Short-chain fatty acid fermentation products of the gut microbiome implications in autism spectrum disorders.PDF

THEMATIC CLUSTER: FOCUS ON AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS Short-chain fatty acid fermentation products of the gut microbiome: implications in autism spectrum disorders Derrick F. MacFabe, MD* Director: The Kilee Patchell-Evans Autism Research Group, Departments of Psychology (Neuroscience) and Psychiatry, Division of Developmental Disabilities, Lawson Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C2 Recent evidence suggests potential, but unproven, links between dietary, metabolic, infective, and gastro- intestinal factor