roublardise:

sizzlingcupcakesloth:

softandspoopy:

autistic-knight-errant:

wilder-than-moon-light:

absynthe–minded:

• why caffeine works for some of us, but not all, and even then it often depends on the way you take it and the dosage
• how come all of us have gastrointestinal problems?
• addendum to the above: what exactly are our gastrointestinal problems? are we genetically more likely to have autism be comorbid with gluten sensitivity/colitis/IBS/lactose intolerance/whatever else or is it something completely different? is it psychosomatic? the fuck
  
• okay but how does being sensory-seeking work. and what does stimming do to your brain. what neurological function are we facilitating with flapping hands and rocking back and forth and spinning? wouldn’t it be great if we had a serious long-term study of the brain on stimming?
• are you more likely to be autistic and LGBT?
• what are things we do better than neurotypicals?
  

but no it’s always “how do we train the animals to be something they’re not” or “but what made you this way??” or “Time To Find A Cure”

Please, for heaven’s sake, study the gastrointestinal stuff! Because I’ve been to several doctors and none of them know what to do about my constant indigestion!

Oops, wrong blog!

Hi, I’m an autistic neuroscience and psychology student, and I’m actually looking into some of this stuff right now! (Because, um, hello? Why don’t we get some actual autistic people studying autism? We have brains.) Now, I’m just an undergrad, so I definitely don’t know everything, but I actually found a report recently on the gastrointestinal stuff, which said that it’s actually a sensory thing! Basically, a lot of autistics (myself included, you’re not alone), are hyposensitive to interoception- sensory information from internal organs. So basically, our bodies are like “idk what’s happening down there”, which screws up our automatic responses to sensory stimuli in that area (such as when our internal organs are being stretched and should be in pain but aren’t). Which is why I, for example, may go to the bathroom less than others and not know when I’m feeling hungry. This would also cause a lot of pain as stuff builds up in there. Or at least from what I gather.

I think there are also several reports on how gut bacteria differ in autistic populations. I don’t know much about that yet, but that sounds pretty cool and like a very likely cause of gastrointestinal problems!

(If I’m wrong about anything or you have something to add, go for it.)

I read that it had to do with the serotonin because the chemicals not being balanced correctly.

there’re some research about what part is playing the gut-brain axis in ASD which are starting to get done actually. I think my neuropsy teach said it was kinda new? but yeh “gut-brain axis” are the key words to find more about that.

indeed autistic people would have a different gut flora (for some reason we don’t know for sure yet, it might be linked to how the gut flora changes during pregnancy) which could impact the serotonine production (serotonin is secreted when we’re eating) which then would impact the brain.
there’s a study where they found that rats without any gut bacteria had struggles with dealing with stress; social disorders; cognitive deficits; an increase of stereotypies (which is basically stimming but psych don’t say ‘stimming’, at least not in France). so it might be linked to a lack of gut bacteria or smth.

basically stuff about this gastrointestinal thing are kinda new and we still don’t know a lot (and even less for what we’re sure of), but there’re some theories and researchers are actually trying to figure it out.

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