She is one of the leading experts in the world on autistic disorders. Her work in autism is considered paradigm-shifting scientific research and thinking. In her groundbreaking article in Clinical Neuropsychiatry entitled, “Autism: A brain disorder or a disorder that affects the brain?” she explains how the incoherent brain connections found in children with autism which show up as the inability to talk, connect with other people, or produce odd repetitive behaviors, have their root not in the brain but in problems with the digestive system and the immune system.(2)