It is known that 30 percent of people who have Autism also have Digestive Problems, which is higher than the general population.  As a matter of fact, many parents of children with Autism who have put their children on restrictive diets have noticed an improvement in Autism symptoms. The most famous example being Jenny McCarthy’s son Evan.

Vanderbilt University is studying  gene called MET which deals with both brain cells and the  gastrointestinal system , but as Daniel Campbell, a research assistant professor involved with the study says, “As scientists learn more about the disease  it appears that autism is not a single disease but a spectrum of disorders with common symptoms but different causes.”

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