Comorbidities and Autism
I have often spoken about comorbidities in autism; meaning, the presence of one or more chronic disorders coexisting with their primary diagnosis. With aging, comorbidities become a common complaint of […]
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Autism: Screening for Potential Health Problems
Pediatricians usually employ screening methods as a way of identifying health related conditions and treating them early. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has joined forces with the US Department […]
Autism: antibiotics and the microbiome
Antibiotics have been used for hundreds of years to treat infection. Indeed, some two thousand years ago Egyptians applied moldy bread to treat infected wounds. However, the active ingredient in […]
Maternal Health, Diabetes and Autism
In September 2010, a cover for the Time magazine showed a pregnant woman completely naked. The photograph was supposed to open dialogue on “How the first nine month shape the […]
Exercise and Autism
Autistic individuals are prone to obesity even from before they are born. Studies now show that children of women who are both obese and diabetic during pregnancy are three to […]
Autism and the Sedentary Life
Many autistic individuals live a sedentary life. Reclusion prevents them from stressful social interactions and shields them from the emotional impact of unforeseen changes to their routines and general environment. […]
Artificial sweeteners, sugar substitutes, and autism
There are many conjectures about the putative role of artificial sweeteners, also called nonnutritive sweeteners, as a risk factor for autism. These conjectures arise primarily from blogs within the Internet […]
THE ROLE OF THE KETOGENIC DIET IN AUTISM OR WHY BACON IS YOUR FRIEND? PART 2: METABOLIC CONSIDERATIONS
Low carbohydrate diets create fuel metabolism by using fatty acids and ketones while minimizing glucose utilization. In a low carbohydrate diet the body consumes the available blood glucose and then […]
