Gut and Immune Issues

A number of gut and immune disorders are common to people on the autistic spectrum, most particularly those most severely affected. Gut and immune disorders can cause severe discomfort, serious health issues, serious nutrient transportation issues and impaired detox function. Whilst these issues are usually not so severe in those at the Asperger's end of the spectrum, it is unhelpful to assume nobody on the spectrum needs dietary interventions. Some people who have been severely impaired have managed to gain reasonable health through dietary interventions. The articles in this section may help people understand the differences between those with these issues. It should be made clear that whilst gut and immune disorders affect between 20-60% of people with autism, these same percentages may be significantly lower in those at the Asperger's end of the spectrum. Hence, someone like Temple Grandin (who was diagnosed with Asperger's in adulthood) has progressed well from delayed development in infancy without any major dietary interventions and someone like me has made a lot of my progress specifically because of such dietary interventions and treatment for specific gut and immune disorders. More information on this is in my books.