Autism as drunkenness!
This article is not about how alcohol affects people with autism spectrum disorder, although it is at least interesting that a number of studies have examined the link between autism and alcohol dependence, where the clear conclusions of these studies say one thing, that there is such a link and many alcoholics have a range of autistic symptoms, but that is for another topic.
On the other hand, we are interested in the flip side of this, why do autistic people behave in a similar way to a normal drunk man or woman? And the lower the functionality of the person with autism, as in the case of low-functioning autism, the stronger the dose of alcohol in relation to drunkenness.
Why is that? We read everywhere that the functionality of autism in conjunction with low , moderate and high functioning autism is related to IQ. That is, the lower the IQ, the lower the functionality. If you’ve ever managed to get really drunk in your life, or anyone you know has, you’ve probably noticed that person’s IQ has dropped. Yes, according to a number of studies this is indeed the case, but thank goodness it is only a temporary condition of the order of a few hours.
But if we are healthy, our body can cope with occasional alcohol consumption quite easily, we sober up and we are normal again. Imagine if we didn’t, though, because alcohol is basically poison to our bodies. When our body is intoxicated by alcohol, we are able to break it down through proper metabolic functioning.
Autism is like being drunk?
Try to put yourself in the situation that you are living in a body that can’t do that, and not just alcohol, but can’t break down the common toxins that we take in in our regular food, city water, etc. Imagine that every roll, every drink of city water would be for you like having a shot of slivovitz. Yes, in a small way it may be pleasant, but several times a day every day is certainly not. And that’s exactly how it is for people with autism spectrum disorder.
Children and adults with autism have impaired metabolic function, which of course affects the overall body.
Their metabolism can’t break down a whole host of toxins like it can in a healthy person. The body of autistic people is thus flooded with a whole range of toxins over a long period of time. Their behaviour and appearance may then resemble the condition commonly seen in healthy individuals who have been fortified with alcohol.
However, with appropriate nutritional therapy, even a person with autism can rid their body of toxins and can very quickly approach normal or higher functioning. Thus, with appropriate and timely intervention, children can begin to talk, stop being restless or aggressive, and can begin to focus on learning. Early intervention is of course related to how long the organism has been under such toxicity. The sooner metabolic recovery is started, the more favourable the results.
Learning and nutritional therapy for autism
Honestly, would you want to learn something in a heavily intoxicated situation? How many times would a trainer have to repeat it back to you? We’re sure it would be many times before you learned it. That is why, in the context of autism, nutritional therapy should be deployed in addition to a range of behavioural and communication therapies as the absolute basis for initial intervention for people with autism.
