Article Courtesy of WebMd There’s still no proof that special diets help or don’t help autistic kids — or that food allergies, food sensitivities, or gut problems cause autism, an expert panel concludes. The panel, chaired by Harvard’s Timothy Buie, MD, included 28 experts in 12 scientific disciplines, including child psychiatry, pediatric allergy, pediatric gastroenterology, [...]

The findings point researchers in the right direction toward developing drugs to treat the disorder.

Study looks at children in Minneapolis school system.

Certain saliva compounds are different in some autistic children, Italian scientists report.