The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates autism affects as many as one in 500 individuals.
Autism is a developmental disorder that often involves the loss of language, social and play skills.
Autism is four times more prevalent in boys than girls and knows no racial, ethnic, or social boundaries. According to researchers, autism manifests during early infancy with impairment typically persisting into adulthood. Autism has been largely untreated by the medical community even though it is the third most commonly diagnosed childhood disorder. During a two-year study, patients whose autism involves bacteria colonization in the bowel, were treated with the antibiotic Vancomycin. Nine out of eleven children treated experienced improved behavior, social skills and cognitive function.