New Study Links Autism to Autoimmune Disease vs Genetics

“Researchers have identified a microbial signature for autism spectrum disorder, a critical finding that offers clarity about how the gut microbiome influences this neurological syndrome.

The data-driven study published by 43 researchers challenges the idea that autism is a primarily genetic condition and suggests that environmental factors may be behind the sharp rise in the debilitating condition.

When intestinal tissue from autistic children is biopsied, he said there’s a commonality. Cells and molecules are uniquely inflamed—not like other inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn’s disease. Autism has unique mitochondrial, metabolic, and neurological components that constitute autoimmunity.

‘The good news is the autoimmune disease can be treated, just like Crohn’s is treatable … if the doctor is able to make the right diagnosis.’”

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