It discusses the signs and causes of autism and Asperger s syndrome, what can be done to help, how to deal with daily life, and how it develops into adult life. A list of sources of further information is provided. The factsheet, dated October 1999, is produced and published on the Web by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and will be of particular interest to parents and teachers. Topics covered include yeast infections, gluten free diets, use of enzymes, sulphur transferase abnormalities and electrolyte optimisation. Some biomedical approaches to autism This paper, by Paul Shattock of the Autism Research Unit, University of Sunderland, gives an overview of the use of biomedical interventions in the treatment of autism.
Topics covered include drug therapies, diet and physical therapies.