One of the most prevalent unsubstantiated claims about autism (after the "lack of empathy" myth) is the idea that autistic children have more gut problems than non-autistic children. This notion was fed by the now debunked 1998 article by Andrew Wakefield who claimed to have discovered a new disorder he called autistic enterocolitis , a condition not recognised by scientists . I have read countless times, parental tales of woe about their autistic children's constipation. yeasty poos, diarr
29 Jul 2009