Curious about diet
I am somewhat new to this topic and want to learn more. My son is 41/2 and has high functioning autism. He is a VERY PICKY eater andeats a lot of carbs. Loves Ritz Bits/crackers which have a lot ofpreservatives….so do the chicken nuggets. The fruit he eats ispureed. LOVES milk and yogurt, but will drink juice if offered achoice between the two sometimes. We’re working on sensory issuesright now with his teacher so that part is being covered.
What I am confused about is this…how do I know if this diet is rightfor my son? Does he have to exhibit any certain behaviors that thegluten/casein could cause? Etc. etc. etc.
Any help would be greatly appreciated in trying to figure all thisout. His teacher mentioned it and I need to look into it. Thanks.Steelergirl
This post tagged as: autism gluten, gluten girl, gluten diet what to eat
Luther Schoenle said,
Wrote on February 26, 2007 @ 6:48 am
I am in the same boat, too. I have a 4 yr old boy who I want tostart on the diet. I have friend who is a PPCD teacher and she saidthat the diet could help him. I am here to find out more info and amvery excited to see the success stories.
Stefania Gugler said,
Wrote on February 28, 2007 @ 2:07 am
You can know if your kid is gluten or casein intolerant by sending a urinesample to thewhites plaines lab on kansas either way , you will see better improvement onyour childscomunication skills, you wont be sorry.
Everett Yan said,
Wrote on February 28, 2007 @ 10:15 pm
The urine test is for peptides (incomplete breakdown of proteins), and Ibelieve the name of the lab is Great Plains (www.gpl4u.com). If you have a BlueCross Blue Shield PPO with a suitcase on the card they are a participatingprovider so most of their tests are covered (there are special procedures forsubmitting, so call them or look on their website), but this one (urinarypeptides) is considered too experimental to bill to any insurance.
Hope this helps.