iron deficiency and autism

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Hi everyone,

My friend has an 18 month old boy who is possibly on the spectrum but the

doctors are not sure what to call it yet as it is mild. I am trying my friend to

figure out what we can do for the child while we are waiting for the early

intervention and formal diagnosis. Baseline workup has shown some issues that we

are trying to fix. One issue is low MCV and low iron stores. Iron deficiency can

cause cognitive impairment and attention deficit. We were looking at some

supplement for iron but I couldn't find a specific one in the autism supplement

lines. We are thinking of getting ferrous sulfate compounded but if anyone has

already dealt with iron deficiency and have other ideas, please share. We have

already removed cow's milk and we are working on GFCF diet for the kid and other

workup is going on as well.

Thanks

is