Autism research: infertility treatment link, no benefit of special diet

Autism researchers from around the world are meeting this week in Philadelphia at the annual conference of the International Society for Autism Research, and have presented studies investigating everything from the impact of an autistic child on the strength of his or her parents’ marriage, to the merits of popular gluten-free, casein-free diets for children with autism spectrum disorders and even a possible link between fertility treatments and increased risk for autism.