The Impact of Autism and Co-Occurring Gastrointestinal Issues on Child Flourishing

• By: Sonia Agarwal, MSc Mia Angeliese, MS, CSP Amanda Bertsch, MS, CCC-SLP Dr. Jessica Emick, PhD Fielding Graduate University
• April 4th, 2025
• advocacy, co-occurring conditions, collaborative care, flourishing, gastrointestinal issues, health, Integrated Care, mental health, neurodevelopment, research, Spring 2025 Issue, stomach concerns
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Author’s note: Recent trends in language use within the autism community show a divide between professionals who often prefer person-first language (e.g., “person with autism”) and autistic advocates who often favor identity-first language (e.g., “autistic person”), for reasons of...

Autism and the Gut: Co-Occurring Gastrointestinal Challenges and Psychosocial Factors

• By: Harry Voulgarakis, PhD, BCBA St. Joseph’s University, New York
• July 19th, 2022
• co-occurring conditions, diet, gastrointestinal issues, GI, gut, medical challenges, treatment
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Autism is a complex spectrum of behaviors and other distinguishing characteristics across individuals, for which our understanding of continues to unfold. Alongside it’s well documented social and sensory related symptoms, autism also regularly co-occurs with a host of medical complications that...

Autism and Its Many Comorbidities: Conditions, Deficits, and Challenges

• By: Karl Wittig, PE Aspies for Social Success (AFSS)
• July 19th, 2022
• actually autistic, comorbidities, eating disorders, gastrointestinal issues, intellectual disability, occurring conditions, physical coordination, psychiatric conditions, sensory issues, Summer 2022 Issue
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There is a popular and common saying within the autism community that “when you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism.” It becomes clear that this is true when one considers the variety of conditions which occur comorbidly with ASD. Being on the autism spectrum is...