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My son has autism. I'd say he's slightly below 'moderate' on the spectrum. We first started him on the GAPS protocol ~5 years ago. We've since evolved our approach and moved onto other dietary protocols (of which there are many—part of the difficulty with studying or treating autism is that it's a diagnosis of a set of behaviors, not of an underlying condition: the underlying conditions are many and varied), but that was the first time we tried something that resulted in observable, material improvements in his quality of life, across a number of different vectors.

When the healthcare establishment shrugs its collective shoulders and tells you that your son is condemned to a life of physical suffering, and being trapped in his own head, you don't wait for the 'experts' to publish studies. You go to work.