TUESDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) — Many children with autism have interrelated health problems that can have a significant impact on their home and school lives, a new study finds.
Researchers looked at nearly 3,000 children with autism and found that nearly one-fourth also had chronic gastrointestinal problems such as constipation, abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea and nausea.
The children with the chronic gastrointestinal problems also had anxiety and so-called “atypical sensory responses,” which are heightened reactions to light, sound or particular textures, according to
