Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Vicki Kobliner, MS, RDN, reviews current nutrition research and shares practical strategies to support the health of neurodivergent children.

Free certificates of participation are available upon successful completion of a brief knowledge quiz at autism.org/five-underappreciated-nutrients

Handouts are online at: autism.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Kobliner_2026.pdf

Vicki Kobliner, MS, RD, is a Registered Dietitian and owner of Holcare Nutrition (www.holcarenutrition.com). She practices a functional nutrition approach to help the body heal itself and has extensive experience using various diet modalities to help children with autism and related disorders. Vicki works with infants, children, and adults with chronic illnesses, digestive disorders, food allergies, ADHD, and autism, and provides fertility and prenatal nutrition counseling. She is a contributing author to “A Compromised Generation: The Epidemic of Chronic Illness in America’s Children.”

Chapters:
0:00 - Start
1:00 - Why nutrition matters
05:50 - Prevalence of nutrient gaps
09:55 - Iron
12:19 - Vitamin D
14:17 - Zinc
16:04 - Folate
19:39 - B12
21:27 - Magnesium
25:46 - Omega-3 Fatty Acids
27:54 - Carnitine
29:38 - Choline
33:28 - Riboflavin (B2)
35:07 - Iodine
37:25 - Vitamin A
39:25 - Clinical Approaches