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In today’s post there is more supposition than normal, but plenty of anecdotal evidence.  It follows on from the previous post that suggested calcification might be an issue in some types of autism .  As we know, many unrelated biological dysfunctions can lead to autism, but there do seem to be some commonly affected pathways. This subject is definitely worthy of much more detailed study than my post, which is based on an initial review of the science.  Some leading researchers, like Persico and Courchesne are fully aware of the issue.  I am not sure who would undertake such a study.  There is no physician specialty dedicated solely to osteoporosis, so we are lacking experts.  The bone-vascular axis is worthy of more study, as much for heart disease as autism. A variety of medical specialists treat people with osteoporosis, including internists, gynecologists, family physicians, endocrinologists, rheumatologists, physiatrists, orthopaedists, and geriatricia...

Today’s post with a long tittle is a spin-off from looking at the health benefits of the Mediterranean Diet.  This often quoted diet really does make you live longer and healthier; scientists are again trying to understand exactly why.  This sent me looking at various things, one of which was vitamin k, which is abundant in the Mediterranean diet.  It turns out that another healthy diet, one found in Japan, may have incorporated an even better source of this vitamin, since it is high in vitamin K2 rather than K1. I thought this post would just end up being about general health, rather than autism specifically, but as I did more digging it seems highly credible that some people’s autism could be improved simply by adjusting their calcium homeostasis. This will not come as a surprise to one of our readers who discovered that giving oral calcium supplements to her son with Asperger’s triggered a major regression towards Classic autism. Fortunately it was reversed by stopping...