Health Concerns for those on the Autistic Spectrum

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I have long maintained a health blog, and, over the years, it has grown, um, big. For the sake of brevity (which is, after all, a virtue!), here are some health concerns that those on the autistic spectrum should be aware of:

Those on the spectrum may need more vitamin B12:

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0146797.

Brain inflammation is a concern:

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-12-brain-inflammation-hallmark-autism-large-scale.html

Circadian rhythm is important, and is frequently messed up in autistic children:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19963005

The problem is, circadian functioning likely does not improve with age, but rather tends to deteriorate. If you sleep well and have lots of daytime energy, then you are probably OK .

Those on the spectrum need to work harder to remain healthy:

http://bestpracticeautism.blogspot.com/ ... ealth.html

Finally, anxiety is a concern:

https://spectrumnews.org/opinion/adults-with-autism-feel-frequent-lingering-anxiety/

All of the above concerns are addressed in my health blog:

http://amateur-attempt-at-preventive-health.blogspot.com/

My blog is not pretty, but I make up for it in content, or so I like to think