The Autism Diet - Dietary Treatment of Autistic Children

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The Gluten-Free Gourmet series by Bette Hagman: Living Well Without Wheat, More From, Cooks Fast and Healthy, Bakes Bread, and Makes Dessert.

The Sensitive Gourmet and The Gluten, Wheat & Dairy Free Cookbook. Both by Antoinette Savill.

Fabulous & Flourless, by Mary Mauksch; Special Diet Celebrations, by Carol Fenster; and The Milk-free Kitchen, by Beth Kidder.

	Gluten Solutions is an online grocery store for people with gluten and casein sensitivities. They offer over 300 gluten-free, wheat-free, and many casein-free foods delivered right to your door. They specialize in offering hard-to-find products that taste great.
	Since 1999, this website, has been a free resource for any parent who needs support implementing the gluten/ casein-free diet. It provides a central location for parents to find other parents who are also using dietary therapy. It is the largest resource of it's kind on the Internet, not only providing lists of products to help guide you through the grocery stores but also other relevant information which will assist every parent using the GFCF Diet.
	This site provides help and support for families using a gluten/ casein-free diet in the treatment of autism and related developmental disabilities. This site has links to multiple languages such as German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Magyarul/ Hungarian, and Norwegian.

Cade, JR; Privette, RM; Fregly, M; Rowland, N; Sun, Z; Zele, V; Wagemaker, H; Edelstein, C. Autism and Schizophrenia: Intestinal disorders. Journal of Nutritional Neuroscience

Sun, Z; Cade, JR; Fregly, MJ; & Privette, RM. (1999). ß-Casomorphin induces Fos-like immunoreactivity in discrete brain regions relevant to schizophrenia and autism. Autism, Vol. 3(1): 67-83.

Sun, Z & Cade, JR. (1999). A peptide found in schizophrenia and autism causes behavioral changes in rats. Autism, Vol. 3(1): 85-95.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are there any not-so-obvious foods that contain gluten and casein?

Parents should always maintain a high level of suspicion with prepared foods. Casein and caseinate are popular additives that are often listed only as "natural flavoring." Gluten is frequently used as a filler and binder in the food industry. Your best bet is to call or contact the manufacturer of a food or product that you are unsure of. It is a challenge to stay on top of what your child is inadvertently eating, but it is getting easier as more and more parents are letting manufacturers know that it is an issue. One more note: Parents assure us that it gets easier with time. more

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Gluten Solutions is an online grocery store for people with gluten and casein sensitivities. They offer over 300 gluten-free, wheat-free, and many casein-free foods delivered right to your door. They specialize in offering hard-to-find products that taste great. more