Autism Course with Michael Ash BSc(Hons) DO ND F.Dip.ION
The role of the immune system in the development and management of ASD is attracting considerable global interest. It may represent one of the most valuable interpretations of this complex group of behavioural disturbances. The mucosal immune system has the greatest number of innate immune receptors in the body and is exposed on a daily basis to a greater number of immune challenges than the rest of the immune system does in a typical lifetime. The interpretation of the challenges relies extensively on immunological tolerance being functional and proportional. The gastro intestinal tract receives its greatest immune challenge from the food selection we make. There is considerable opinion that manipulating this immune response by using amongst other agents, food selection and or mediation may lead to improvements in the health and function of individuals in the ASD spectrum.