The Medical Side of Autism: Recognizing and Treating the Most Common Physical Conditions that Tend to Coexist with Autism

In this session, Dr. Phillip Demio, biomedical physician and US Autism Advisory Board Member shares his wealth of expertise on the topic of the relationship between autism and a number of physical and psychiatric medical conditions. In a discussion that covers gastro-intestinal function, diabetes, seizures, autoimmune disorders, and susceptibility to a host of opportunistic infections and diseases, Dr. DeMio draws useful connections between several medical conditions and "autistic functioning." He then provides recommendations for individuals who either don't feel well physically or find themselves unable to function as well as they would like to due to medical or psychiatric symptoms.