Mysterious rise of Autism | Spero News
My son was diagnosed with ADHD yesterday. I don't know what else is in store for us as we travel this road and still have lots of testing ahead of us. What I do know is that my son was brought into my life for a reason...whether it was for me to help him, or for him to help me, that I'm not clear on yet.
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I don't suspect your doc mentioned this to you, because most docs aren't into dietary treatments, but I know many people with autistic children (including my niece's son) who have used the gluten free/casein free diet to drastically reduce their autistic kids' symptoms. You can read testimony from parents on http://www.gfcfdiet.com This is a difficult intervention technique, but parents who commit to using the gfcf diet see amazing results. You can read their stories on that site.
Even though he hasn't been diagnosed with Autism yet, I am suspecting that he is within the spectrum. I've read alot about the gluten free diets and so forth(even for helping the hyperactivity). I've ordered a ton of books from the library and have several appointments ahead of us...and nutritionist is one of them. I'm thinking that even if we don't go fully into GF right away (maybe slowly ease into it)and just start making healthier diet changes right now, that it couldn't hurt. I'm glad I'm reading 'Raising Fit kids in a Fat World'...it has tons of nutrition information...and how to slowly change a child's eating habits.
I really appreciate the prayers though, because this is a HUGE area of stress for us. His impulsiveness leads him to be grabbing food all day long.
I think I need to start keeping a food log for him.
There are many dietary suggestions for the autism spectrum. However I have personally seen the results of the gluten and casein (dairy) free diet on children with autism spectrum behaviors. I was a product rep for a local allergy free bakery (Ener-G Foods) at an autism spectrum conference. After attending lectures the parents came with their children to pick up free samples of all kinds of gf/cf foods. I saw only normal behaviors from children whose parents kept them on the gf/cf diet. I didn't see hyperactivity or any of the 'normal autistic' behaviors.
PLEASE read the testimonies of parents on http://www.gfcfdiet.com Those will tell you how they began by substituting for all gluten products and then substituting for dairy products. The autistic kids seem ADDICTED to both gluten and dairy and can strongly resist other foods. The research suggests that the gluten and casein proteins act on their brains like opiates for a drug addict. You can read more on the site.
Hi Essy,
My daughter, Mary Anne, has Autism. She was diagnosed with PDD (Pervasive Development Disorder) when she was 2 and in the last couple of years that has been changed to Autism Disorder High Functioning...she is now 8.
We did try the gluten free/casein free diet when she was around 3, but it did not work out for us...it is very difficult to make the change.
Good luck with trying this diet. I hope it works out for Christian. I will say a Rosary for him!
Blessings, Janel
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