Research
The more we know, the more we can accomplish.
Autism is still poorly understood. We are making progress and will continue to do so if we channel our efforts and faith correctly.
Interesting articles:
This online article details a potential root cause for autism: “Role of Microglia in Autism: Recent Advances”
The role of Glutathione in autism
This online article also find that kids with autism have a condition that indicates they are dealing with more oxidation damage than most people. This supports the theory that their own immune system is causing damage from an inflammation response:
The role of Glutathione in autism: “The role of glutathione redox imbalance in autism spectrum disorder: A review”
Sensory Processing Disorder
This webpage discusses Sensory Processing Disorder, a condition common in individuals with autism that causes them to experience the world differently. They can be too sensitive or not sensitive enough to what is going on around them. Even more confusing is that this may change for them from moment to moment so that the same stimulus will be perceived differently depending on what they are going through at the time. For example, a soft touch will feel like someone just hit them hard whereas the same touch in the same spot may also not register at all for them the next time they experience it.:
The Autism One Conference
The Autism One Conference is a great place to learn about current issues related to autism:
5) Special abilities in kids
These websites discuss special abilities in kids with Autism:
6) Difficulty in quantifying the conditions
This study shows the difficulty in quantifying the conditions that individuals with autism suffer. Although overall trends emerge, the experience each individual goes through varies widely:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878929316301396