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Thank you The_One that is a lot of good information and questions

We started the gluten free diet shortly before supports services from the school district really kicked in and we arranged bi weekly visits from a development specialist. When my wife and I discussed his improvements it was difficult to separate the different things we were doing trying to figure out what was working.



We did go through a very difficult transition into the diet. This was part of what convinced us that it was worth trying. We know that we should cut the milk but he will only drink milk. Any other fluid will make him gag. We have gone round and round over this with his doctor. He once went over two days without fluids because he can only tolerate milk. His OT at school has been working with him to help him tolerate water, he can now drink a swallow or two.



He has gone through two evaluations and one review of an evaluation and he consistently is rated on the upper cusp of LFA. He just turned three so we do not know where he will end up. I do not believe that removing the casein and gluten together would remove all the symptoms but I do believe that the improvement would be a big help.



I agree with you on this. We did have him tested for celiac disease before we started the diet, it is impossible to get accurate results if gluten is not being eaten. He came back negative for celiacs. There is another test for gluten sensitivity but our insurance does not consider it as necessary and there is no way we can afford it.

Hey there...! Yeah I'm hella interested too..( to find out how NT's respond to this diet )

I for one have improved out of sight since starting on the GFCF diet. But it's hard to stick to. In fact... I'm so sick of it! Every carb I eat is made of either rice and corn.

I am not good with the abbreviations like NT because I am new here. I guess AS stands for Aspergers Syndrome. But I don't know what NT stands for.

Most of the time people who eat some food and don't like the other food is because they can digest them better then other food or it gives them a special feeling. All humans can not tolerate milk that is not from another human well (like cow milk). Some digest it better then others. It is not necessary to use milk products. There are other products which help the body to get enough vitamines and calcium. Although it is a big step to have a milk free diet. For a lot of people it is not directly necessary to have such a diet.

I don't know why the son of BoringAl only wants to drink milk. It does not make sense if it does not effect his son. Though it can be that it reminds the son of the time he got milk from his mother. It could be just a phase where he is in.

It could be for some people of the spectrum of autism to feel better when they don't eat gluten and milk. This can have different reasons. I thought there would be a lot more people who are "normal" when having a gluten and milk free diet. A guess I have a rare condition.

You're very welcome, glad I could help. Lucky for me the word gluten is the same in both norwegian and english. Seriously, I don't believe in any diet can cure autism, but It might help some to feel better, cause one can't rule out other issues that can have an influence on both body and mind, being in the specter or not.

I will ask the association of autism in my country what they thinks about the definition of autism related to my situation.

There are a lot of acronyms here. NT stands for Neuro-Typical. This is "normal" people.

I don't know for sure how much GFCF diet would help my ASD son as we have been unable to test.

I am really hoping that we will be able go GFCF completely in future. Removing the gluten definitely helped.

Oh, it's very common to only want one particular food, or a small group of foods. Simple reason: It's dependable. You know what it's going to taste like and you know you'll like it. No changes; no surprises. It's a wonder more of us don't have restricted diets, really.

I'm completely dairy free, and while some phyiscal thing have gotten better (such as no gastrointestinal troubles whatever), I am no less autistic, and am having the same troubles with going about my daily life as usual, in the process of applying to DVR and Dial-a-Lift. I have no reason to eliminate gluten, as I have no signs of gluten intolerance and notice nothing different after eating foods that contain it.

I did the GF/CF diet, and it did nothing for me. In fact, I didn't feel as well. Once I added whole grains, i felt much better. The dairy I went back to was dairy and cheese.

Studies have shown that GI tract disorders happen at the same rate in people with ASDs as in the general population, but that's a pretty significant minority.

It doesn't hurt to try, but the thing I would suggest-that everyone in the house go GF/CF. That way the little guy doesn't get into something he shouldn't, and actually, it's not a bad diet--just make sure you get lots of veggies and good proteins. There are some good products out there that are GF/CF.

Good luck.

As far as the association of autism in my country knows gluten don't cause autism when cosuming. I assume by this that autism can't be cured fully when having a diet. Because of the reactions given on this website I assume people with the same condition as I aren't autistic, but have NT. I thank everybody who have given information on the topic and wish everybody good luck.