Public lecture: Recognising the Metabolic Phenotype in Autism using Functional Laboratory Evaluation

31 March 2010, London £25 The lecture will focus on how functional laboratory evaluation can elucidate the underlying pathogenic mechanisms of a given individuals ASD, and in doing so, provide the insight needed to create powerful, individualized treatment programs. Click here to visit Nutrition Geeks website to find out more and to book your place.

WISE TRADITIONS UK FESTIVAL FOR TRADITIONAL NUTRITION

Sunday, March 21st, London
The Weston A Price Foundation campaigns for wise traditions in food, farming and the healing arts, challenging the diet dictocrats and politically correct nutrition.
Speakers: SALLY FALLON MORELL, MA, president and founder of the Weston A. Price Foundation, author of the bestselling book Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats, and an internationally acclaimed nutrition educator. SIR JULIAN ROSE, pioneering organic farmer, and renowned countryside and raw milk campaigner. Julian is chairing the event. Julian and Jadwiga Lopata will discuss campaign issues in Britain and across Europe. Jadwiga is Poland's top countryside campaigner. Jadwiga and Julian have campaigned successfully, amongst other things, for GMO-free Poland. NATASHA CAMPBELL-MCBRIDE, MD, founder of the Cambridge Nutrition Clinic, and author of Gut & Psychology Syndrome (GAPS), her revolutionary nutrition program for mental and digestive wellness and the treatment of depression, autism, ADD, ADHD, and schizophrenia. BARRY GROVES, PhD, author of Trick and Treat, the explosive book on why conventional "healthy diets" are ruining people's lives and making food manufacturers and healthcare providers rich.
Stalls with books, delicious food and drink and a real ale and raw milk bar. Parents with children who suffer from autism or similar who have trouble with large audiences can contact the organizer about using a video linkup room. For further information visit www.westonaprice.org

Landmark papers on GI disorders in Autism

Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disorders in Individuals With ASDs: A Consensus Report link

Recommendations for Evaluation and Treatment of Common Gastrointestinal Problems in Children with ASDs link

A consensus report was published in January 2010 in Pediatrics, with experts in the field acknowledging that certain behavioral manifestations of patients with Autism Spectrum Disorders, such as self- injury, aggression, irritability and sleep disturbances, might have a gastrointestinal basis. The experts recommend that parents and health care providers should be on the lookout for such behavioural manifestations of stomach pain, and fully investigate and treat the most common GI symptoms reported in people with ASD: chronic constipation, abdominal pain with or without diarrhea, reflux, and abdominal bloating.

Dr. Stephen Edelson, director of Autism Research Institute, which co-sponsored the study, commented: “This is truly a human rights issue; every child deserves proper medical attention--whether or not they have autism. This published report brings much-needed focus to gastrointestinal problems that are commonly associated with the autism spectrum. The conclusions of the report are clear: physicians need to be alert and responsive to such problems when treating these patients; additional research on prevalence, cause, and appropriate treatment is imperative.”