yup. we've looked into it in great detail. sadly.

tea is a camelia easy to grow, though it takes a while to get going.
I've tried the localy grown tea. it's a nice cuppa

Well I admit, I have not read anything that said it causes autism, or the genetic mutation or whatever creates the condition. I have read that autistic kids have almost consistently been observed to have high levels of oxalate in their body. Oxalate crystals do form in the brain and in joints and this is known to account for some of the symptoms of autism and the progression to a worse condition, probably due to stress on the body. But I admit, just because they have high levels of oxalate in their body does not mean that is the cause of the condition or that the high oxalates mean they are drinking tea. More likely it would be the other way around, that tea means high oxalates, and separately, their high oxalates are caused by the kind of metabolism that autistic people tend to have.

Tea is good. Brewing tea with demineralized water is not something I would do though.

Vegetables release more nutrients when consumed with mineral rich water.

https://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/nutrientsindw.pdf

I think you were given a chemistry set at a young age.

Us, too. Like single digit young. First thing we did was try to make nitroglycerin. Took the set away and then it was all legos and stretch armstrong.

Haha