Autism

The article cites cases of children with autism improving after eliminating wheat and dairy. The article reports approximately 50% symptom recovery in those autism cases. Silica treatment for aluminum toxicity resulted in approximately 85% improvement in depression in one clinical case. Following this dietary protocol is expected to improve communication, socialization, cognition, emotional regulation, and self-control. ASD sits on a continuum with ADHD, behavioral disorders, attention problems, language delays, and executive function deficits, all of which are rising in parallel. Rising depression and suicide rates in children and adolescents track at the same rate as rising autism diagnoses. ASD incidence has risen from approximately 1 in 5,000–10,000 in 1970 to 1 in 38 nationally, a greater than 125-fold increase in 50 years. The article states that about 90% of individuals with autism have measurable gut problems. 70% of autistic children have elevated levels of autoimmune disease. US autism prevalence increased approximately 280-fold from 1980 to 2023, rising from 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 36. The article links autism-related concerns to gut health, mitochondrial function, metaboli…