tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post6173148016596409890..comments2023-06-05T11:51:38.383-04:00Comments on Evolutionary Psychiatry: Carbohydrates, Gut and AutismAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429177284200775781noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-71811491121085887482011-09-25T21:03:13.146-04:002011-09-25T21:03:13.146-04:00Excellent blog! I've been following for month...Excellent blog! I've been following for months now and love your articles. <br /><br />I'm involved in the field of Functional Neurology and in research with kids with Learning Disabilities. <br /><br />We do see dysbiosis, malabsorption, and leaky gut in these kids frequently. With the connection between leaky gut and the blood brain barrier, it's easy to connect the global inflammation seen on brain scans with glial activation from gut proteins getting into the system and setting off autoimmune reactions in the brain. <br /><br />However, we also see under-connectivity in some parts of the brain (the right hemisphere in autism) and over-connectivity in other parts which doesn't fit with something that effects the brain globally. <br /><br />Another theory from Dr. Robert Melillo ( http://files.meetup.com/1436730/Autistic%20Spectrum%20Disorders%20as%20Functional%20Disconnection%20Syndrome.pdf ) is that the under-connective brain regions came first. Followed by increased sympathetic tone globally due to unequal sympathetic inhibition through the PMRF pathway. The higher sympathetic tone inhibits digestive enzymes which leads to the all the other problems mentioned. <br /><br />Just food for thought. Keep up the great work! :)Dr. Gary Easterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670463784242538963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-46775589299877239632011-09-25T10:26:03.112-04:002011-09-25T10:26:03.112-04:00I am the mother of an autistic son and I am pursui...I am the mother of an autistic son and I am pursuing treatments based on the McCandless/Bock approach (which is often referred to as DAN!, for Defeat Autism Now!).<br /><br />I am so happy that you seem to have an interest in this and are posting your insights about papers as they come out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-56844739594195877822011-09-25T00:48:04.169-04:002011-09-25T00:48:04.169-04:00Thanks Dr. Deans. I'm glad to see that more cr...Thanks Dr. Deans. I'm glad to see that more credibility is being attributed to the GAPS school of thought. <br /><br />I'm pondering on the question: Is it at all possible for anticholinergics to mask symptoms of leaky gut or celiac? In the absence of symptoms of IBS/Leaky Gut as a result of treatment with a medication with anticholinergic effects, and hence the tolerance of foods previously problematic, should one still stick to a diet designed for Leaky Gut/IBS?<br /><br />Thanking you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-72520257749969518472011-09-24T07:44:03.419-04:002011-09-24T07:44:03.419-04:00I would highly recommend reading the GAPS book, as...I would highly recommend reading the GAPS book, as well as Breaking the Vicious Cycle by Elaine Gottschall. My child was a miracle responder to the SCD so I'm pretty partial to these books. But what gets REALLY interesting is that the originator of the diet was Dr. Sidney Haas who developed the diet to cure Celiacs in the 1920's. Which it appeared to do. In his book "Management of Celiac Disease" he describes odd behavior noticed in the 1920s and 1930s by various physicians in their more severe ped gi patients. Behavior which cleared up on the diet. The behavior descibed sounds an awful lot like autism.Mrs. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02144247274657295271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-50377044001152658402011-09-23T19:50:35.678-04:002011-09-23T19:50:35.678-04:00What is there to lose? What is childhood without a...What is there to lose? What is childhood without animal crackers?! I used to bite their heads off first, it is cherished memory! But I suppose neurological diseases sound pretty bad too. Poor kids.<br /><br />Anyway, this all makes sense to me. It seems like everyone knows someone with an autistic child these days, I hope GAPS can help. There are certainly good testimonials.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com