Science and Education Publishing International Journal of Celiac Disease 2334-3486 3 4 2015 11 16 The Relationship of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Celiac Disease and Gluten-free Diet 132 135 EN Anna Szaflarska-Pop?awska Department of Pediatric Endoscopy and Gastrointestinal Function Testing, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toru', Poland IJCD2015341 10.12691/ijcd-3-4-1 2015 7 3 2015 10 23 2015 11 14 Children with autistic disorders suffer from various gastrological abnormalities more frequently compared to the overall population. Coincidence of autistic disorders and celiac disease is probably a concurrency of two common diseases. However, in order to assess the connection between autistic disorders and non-celiac gluten sensitivity it is necessary to carry out further studies. Gluten-free diet should not be applied in all patients with autistic disorders, but there probably is a group of patients with the diet-related autism phenotype, who can benefit from dietary therapy.