Autism Awareness Day

ASD is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by deficits in social communication and the presence of restricted interests and repetitive behaviors. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates about 1.68% of United States children aged 8 years (or 1 in 59 children) are diagnosed with ASD (references). In light of a relatively high yield in patients with ASD, biomedical testing is recommended and can provide  information regarding medical interventions or work up  that might be necessary and help with family planning. 

However, at R.E.D Laboratories we believe, like many other scientists and doctors, that genetic alone cannot explain such an increase of ASD cases in the recent years. The recent published literature and recovering cases studies is augmenting that a subset of Autism Spectrum Disorder patients is due to organic and environmental causes meaning that once identified a biomedical approach can be considered.

The most common cause of this disorders are: 

• Gut dysbiosis

• Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO)

• Low CD57 cells

• Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) higher

• Lyme disease infections

• Infections : Chlamydia, Mycoplasma and others

• Cytokines : IL 8 incresed

• High IL-17

• Impaired immune system and presence of various toxins  (mycotoxins, chemical and non-chemical toxins).

R.E.D. Laboratories offer a very large list of tests to address these issues

Read more: Parents Testimonial and ASD Case Study