Can you provide research studies?Updated 4 months ago
There are a plethora of studies that all show similar findings. Here are a few to get you started. If you still want more, you can search Pubmed (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed) and continue your research.
General Gut - Brain Connection:
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/the-brain-gut-connection
https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/the-gut-brain-connection
Gut Health & Autism:The Gut Microbiota and Autism Spectrum Disorders
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5408485/
Microbiota Transfer Therapy alters gut ecosystem and improves gastrointestinal and autism symptoms: an open-label study
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5264285/
Can probiotics benefit children with autism spectrum disorders?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5155168/
Autism and nutrition: the role of the gut–brain axis
Comprehensive Nutritional and Dietary Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder-A Randomized, Controlled 12-Month Trial
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29562612
(Full Text -
http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/3/369)
A modified ketogenic gluten-free diet with MCT improves behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031938418300507
Ketogenic diet versus gluten free casein free diet in autistic children: a case-control study.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28808808
Gut microbe study shows promise as a potential treatment for autism
The strong correlation of gastrointestinal symptoms with autism severity indicates that children with more severe autism are likely to have more severe gastrointestinal symptoms and vice versa.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21410934
Microbial Reconstitution Reverses Maternal Diet-Induced Social and Synaptic Deficits in Offspring (L. reuteri treatment restores oxytocin levels, VTA plasticity and social behaviors)
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(16)30730-9
Autism Speaks - Spotlight on the Gut Bacteria-Brain Connection in Autism
https://www.autismspeaks.org/science/science-news/spotlight-gut-bacteria-brain-connection-autism
The Gut Microbiome: A New Frontier in Autism Research
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3564498/
Relationships between diet-related changes in the gut microbiome and cognitive flexibility
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25982560
Probiotics & Autism:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28686541
The Perturbance of Microbiome and Gut-Brain Axis in Autism Spectrum Disorders
http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/8/2251/htm
A prebiotic intervention study in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30071894
Dietary interventions for autism spectrum disorder: New perspectives from the gut-brain axis
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031938418305080
Dysbiosis of microbiome and probiotic treatment in a genetic model of autism spectrum disorders
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889159118301880?via%3Dihub
Gut microbiota in autism and mood disorders
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26755882
Gastrointestinal microbiota in children with autism in Slovakia
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25446201
Digestive Enzymes
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26243847