The information on this website is not a substitute for diagnosis and treatment by a qualified, licensed professional. Breaking Through the Wall Autism is a developmental disorder usually appearing before age three.
Symptoms vary from child to child, and can range from mild to severe.
Until recently, few autistic children showed significant remission of symptoms under medical treatment, but that unfavorable prognosis is changing for the better. Recent discoveries suggest that autism is linked to immune system problems, and a new treatment that improves immune function has been shown to help with autism. Scientists at the University of California at Irving found that an intravenous infusion of immune globulin resulted in marked improvement in several autistic symptoms. Another study, showing that lack of the nutrient tryptophan may play a role in autism, found that 11 out of 17 autistic adults experienced a significant worsening of their symptoms when fed a tryptophan-deficient diet. Several other links with autism are currently being investigated, including vitamin B6 deficiency, overuse of antibiotics, vaccine damage, environmental toxins, food allergies and candida.