It has long been presumed that there is a common cause at the genetic, cognitive, and neural levels for autism's characteristic triad of symptoms. However, there is increasing suspicion that autism is instead a complex disorder whose core aspects have distinct causes that often co-occur.
1 Transition metals are kinds of metals that have electrons in d or f orbitals. 2  Transition metals are in columns 3-12 of the periodic table and in the lanthanide and actinide series.  Most transition metals are lustrous, silvery, hard, and good conductors; however, properties may vary greatly.
Other elements sometimes included are copper, silver and gold (which are usually considered to be transition metals); zinc, cadmium and mercury (which are otherwise considered to be transition metals); and aluminium, germanium, arsenic and antimony (the latter three of which are usually considered to be metalloids).