Children with regressive autism show improvements following steroid therapy!

Harvard Medical School finds that children who received prolonged steroid therapy following their regression into autism later show better functioning and improved symptoms compared to children who receive no treatments.

Up to a third of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder manifest regressive autism – they show normal early development followed by loss of language and social skills. Considerable body of evidence suggests an autoimmune contribution to the pathophysiology of autism, especially regressive autism, raising the possibility that steroids might be a useful therapy.

Duffy FH, Shankardass A, McAnulty GB, Eksioglu YZ, Coulter D, Rotenberg A, Als
H. Corticosteroid therapy in regressive autism: a retrospective study of effects
on the Frequency Modulated Auditory Evoked Response (FMAER), language, and
behavior. BMC Neurol. 2014 May 15;14(1):70. doi: 10.1186/1471-2377-14-70.
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More research? Yes please!!!!

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