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Environmental factors that have been claimed to contribute to autism or exacerbate its symptoms, or that may be important to consider in future research, include certain foods, [7] infectious disease, heavy metals, solvents, diesel exhaust, PCBs, phthalates and phenols used in plastic products, pesticides, brominated flame retardants, alcohol ...
High school wasn’t a pleasant experience for Tim Rohrer, but he looks back knowing it didn't have to be that way.
A new study suggests diagnoses have increased at a faster clip among younger adults over the past decade. Autism spectrum disorder spiked 175% among people in the U.S. from 2.3 per 1,000 in 2011 ...
Additionally, in a 1991 paper, Reichelt argued that gluten and casein may play a causative role in autism, as the incomplete digestion thereof may produce certain opioid peptides. [5] Thus, those, such as Paul Shattock, who advocate this theory also advocate the use of a gluten-free, casein-free diet as a treatment for autism. [citation needed]
Some scientists say food dyes could make behavioral issues in children worse. Lawmakers in at least 10 states want to regulate them.
For people who currently have a medical condition (e.g.: pregnancy) or a mental disorder (e.g.: autism spectrum), the action of eating non-nutritive nonfoods should only be considered pica if it is dangerous and requires extra medical investigation or treatment on top of what they are already receiving for their pre-existing condition. [3]
Children and young people with autism are at risk of developing scurvy because some of them only eat a small number of foods (e.g., only rice and pasta). [ 87 ] [ 88 ] For some of them, the restricted diet takes the form of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID).
The current US dietary guidelines recommend people eat fish like salmon and trout because they are high in vitamin D, omega-3 fatty acids — which are important for heart health, providing energy ...