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posted by martyb on Saturday June 09 2018, @02:06AM   Printer-friendly
from the God_Allergies_act_in_mysterious_ways dept.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-06-food-allergies-children-autism-spectrum.html

A new study from the University of Iowa finds that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more than twice as likely to suffer from a food allergy than children who do not have ASD.

Wei Bao, assistant professor of epidemiology at the UI College of Public Health and the study's corresponding author, says the finding adds to a growing body of research that suggests immunological dysfunction as a possible risk factor for the development of ASD.

"It is possible that the immunologic disruptions may have processes beginning early in life, which then influence brain development and social functioning, leading to the development of ASD," says Bao.

[...] The study found that 11.25 percent of children reportedly diagnosed with ASD have a food allergy, significantly higher than the 4.25 percent of children who are not diagnosed with ASD and have a food allergy.

Bao says his study could not determine the causality of this relationship given its observational nature. But previous studies have suggested possible links—increased production of antibodies, immune system overreactions causing impaired brain function, neurodevelopmental abnormalities, and alterations in the gut biome. He says those connections warrant further investigation. [emphasis Gaaark's]

"We don't know which comes first, food allergy or ASD," says Bao

#Personal Observations:
Gaaark's personal observation of his son and his self is that at the very least, foods that cause allergic 'reactions' DO INDEED intensify autistic behaviours.
When we fed our son products with gluten (Kraft macaroni and cheese was his favourite), he was much more self involved and much less externally observant. He also regurgitated the macaroni (we think THIS behaviour was linked to the dairy in the cheese) hours afterwards and would often laugh oddly while staring into space (his doctor said this was due to the 'bugs' in his stomach turning the gluten into an opioid: he was 'high').

Off the gluten and dairy, he is much more observant of external things, enjoys and gives hugs and is much more 'normal'.
*End Personal Observation


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  • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Saturday June 09 2018, @12:55PM (1 child)

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Saturday June 09 2018, @12:55PM (#690771)

    Fecal transplant.

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  • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Saturday June 09 2018, @06:05PM

    by Gaaark (41) on Saturday June 09 2018, @06:05PM (#690867) Journal

    Ah, man....now i'm hungry.
    :)

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