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Metabolism of autism reveals developmental origins

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Re: Metabolism of autism reveals developmental origins

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I know of at least one book written by and for autistic people who advocates for a gluten free diet. They claim in the book that this significantly reduces their symptoms.

I don’t know if I believe it or not, but the notion of gut-brain axis seems to imply that a good diet should help a bit, right?

Re: Metabolism of autism reveals developmental origins

#12

> The researchers discovered that a small number of biochemical pathways are responsible for the majority of these changes, which could help inform new early detection and prevention strategies for autism. It won’t. Autism is a socioculturally bound diagnosis, not a single disease that exists in biology. It’s a label for those perceived by others in a certain light, defined in such a way that two with the same label…

FTA: "only 10–20% of children diagnosed before 5 years of age able to live independently as adults" ^ the article and the medical treatment is aimed at those so severely impacted/compromised that they cannot live independently.

People with high functioning autism make up a majority of the “people who died at 25 and didn’t know it until they were 80” crowd.

Re: Metabolism of autism reveals developmental origins

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post #4

I feel like this is going to be used by pseudo-science influencers to push trendy diets to prevent autism when this study is observations stage at best.

Those people often link to papers that directly contradict the claims they make, assuming no one is going to check them. This won't make a difference.

Re: Metabolism of autism reveals developmental origins

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

FTA: "only 10–20% of children diagnosed before 5 years of age able to live independently as adults" ^ the article and the medical treatment is aimed at those so severely impacted/compromised that they cannot live independently.

People with high functioning autism make up a majority of the “people who died at 25 and didn’t know it until they were 80” crowd.

I'm not sure I understand the quote.

Re: Metabolism of autism reveals developmental origins

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I know of at least one book written by and for autistic people who advocates for a gluten free diet. They claim in the book that this significantly reduces their symptoms. I don’t know if I believe it or not, but the notion of gut-brain axis seems to imply that a good diet should help a bit, right?

A gluten free diet may or may not help but it’s not synonymous with “a good diet”.

Re: Metabolism of autism reveals developmental origins

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I know of at least one book written by and for autistic people who advocates for a gluten free diet. They claim in the book that this significantly reduces their symptoms. I don’t know if I believe it or not, but the notion of gut-brain axis seems to imply that a good diet should help a bit, right?

Asperger here, who doesn’t eat gluten at all for almost 3 years now (due to allergy). I cant say it improved symptoms of autism but my life is divided between before/after stopping gluten consumption. I feel like I just started living for real.

Re: Metabolism of autism reveals developmental origins

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post #15

I know of at least one book written by and for autistic people who advocates for a gluten free diet. They claim in the book that this significantly reduces their symptoms. I don’t know if I believe it or not, but the notion of gut-brain axis seems to imply that a good diet should help a bit, right?

A gluten free diet may or may not help but it’s not synonymous with “a good diet”.

That’s what I thought too. It seems that the only general lesson we have in dieting which js reliable is “refined sugar bad” and that intermittent fasting works for getting blood sugar under control.

Re: Metabolism of autism reveals developmental origins

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post #16

I know of at least one book written by and for autistic people who advocates for a gluten free diet. They claim in the book that this significantly reduces their symptoms. I don’t know if I believe it or not, but the notion of gut-brain axis seems to imply that a good diet should help a bit, right?

Asperger here, who doesn’t eat gluten at all for almost 3 years now (due to allergy). I cant say it improved symptoms of autism but my life is divided between before/after stopping gluten consumption. I feel like I just started living for real.

Interesting. Could you expand?

Re: Metabolism of autism reveals developmental origins

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> The researchers discovered that a small number of biochemical pathways are responsible for the majority of these changes, which could help inform new early detection and prevention strategies for autism. It won’t. Autism is a socioculturally bound diagnosis, not a single disease that exists in biology. It’s a label for those perceived by others in a certain light, defined in such a way that two with the same label…

IMO, it will probably end up like Ehlers Danlos, where you have 20 or so subtypes defined by certain genes.

Re: Metabolism of autism reveals developmental origins

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post #4

I feel like this is going to be used by pseudo-science influencers to push trendy diets to prevent autism when this study is observations stage at best.

Probably, but it's hardly a requirement. There have been some doing it for decades, partly fueled by Wakefield's "autistic enterocolitis" pseudoscience and partly the usual organic/vegan/raw/paleo/keto bullshit.
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