{"id":5789,"date":"2019-06-24T23:48:39","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T04:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/last-drum.flywheelsites.com\/?p=5789"},"modified":"2024-09-11T10:43:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T15:43:48","slug":"large-scale-studies-autism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autism.org\/large-scale-studies-autism\/","title":{"rendered":"Editorial – Large-Scale Studies in Autism: What do They Show?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This editorial originally appeared in ARI\u2019s Autism Research Review International \u2013 <\/em>now available online. Visit the ARRI Online to continue reading this issue and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"\"Over the past decade, many studies have documented substantial impairments in the gastrointestinal (GI), immunological, and metabolic systems of individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Although this is well known among researchers in the autism biomedical field, many other professionals have yet to acknowledge the high rate of these medical comorbidities.<\/p>\n

The lack of awareness of medical symptoms associated with autism is partly due to the poor lines of communication among researchers, clinicians, and therapists in the autism and general medical communities. Another reason for it, which is the theme of this editorial, is that many professionals are unaware of the findings of large-scale research studies, which are a core component of scientific investigation.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Most of the research documenting gastrointestinal, immune, and metabolic impairments in ASD has involved small-to-moderate sample sizes. However, in the past few years, numerous large-scale studies have documented high rates of medical problems in individuals with autism as compared to the general population. Some of these medical problems have also been shown to be highly related to challenging behaviors. A brief summary of several of these studies is described below.<\/p>\n