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My 2 year old daughter was recently diagnosed with Autism. She is receiving therapy, and will be attending a school in the fall. My husband and I have a lot of questions about Autism, the possible cause(s), treatments, etc... I have heard that a Gluten Free / Casein Free diet
can help people with Autism in certain cases. I don't know whether or not it would help my daughter, but I feel like I should try everything possible. My mom keeps telling me I should change her diet immediately. She hasn't had any direct experience with this, but has been impressed with what she has read about it. My question is this: Is there a simple list somewhere that tells which foods are gluten free and casein free? For ex., it might be 3-4 pages long, and would not necessarily include any brand names. It might list things like rice, potatoes, and so on and so forth. I want to be able to buy most of the foods I give my daughter at the grocery store, if possible, and not have to buy specific products at health food stores. (I realize there could be a few exceptions to that). There are several books out there about these diets. Does anyone know if any of them include food lists like I have been talking about? Also, what are the best books that you have read that offer suggestions for what parents can do to help their Autistic child when the therapists aren't there? There are so many books out there!!!!!! My head is spinning- I don't know which ones to buy. Thanks!! Wendy Posted on 04/24/07, 10:04 pm |
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I will start by saying we haven't tried it. Most of "our" kids already have "odd" eating habits and I wouldn't want to limit his already limited diet. I don't believe it "quick-fixes". And my neighbour has tried all these far-out therapies i.e. casin free, chelation, vitamin shots, omega 3 oil ( caster oil), was willing to try "brain gym" and ya know what????? after spending thousands of dollars and pricking her son with hundreds of needles and taking pints of his blood and trying to filter out "toxins", in the end he made little or no progress and ended up on anti-drespression medication herself! 
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Wendy - I checked into this diet - more out of curiousity. What a found was that it would be impossible for us to follow it. Here is a list for you - look it over and see what fun is in store! (or not sold in stores!)
http://gfcfdiet.com/unacceptable.htm
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Glad Vodka is not on the list for parents. It takes one once in a while to keep it all straight. We are reintroducing gluten and dairy into Mike's diet and he is doing fine. I have not seen any changes (regressions) since we have started to do so.
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Hi Wendy,
I have just started to explore this avenue myself. Our 3 yr old grandson who we are raising has been diagnosed with PDD/NOS and ADHD. I have found that the website www.glutenfreeinfo.com has been the easiest to follow so far. Just click on food lists and it gives you tons of choices without having to buy prepackaged foods from gluten free food suppliers. Our grandson is an extemely picky eater but from what I have read, once the kids adjust to this diet they actually begin to be less picky.
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