I can assure Clifford Miller I am not confusing different issues, but
remain very focused on the topic under discussion.
Those with autism do develop bowel disorders, but all the available
evidence has shown that there is no particular form of gastrointestinal
disease specific to autism such as "autistic enterocolitis"(1).
I remain open to the possiblitiy of future studies demonstrating just
such a pathology, but at the present time there is absolutely no credible
evidence. This fact will not alter, no matter how much Mr Miller resorts
to quoting red herrings about urinary metabolites, or mentioning
irrelevant items that appear in the Daily Telegraph.
I prefer to remain informed by scientific evidence, and not to
swallow whatever journalistic opinion is pumped out by the media. I would
have thought that this would have been a lesson well learned over the last
10 years or so of the Wakefield debacle.
Rapid Response:
The consensus on bowel disorders in autism.
I can assure Clifford Miller I am not confusing different issues, but
remain very focused on the topic under discussion.
Those with autism do develop bowel disorders, but all the available
evidence has shown that there is no particular form of gastrointestinal
disease specific to autism such as "autistic enterocolitis"(1).
I remain open to the possiblitiy of future studies demonstrating just
such a pathology, but at the present time there is absolutely no credible
evidence. This fact will not alter, no matter how much Mr Miller resorts
to quoting red herrings about urinary metabolites, or mentioning
irrelevant items that appear in the Daily Telegraph.
I prefer to remain informed by scientific evidence, and not to
swallow whatever journalistic opinion is pumped out by the media. I would
have thought that this would have been a lesson well learned over the last
10 years or so of the Wakefield debacle.
(1) Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Gastrointestinal
Disorders in Individuals With ASDs: A Consensus Report.
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/125/Supplement_1/S1
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