under so-called ideal conditions.
Today, “terrain” has been transformed into a marketing tool. “Organic,” “natural,” and “probiotic” labels have become symbols of moral virtue rather than evidence-based health. I see little reason to pay extra for products that, chemically and nutritionally, are indistinguishable from their conventional counterparts.
Concluding Thoughts
I realize this is a lengthy response, but it serves to clarify not just my view on autism, but also on the current state of medical science in general. The modern medical establishment has replaced rigorous chemistry with abstract theories, unverified models, and endless speculation. What is called “medical research” today often lacks the essential qualities of science — isolation, measurement, reproducibility, and verification.
From the standpoint of chemistry, autism remains an undefined condition, while the vaccine-based interventions proposed for it — which are themselves chemically uncharacterized — appear to have a strong possibility of association. Until these fundamentals are properly addressed, through the identification of valid chemical markers for both the illness and its treatments, further studies will remain circular and misleading — serving institutions and careers rather than science or humanity.