Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Autism: It’s Not Just in the Head | Nutrition | DISCOVER Magazine

Autism: It’s Not Just in the Head | Nutrition | DISCOVER Magazine:

"“What we’ve got here is a far more comprehensive set of characteristics for autism,” says Herbert, “one that can include behavior, cognition, sensorimotor, gut, immune, brain, and endocrine abnormalities. These are ongoing problems, and they’re not confined just to the brain. I can’t think of it as a coincidence anymore that so many autistic kids have a history of food and airborne allergies, or 20 or 30 ear infections, or eczema, or chronic diarrhea.”"

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