Cellular mitochondria produce a small molecule called ATP. Inside cells, ATP serves as an energy source but released outside the cell, it acts as a danger signal. Suramin inhibits the signaling function of ATP, eliminating the cell danger response associated with autism. In a small, clinical trial, a single dose of the drug suramin produced dramatic, but transient, improvements in all of those receiving suramin with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). More broadly, the trial findings support the ***“cell danger response theory,”*** which posits that autism and other chronic conditions are fundamentally driven by metabolic dysfunction—and thus treatable. [**Listen to this interview**](https://soundcloud.com/ucsdhealth/suramin-autism?utm_source=health.ucsd.edu&utm_campaign=wtshare&utm_medium=widget&utm_content=https%253A%252F%252Fsoundcloud.com%252Fucsdhealth%252Fsuramin-autism). It is as plain as the day-is-bright that toxins injected in one's body can trigger autism and a host of other auto-immune diseases. All vaccines contain toxins (adjuvants) to intentionally trigger an immune response. It is *this* folly that defies and contradicts Nature itself. To not acknowledge that an individual's immune system is vastly unique is appalling. The 'one-size-fits-all' ideology of the vaccine industry is harmful and delusional. https://health.ucsd.edu/news/topics/Suramin-Autism/Pages/default.aspx