Autism Spectrum Disorder and Transplantation of Intestinal Microbiota

Abstract

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is undoubtedly an extraordinarily frequent condition and generator of great anxiety in its environment. Lately, considerations have been made regarding the effect that Intestinal Microbiota Transplantation (IMT) can have on the modulation of neurological development. The close relationship between the intestinal microbiota (IM) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has been proven, as well as the frequent occurrence of gastrointestinal symptoms in children with autism. For the previous reason, we have carried out a mini review where we observe how interesting the Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT) can be, accompanied by other procedures, in the search for the minimization of this great problem. Abbreviations: ASD: Autism Spectrum Disorder; IMT: Intestinal Microbiota Transplantation; IM: Intestinal Microbiota; FMT: Fecal Microbiota Transplantation