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Are there more bowel symptoms in children with autism?
Are there more bowel symptoms in children with autism compared to normal children and children with other developmental and neurological disorders?
There is considerable controversy as to whether there is an association between bowel disorders and autism. Using a bowel symptom questionnaire we compared 51 children with autism spectrum disorder with control groups of 35 children from special school and 112 from mainstream school. There was a significant difference in the reporting of certain bowel symptoms (constipation, diarrhea, flatulence) and food faddiness between the autism group and the mainstream school control group. There was no significant difference between the autism group and children in the special schools except for faddiness, which is an autism specific symptom and not a bowel symptom. This study confirms previously reported findings of an increase in bowel symptoms in children with autism. It would appear, however, that this is not specifically associated with autism as bowel symptoms were reported in similar frequency to a comparison group of children with other developmental and neurological disorders.
Autism, Vol. 13, No. 4, 343-355 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1362361309106418Source: http://aut.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/13/4/343
May 20th, 2012 at 3:03 am
I personally feel that many autistic kids have digestive problems before the brain disorder diagnosis of autism. The brain disorder seems to be the final symptom of autism after the window of prevention period is missed.