Understanding the role diet plays...........

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Fwding as is below:

Sorry guys, sending y'all all this information on diet & etc. topics,

this is my journey now that I know this is huge in my son's world

where it has impacted his life big times and going with the flow

sharing if anyone can relate.

One who is overwhelmed with the hidden culprit which triggers off so

much with some of my son's health issues.

You could say over my denial stage, not that I wanted to stray away

too much of it as I have seen some improvements health wise but

sometimes when you jump over one hurdle another challenge occurs so

moving forward once again empowering myself in this department.

Irma,19,DS/ASD

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This week on Autism Tree there have been a number of entries added

that talk about diet and the role it plays in helping or hindering

those on the spectrum.

I suppose it comes as no surprise that diet may play a role as we

have all felt the effects of too much sugar or rich food from time

to time.

This week there is an article on the GFCF diet and in the video

section there are two videos by s, a Certified

Nutrition Consultant, on what foods effect autism behaviors and

what symptoms can be improved with a change in diet.

Diet aside there are also many more entries that take a look at

recent autism research and offer practical tips.

If you would like to find out more you can join Autism Tree by

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Here's a quick summary of the most recent entries...

How Effective is a GFCF Diet for ASDs

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There has been a great deal of anecdotal evidence from parents

claiming that the GFCF (gluten-free, casein-free) diet can cause

dramatic improvements in the autistic behaviors of their children.

More recently, celebrities such as McCarthy have been

speaking out about their own autistic children's progress on the

GFCF diet. This has lead many parents...

Kids With Autism May Have Gene That Causes Muscle Weakness

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In a presentation at the 2008 annual meeting for the American

Academy of Neurology in Chicago, M. Shoffner, M.D., discussed

new research, which suggests a child with autism experiencing

muscle weakness may be an indicator of a fundamental genetic defect

resulting in a form of mitochondrial disease. Meaning that the

child's muscles aren't able...

Hyperbaric Therapy and Autism

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Hyperbaric Therapy (HBOT) has become so popular that there are

currently over 7,000 different facilities worldwide where HBOT is

offered as a treatment to various diseases, disorders, and other

health concerns. Most commonly, it has been used to treat divers

who have the bends (a pressure-related condition from rising too

quickly in very deep waters)...

Autistic Mannerisms Reduced By Sensory Treatment

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Among treatments where parents are increasingly seeing improvements

in their children's symptoms is sensory integration treatment.

Supporting what parents have been seeing for themselves in their

autistic children is a new study released by researchers at Temple

University and presented at the April, 2008 American Occupational

Therapy Association conference.

This study found that children on...

How do I Find an Expert in My Area?

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Aside from the initial diagnosis, one of the first challenges faced

by parents of autistic children is that of trying to discover

autism experts who can best help their children with treatments and

the minimizing of symptoms as well as the slowing or halting of the

progression of the disorder. Knowing where to look to...

Neurofeedback May Help Retrain Brains In Children With Autism

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A University of Missouri study has used a video game called " Space

Race " to examine the brainwaves of children when they are focusing

and concentrating, in order to investigate whether " retraining " of

the brain in autistic children is possible. The video game

involves using a controller to move rockets across the screen with

various different...

VIDEO: Autism Diet & Nutrition: 1 of 10

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s, Certified Nutrition Consultant on what food affects

autism.

VIDEO: Autism Diet & Nutrition: 2 of 10

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How Diet can Help, Symptoms that Diet May Improve, Holistic

Nutrition Approach.

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Hope you have a great weekend.

Kind regards