Autism and mitochondrial disease
Recent studies were able to associate autism and muscle weakness among children. It was found out that children suffering from autism disorders might have genetic defects which results into mitochondrial disease.
Mitochondrial disease relates to the mitochondria which convert the energy molecules of food taken by higher-order life forms for cellular functions. This lack of energy conversion is the cause of muscle weakness.
The study found out that sixty-five percent of the thirty-seven children evaluated have problems in their bodies when it comes to the conversion and production of energy in their muscles. All of the evaluated children have autism spectrum disorders.