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Autism Misdiagnosed? An Interesting Case.

August 7th, 2009

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There is no “one size fits all” approach and solution to autism and diet-related issues, but we found a news report in Examiner to be especially interesting.

According to the story, a five year old Canadian boy diagnosed with severe autism was cured when the true cause of his mental disorder was discovered to be celiac disease. It turns out that he was never really autistic in the first place. He had celiac disease, an immune response to wheat, barley, rye and oats that damages the intestines leading to malabsorption of nutrients. The boy was ultimately treated with a gluten-free diet and nutritional supplements.

As many readers of this blog, and Food Facts members know, gluten-restricted diets have become increasingly popular among parents seeking treatment for children diagnosed with autism.

This raises an interesting possibility: what if some  children who are diagnosed with autism actually have celiac disease?

Neurological disorders originating with celiac disease have been widely documented. Some of these conditions include poor balance, tremors, migraines, chronic fatigue, schizophrenia, epilepsy, apathy, depression, insomnia, behavioral disorders, inability to concentrate and anxiety.

Many of these issues are due to nutritional deficiencies resulting from the intestinal damage that celiac disease causes. If caused by celiac disease, they usually improve once gluten is removed from the diet and the intestine heals and functions properly.

Genuis and Bouchard, researchers at the University of Alberta, in Canada, recently published the case of the 5-year-old boy mentioned earlier who had been diagnosed with severe autism at a specialty clinic for autistic spectrum disorders.  After an initial investigation suggested underlying celiac disease and varied nutrient deficiencies, a gluten-free diet was implemented. His diet and supplements were adjusted to allow for nutritional sufficiency.

The patient’s gastrointestinal symptoms rapidly resolved, and signs and symptoms suggestive of autism progressively abated.

This case is an example of a common malabsorption syndrome (celiac disease) associated with central nervous system dysfunction and suggests that, in some cases, nutritional deficiency could be a cause of developmental delay.

Genuis and Bouchard recommended that all children with neurodevelopmental problems be evaluated for nutritional deficiency and malabsorption syndromes.

This case study suggests that at least some of the reported response to gluten-free diets in children with autism could be related to correction of nutritional deficiency resulting from undiagnosed gluten sensitivity and consequent malabsorption.

Most physicians expect to see symptoms like chronic diarrhea, abdominal bloating and pain before considering celiac disease. But not all children with celiac disease and neurological disorders have gastrointestinal problems.

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  46. Beyondmediahype
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  47. Dr. Ann
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    There is a relationship between Autism and Aspartame. The Senate is determining what correlates with Autism. For the Senate Hearing on Autism going on this month, it may be beneficial to know that along with Mercury and other contaminations in the environment, Aspartame (NutraSweet and Equal) has also been linked to Autism.

    If you email me back and ask for the information I have, I can show you a chart that significantly matches Autism rates with Aspartame use rate. Europe has banned the use of Aspartame for pregnant and nursing women as well as children. The countries where Aspartame has been banned or never accepted, their Autism rate is only a small fraction of the U.S. rate. Since Aspartame has been approved in 1981, and placed in soft drinks in 1986, the Autism rate has skyrocketed. The Aspartame notes page explains just a few studies on how Aspartame has been linked with brain disorders.

    Some Main Points:

    Dr. Olney warned of the damage that this product would do to the unborn and to children. He said that the FDA acknowledged “aspartame had been shown to induce brain damage in neonatal animals” but FDA dismissed the neurotoxicity as irrelevant on grounds that the approved uses of aspartame don’t include feeding it to newborn humans. Yet aspartame can be found in prescription and over-the-counter pediatric drugs and in pediatric vitamins. Nursing babies receive this poison from mothers who breastfeed. The recent plague of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), autism, and birth defects manifest the neurologic devastations of aspartame. Supporting this view, Dr. Louis Elsas, Emory Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics, testified in a congressional hearing that aspartame is a teratogen (causes birth defects) and a neurotoxin.

    Aspartame is a teratogen that triggers birth defects. It is a deadly neurotoxin (Dr. Louis Elsas testimony before congress, pediatric professor,genetics, Emory, http://www.dorway.com). Neurosurgeon Russell Blaylock, M.D. says in his book that aspartame triggers ADD and autism.

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  49. autismnewsfoxcnncbs
    | #49

    Every major news media network should be exposing the increasing fraud surrounding the use of the label “AUTISM.” Most these cases, as indicated above, are clearly NOT AUTISM. This is a major fraud and scam and it’s time someone had the balls to expose it.

  50. fakecuresautism
    | #50

    The term autistic has been misused to describe persons with anything from cerebral allergies and schizophrenia to attention deficient disorder and post traumatic disorder. Sadly, few doctors and educators understand true cases of autism to make a correct diagnosis. So they go with the latest media driven flow. Pick and choose from a broad and ever expanding spectrum. Or worse, they guess. The hallmark traits of autism are: sensitivity to sounds, specific tastes in food/drink, strange body postures, repetitive behaviors, inability to control emotions or excitement, poor reasoning skills, needs routines, resists changes, sense of direction and memory better than other skills, thinking based on association, not reasoning, once distracted by olfactory, visual or auditory stimuli, they become preoccupied. This is markedly DIFFERENT than ADHD, in that ADHD presents as easily distracted by stimuli, BUT, the person bounces focus from one thing to another. ADHD people don’t stay hyper-focused or fixate on something. That is what you will see a truly autistic person do. Fixate. Appear to be in a world of their own. Not wanting to play or socialize with others. Not wanting to play or socialize with others is only a hallmark trait of autism when it ALSO involves, not willfully choosing to ignore or not play with others. A truly autistic person doesn’t choose to not play or socialize, it’s simply who they are– not to play or socialize with others—is in itself the core of autism—within oneself. They may show signs of affection or social skills, but it will almost always be brief. FYI: jenny mccarthy’s kid was never autistic, is not autistic. Much like the mother who wrote the book about “tony” the allegedly autistic kid she cured, yeah right. Turned out “tony” had a rare cerebral allergy to milk…he was never autistic..and yes, years from now we will all know that McCarthy is yet another FRAUD who poses as a mother of an autistic son who was cured, but the truth is, he never had autism…..what a racket, what a scam , what a disgrace and slap in face to all families who are dealing with authentic autism as you can see on youtube when you type in autism and seizures or autism and self injury…..

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