Autism affects 1 in 68 children in the US, and that means it affects at least 1 in every 68 families. More boys than girls are diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum, and it’s estimated that almost 60,000 12-year-olds in the US have autism. That is a 37-fold increase from the 1 in 2,500 children diagnosed just 30 years ago. As more kids are diagnosed, the heat is on for the search for a cause and cure. Results from a new clinical trial of “probiotic” bacterial transplants not only links the condition to the gut, but could offer some symptom relief to those who have it. Autism Spectrum DisorderUsually children with autism are diagnosed before they are three years old. The disorder lasts a lifetime, but sometimes symptoms improve with time and treatment. Yet it’s tough to nail exactly what autism is. Don’t Miss: What We Do & Don’t Know About Keeping the Microbes in Your Gut Healthy Autism is the core of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), meaning there is a broad range of conditions…more