Does anyone here have any autistic children on a gluten free diet? i used to be on one when i was a child and am going on it again. i know i cant eat any grains or wheat or drink any milk on this diet. does anyone have any hints or suggestions as to what i can eat or is there anything you include in youre childrens diets that you would reccomend i include as well. also any recipes would be welcome too. im just experimenting with this because this type of diet cleared up all of my allergies when i was younger but it way before the time anyone considered gluten having anything to do with autism and i am wondering if it will lessen my symptoms.
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I have Asperger's and I'm a vegetarian so having a gluten free diet wouldn't be a great idea for me.
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Beautiful Fireball
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I know a little boy who is severely autistic and I know at one point he was on a gluten free diet and I think it did help him some.
I found this article on the correlation between the two http://www.autismweb.com/diet.htm
Here is another link with more information about the diet http://www.gicare.com/pated/edtgs06.htm
I hope these help
I found this article on the correlation between the two http://www.autismweb.com/diet.htm
Here is another link with more information about the diet http://www.gicare.com/pated/edtgs06.htm
I hope these help
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2scoops
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I know Jenny McCarthy does that kind of diet for her son, maybe do a search on her and she what she uses. Gluten free diets can help with symptoms, and a good mercury deotx can help the body to heal.
www.noamalgam.com
www.noamalgam.com
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Hadassah
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Hi, somehow I bumped onto your thread when I saw the correlation between eating gluten free..
I have celiac disease and eat GF every day.. I have a few links maybe that could help you find more recipes if you like.
Try going to www.celiac.com for some articles as well as www.celiacforums.com (not affiliated with Celiac.com) - these are two really valuable resources.
Also, the Magazine "Living Without" can be a help off and on.
Making things at home is mainly what you will be looking at if you go on a gluten free diet, but it can be done even if you are Vegan or Vegetarian... and it definitely can be done on a Kosher diet! (yay)
Delphi has a good forum for folks with Celiac Disease that has heaps of recipes as well, and there is one out there called 'Very Peculiar People' for folks with CD that are also keeping Kosher (Rather small and somewhat inactive but I am sure it will pick up with some further interest).
On Celiacforums.com I know there are a few people on there whose kids have Autism or Aspergers - sadly with a glitch on the forum I've been locked out since July So I'm reading only off and on. I have to get with Al again to see if I can get back on there.
I've been GF for over a year full time, and more than 3 years 'off and on' before I realized that I had to be on the diet or things would just further slide down hill. I'm now in Germany, so things are rather interesting on the GF front considering I don't have as much of the same GF items, and most prepared GF items here are rather... icky.
I've gone to expiramenting on my own to get things that are "like glutenous items"... and having some good success.. I'm hoping once baby is here and I am out of my German courses I can further tinker in the kitchen, as I am actually loving it now that I know what to do with things.
P.S. you can drink milk on the diet, unless you have issues specifically with casein or cow's milk... and if you do have issues with Milk, sometimes you can switch to Goat or Sheep's milk, or soy (unless you have issues with soy), Coconut or Rice milk with rather good success... it isn't the same and won't have the same consistancy in cooking but it can be done.
I drink and cook with milk, but only Unhomogenized milk. My body does not handle the homogenization of milk well.
I have celiac disease and eat GF every day.. I have a few links maybe that could help you find more recipes if you like.
Try going to www.celiac.com for some articles as well as www.celiacforums.com (not affiliated with Celiac.com) - these are two really valuable resources.
Also, the Magazine "Living Without" can be a help off and on.
Making things at home is mainly what you will be looking at if you go on a gluten free diet, but it can be done even if you are Vegan or Vegetarian... and it definitely can be done on a Kosher diet! (yay)
Delphi has a good forum for folks with Celiac Disease that has heaps of recipes as well, and there is one out there called 'Very Peculiar People' for folks with CD that are also keeping Kosher (Rather small and somewhat inactive but I am sure it will pick up with some further interest).
On Celiacforums.com I know there are a few people on there whose kids have Autism or Aspergers - sadly with a glitch on the forum I've been locked out since July
So I'm reading only off and on. I have to get with Al again to see if I can get back on there.I've been GF for over a year full time, and more than 3 years 'off and on' before I realized that I had to be on the diet or things would just further slide down hill. I'm now in Germany, so things are rather interesting on the GF front considering I don't have as much of the same GF items, and most prepared GF items here are rather... icky.
I've gone to expiramenting on my own to get things that are "like glutenous items"... and having some good success.. I'm hoping once baby is here and I am out of my German courses I can further tinker in the kitchen, as I am actually loving it now that I know what to do with things.
P.S. you can drink milk on the diet, unless you have issues specifically with casein or cow's milk... and if you do have issues with Milk, sometimes you can switch to Goat or Sheep's milk, or soy (unless you have issues with soy), Coconut or Rice milk with rather good success... it isn't the same and won't have the same consistancy in cooking but it can be done.
I drink and cook with milk, but only Unhomogenized milk. My body does not handle the homogenization of milk well.
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ON a GF/CF diet basically you want to eat meats, poultry, fish, eggs, veggies, fruits, nuts, potatoes, rice and beans....also..you can go to the health food store to buy GFCF cereals, cookies, crackers etc if you want
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Lena75
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I came across this website when planning for my son's GF diet we want to implement soon.
www.glutenfreemall.com
www.glutenfreemall.com
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Besides going on the gluten free diet, it would be good to do a detox too. Some autism and other problems can be due to heavy metalsand other things (yeast, parasites, etc.) that need to be detoxed out.
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I also eat gluten free I have done so for over a year and it has helped my health condition. I have no doubt it can help other people with various health problems.
I am familiar with the websites mentioned and they do offer plenty of info. I have a couple of others, I need to find them.
Quinoa is a gluten free grain and can be a nice alternative to rice, and rice is also ok to consume. It is just nice to have choices.
A cookbook which I like is 'The Gluten Free Kitchen' by Roben Ryberg.
i am sure there are plenty of other cookbooks available too.
Aswell as healthfood stores now certain mainstream supermarkets will have a small gluten free section. I can get Rice pasta from Safeway.
Hope you get to feeling better and on the road to recovery really soon Saray.
I am familiar with the websites mentioned and they do offer plenty of info. I have a couple of others, I need to find them.
Quinoa is a gluten free grain and can be a nice alternative to rice, and rice is also ok to consume. It is just nice to have choices.
A cookbook which I like is 'The Gluten Free Kitchen' by Roben Ryberg.
i am sure there are plenty of other cookbooks available too.
Aswell as healthfood stores now certain mainstream supermarkets will have a small gluten free section. I can get Rice pasta from Safeway.
Hope you get to feeling better and on the road to recovery really soon Saray.
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I have one daughter who is GF/CF and one who is CF. The difference it makes for my younger daughter is incredible. When she is GF/CF she is only mildly shy but when she has gluten or lots of dairy she is totally incapable of coping in social situations. She can't communicate the smallest of feelings and thoughts.
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