Sunday, December 16, 2012

Autism Diet

Almost every parent of an autistic parent knows about the autistic diet. This is a gluten free diet. This has proven to help the developmental issues that the child goes through. This also means no wheat, dairy, and red meat. This diet is very exclusive but it works. I don’t recommend the diet alone. If you also follow it up with ABA therapy. The diet also proves the term “Brain Food”. It is a very health diet. Most parents make the mistake of doing this until the child has become mainstream. Parents learn the lesson the hard way. The child takes a step back after diet has stopped early. The child will start to go back to compulsive behaviors. The diet should be stopped two weeks after child seems to be mainstream. the diet is very easy. It is not something that your child will fight over. Just make sure not to mention it is a diet or talk about it in front of your kids. This will trigger off some odd behavior.You have to make sure you tell the ABA therapist or the school teacher about it and during lunch will be assisted. Make sure never to forget or skip meals and always keep track of progress.