What’s Driving Inflammation in Autism? | Essentials with Dr. Horowitz

Biohacking Autism with Nadia Elkhatib. · Oct 1, 2026 · 27m · transcript

What’s driving inflammation in autism?

In this Biohacking Autism Essentials edition, Dr. Richard Horowitz walks through the core ideas from his 16-point MSIDS framework and explains how multiple biological systems may contribute to chronic inflammation and symptoms in autism.

This shorter, focused edition covers:

• The 16-point MSIDS framework

• The six “rivers of inflammation”

• Neuroinflammation and microglial activation

• Gut health, leaky gut, and the microbiome

• Mast cell activation and histamine

• Mitochondrial dysfunction and the cell danger response

• Lyme disease and Bartonella

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