For many years there has been extensive autism research conducted in an attempt to enable families and their afflicted children to better deal with the disorder. Because the disorder can first be seen in the very early years, much can be done to change what is happening in the child’s life and get a head start for what lies ahead. Getting a head start can help the child increase their communication and social skills beyond their current abilities and allow them to live better lives.

Studies on autism have been done to try and prove if there is a genetic link to an autistic disorder. Within these studies, the genes that are related to speech and speech development were scrutinized to find out if the delays that autistic children exhibit could be genetic. One such study showed that rare genetic abnormalities existed with a certain chromosome and were one hundred times more prevalent in autistic people. It was therefore concluded that this itself could be one of the many causes of autism. It was also found that most people with autism did not have the mutation, meaning that other genes also must be involved in the process.

Autism research has shown that foods containing gluten can virtually act like poison in an autistic child’s body. When the gluten is removed from the diet, their bodies are allowed to heal, by stopping the stress that the gluten had on the child’s immune system, brain and bowels. Most experts suggest that if parents wish to try the gluten free diet to see if their child shows improvement, then they should try it for at least three months. Many parents have reported that their child exhibited improved eye contact and increased language skills after being on the gluten free diet for this time period.

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