Autism Rates in New Jersey are the Highest of Any U.S. State
Razi Berry A recent report from Rutgers University showed that pre-schoolers in New Jersey have the highest rates of autism ever seen in the United States. This observation is against a backdrop of increasing autism rates nationally over the last twenty years, but New Jersey seems to report rates of autism that have increased faster […]
Improving Microbiota Diversity May Reduce Autism Symptoms up to 50%
Razi Berry A recent research study suggests changing the gut microbiome in children with autism could reduce the severity of the symptoms they experience.1 This is part of a longer research project that started in 2017. Healthy gut microflora improved both gastrointestinal (GI) and autism symptom In 2017, researchers Dae-Wook Kang, PhD., Rose Krajmalnikat-Brown, PhD., […]
Study Shows Food Allergies More Likely in Autism
Node Smith, ND A recent study has shown that children experiencing symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more than twice as likely to also have a food allergy than other children.1 The research was conducted at the University of Iowa. The study furthers the body of research explaining dysfunction of the immune system as […]
Gastrointestinal and Immune Dysfunction Common in Children with Autism
Node Smith, ND A recent article addresses the gastrointestinal issues that many children with autism experience and link it to changes in inflammation mediated by a dysregulation in the immune system, also common in autism spectrum disorder (ASD).1 The research has been conducted at the UC Davis MIND Institute and is published in the journal […]
Link Found Between Environment and Autism Spectrum Disorder
BOULDER, Colo. – The incidence of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, has rapidly increased over the last several decades, and some environmental factors are being blamed as the driving force behind the diagnosis. First described in the 1930s as a novel clinical disorder, today one in 68 children in the United States, including 1 in every […]