It has been reported that the first-ever vaccine has been created for children with autism. The vaccine fights the gut bacteria common in autistic children and may help control some of their symptoms.

Researchers at the University of Guelph in Ontario published their findings of the potential autism vaccine in this Month's journal Vaccine. One of the researchers explained that this is "a significant first step in the design of a multivalent vaccine against several autism-related gut bacteria."

According to Opposingviews.com although autism is a neural disorder, it is reported that over 90 percent of children diagnosed with autism suffer from chronic and severe gastrointestinal symptoms including diarrhea. Clostridium bolteae is the likely bacteria that causes the gastrointestinal symptoms

Research was conducted by master's student Brittany Pequegnat and Professor Mario Monteiro. The two created a carb-based vaccine, which protects against Clostridium bolteae.

"Little is known about the factors that predispose autistic children to C. bolteae," Monteiro said, explaining that most infections are currently treated with antibiotics, and that a vaccine would be a higher quality treatment option."

"This is the first vaccine designed to control constipation and diarrhea caused by C. bolteae and perhaps control autism-related symptoms associated with this microbe."

The two researchers used rabbits as subjects while testing the autism vaccine and were able to increase the antibodies of the bacteria. The next step in the process is to test the vaccine in preclinical and human trials however those steps are expected to take well over the next decade.