The thing about this documentary is it shows that in some pwa (people with autism) antibiotics reverse symptoms, and also that proprionic acid that is made from some gut bacteria induce similar behaviour in rats. Bye, Alex
Hi Alex,
This study below was done 12 years ago, regarding gut bacteria and abx/autism. Guess how many follow up studies have been done since this one, 12 years ago? You'd think that a treatment that reversed some autistic traits would be pounced upon. Not!
Short-term benefit from oral vancomycin treatment of regressive-onset autism.
Sandler RH,
Finegold SM,
Bolte ER,
Buchanan CP,
Maxwell AP,
Väisänen ML,
Nelson MN,
Wexler HM.
Source
Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Rush Children's Hospital, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
rushstudy@aol.com
Abstract
In most cases symptoms of autism begin in early infancy. However, a subset of children appears to develop normally until a clear deterioration is observed. Many parents of children with "regressive"-onset autism have noted antecedent antibiotic exposure followed by chronic diarrhea. We speculated that, in a subgroup of children, disruption of indigenous gut flora might promote colonization by one or more neurotoxin-producing bacteria, contributing, at least in part, to their autistic symptomatology. To help test this hypothesis, 11 children with regressive-onset autism were recruited for an intervention trial using a minimally absorbed oral antibiotic. Entry criteria included antecedent broad-spectrum antimicrobial exposure followed by chronic persistent diarrhea, deterioration of previously acquired skills, and then autistic features. Short-term improvement was noted using multiple pre- and post-therapy evaluations. These included coded, paired videotapes scored by a clinical psychologist blinded to treatment status; these noted improvement in 8 of 10 children studied. Unfortunately, these gains had largely waned at follow-up. Although the protocol used is not suggested as useful therapy, these results indicate that a possible gut flora-brain connection warrants further investigation, as it might lead to greater pathophysiologic insight and meaningful prevention or treatment in a subset of children with autism.