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This study is s**t
Published July 2, 2019
in ASF Podcast
You may have heard on the internet that a new “radical” treatment leads to a “50% reduction” in autism symptoms. This radical treatment is fecal transplants, which is taking the bacteria from the feces from one person and putting them in another person. This is a still experimental treatment, and while the microbiome should be researched more in regards to its relationship to autism, there might be a less invasive way to alter the microbiome which could stand up to the rigor of a well designed trial. Also this week, new prevalence data on 4 year olds across multiple years. Did it change across time, and is it different from 8 year olds, and why is this difference important?
https://asfpodcast.org/archives/737
Filed under: Autism Research, Autism Science, epidemiology, intervention, micro biome, podcast, Screening, Toddlers, Treatment