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The treatment is explicitly stated as gene therapy.
Vitamin D deficiency results in the gene-writing anomaly that the proposed treatment is also correcting for. The difference is, firstly, the stage of development when you intercede to make a correction and, secondly, the anticipated success rate of the intervention.
But that's just it. Malnutrition in pregnant adults is well-established as a casual factor in reduced cognitive function in children. Human variation is a consequence of environmental factors in pre-natal and early development. You aren't just a product of your parents, you're a product of your material conditions during the period of gestation.
Should physicians refuse to intervene after a child is born, because of variations caused in their mother during the period of pregnancy?
Rett syndrome is an example of a syndrome that results in the patient's behavioral characteristics meeting the definition of autism.
Apologies if I no make words good. Me try better harder next time.