Urine test detects autism
AUTISM in children could soon be detected with a urine test.
Youngsters with the developmental disability have a unique chemical fingerprint compared to their normal peers, a study of more than 100 three– to nine-year-olds found.
Although autism has many symptoms, sufferers are known to get gastrointestinal disorders and have a different make-up of bacteria in their guts.
This makes it possible to distinguish between autistic and non-autistic children by looking at bugs from their intestinal tract and the body's metabolic process in their urine.
Professor Jeremy Nicholson, of Imperial College London, said: "Autism is a condition that affects a person's social skills, so at first it might seem strange that there's a relationship between autism and someone's gut."
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