"Study ties autism to digestive problems"
"Same gene could cause both disorders."
Of course it's not likely there is only one gene involved, nor that every manifestation of autism has the same genetic basis (cf. your introductory biology class on the relation of genotype and phenotype). Nevertheless, there certainly seems to be a connection between the two conditions, as many people have already noted (food allergies, gluten intolerance, IBS, etc.).
Of course it's not likely there is only one gene involved, nor that every manifestation of autism has the same genetic basis (cf. your introductory biology class on the relation of genotype and phenotype). Nevertheless, there certainly seems to be a connection between the two conditions, as many people have already noted (food allergies, gluten intolerance, IBS, etc.).