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some types of diets seem to help with autism as well as a few antibiotics which seems to me - as a non scientist - that it might have to do with gut bacteria as well. anecdotal evidence: http://meatheals.com/category/autism/ in the last one, the 5yo started speaking after diet switch

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> some types of diets seem to help with autism

Sorry, the actual evidence for this is essential nil. The anecdotes are all explainable by confirmation bias. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/a/43957/82

This theory doesn't stand in face of science. However: some autistic people have food allergies and comorbid metabolic problems; addressing those will usually alleviate suffering-caused problematic behaviors, and thus make communication easier. This doesn't mean it was "autism treatment" or "autism diet"; you'd get the same effect if you treated a toothache in a nonverbal autistic child.

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