| The exact cause of autism is unknown with
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| | symptoms.
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| theories ranging from the result of
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| | A study performed by researchers from the
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| immunization, genetics, or a combination
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| | Center for the Study of Autism in Oregon
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| of both. However, latest findings have
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| | treated autistic children for a yeast
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| demonstrated that there may also be an
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| | overgrowth. They demonstrated that once
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| autism yeast infection link.
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| | gut flora levels returned to normal, the
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| So what does yeast have to do with
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| | children showed a decrease in
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| autism?
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| | hyperactivity and self-stimulatory
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| Studies show that autistic children have
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| | behavior, as well as better eye contact
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| different 'gut flora' when compared to
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| | and more restful sleep. There was also
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| non-autistic children. Generally, healthy
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| | evidence of increased concentration and
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| "good" bacteria are at work throughout
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| | improve verbal abilities.
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| the digestive tract to keep the digestive
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| | When treating yeast infections it is
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| system operating normally. However,
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| | important to note that if the anti-fungal
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| repeated doses of antibiotics (as would
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| | treatment is halted too early the yeast
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| be prescribed, for example, for a regular
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| | is likely to return, and it may be more
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| childhood ear infection), or even
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| | aggressive, having developed some
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| exposure to common childhood diseases
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| | resistance to the drugs that had been
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| such as chicken pox, can destroy a large
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| | used to treat it. Generally, the
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| amount of the necessary gut flora,
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| | recommendation is for an autistic child
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| permitting Candida - an aggressive and
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| | to proceed with antifungal therapy for a
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| opportunistic yeast infection - to grow
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| | minimum of six months in order to
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| and flourish.
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| | maintain improvements.
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| Even in children who have not suffered
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| | However, with use of antifungal therapy,
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| from many common childhood diseases or
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| | drugs are only one half of the battle.
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| who have not recently been prescribed
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| | Diet plays an important role in reducing
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| antibiotics, there remain other ways for
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| | yeast in the system, especially when it
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| Candida to take hold in the body.
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| | comes to sugary foods. Sugar is among the
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| It is believed that general environmental
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| | worst dietary contributors to Candida
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| factors may also be contributory factors.
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| | overgrowth, as yeast can flourish 200
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| Exposure to toxins in the air a child
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| | times faster when sugar is available
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| breaths and the water he drinks, as well
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| | within the body.
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| as genetic factors - for example, if a
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| | So for anti-fungal treatments to be most
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| child's mother is prone to yeast
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| | effective it is recommended that your
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| infections, this may be passed on to the
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| | child follow a restricted diet that
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| child - and a diet high in sugar all open
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| | eliminated all sugars and any foods that
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| up a child to a greater risk of Candida
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| | contain yeast, which include bread
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| overgrowth.
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| | products, cheese, and mushrooms.
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| Researchers now believe that there may be
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| | The Autism Research Institute (ARI)
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| an link between autism and yeast
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| | founder, the late Dr. Bernard Rimland MD
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| infections which occurs when the Candida
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| | believed that in most cases, Candida is
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| multiplies and changes the workings of
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| | not the singular cause of autism. However
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| the digestive tract, releasing a
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| | his own research led him to conclude that
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| multitude of toxins into the body. The
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| | a "small but significant" proportion of
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| brain and the rest of the body's systems
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| | autistic kids - between 5% and 10% - will
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| - such as the digestive system - are
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| | improve when properly treated for
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| strongly linked. Therefore, disturbances
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| | Candida.
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| within the digestive tract may have a
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| | For more information on whether yeast
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| direct impact on the brains functioning
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| | infection autism treatment is suitable
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| leading to a worsening of autism
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| | for your child speak to your physican.
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