Guest guest Posted May 24, 2001 Report Share Posted May 24, 2001 Hi, My daughter has not been truly diagnosed with autism but is somewhere on the spectrum so we thought we would try the diet anyway. We have been on it for 1 1/2 months. My questions to anyone out there who will respond are: 1. Has this diet helped children with abnormal EEGs? My daughter has some epileptic activity but no seizures, as of yet. I am wondering if this diet will work if the cause is from the epileptic waves and not from an allergy to a certain food. Or can an allergy to a certain food cause epileptic waves and therefore cause autisic behavior? 2. I am having trouble with the diet when my daughter is away from home. At home I can control what she eats. Away from home she might snag someone's Cheetos or pretzels or whatever. Has this happened to someone and what do I need to do? I don't see how I can go anywhere where I'm not totally on her making sure someone doesn't give her something forbidden or she steals it. Thanks, Sandy Rowley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2001 Report Share Posted May 25, 2001 > Hi, > > My daughter has not been truly diagnosed with autism but is somewhere > on the spectrum so we thought we would try the diet anyway. We have > been on it for 1 1/2 months. > > My questions to anyone out there who will respond are: > > 1. Has this diet helped children with abnormal EEGs? My daughter > has some epileptic activity but no seizures, as of yet. I am > wondering if this diet will work if the cause is from the epileptic > waves and not from an allergy to a certain food. Or can an allergy > to a certain food cause epileptic waves and therefore cause autisic > behavior? > > 2. I am having trouble with the diet when my daughter is away from > home. At home I can control what she eats. Away from home she might > snag someone's Cheetos or pretzels or whatever. Has this happened to > someone and what do I need to do? I don't see how I can go anywhere > where I'm not totally on her making sure someone doesn't give her > something forbidden or she steals it. > > Thanks, > > Sandy Rowley Purely as a Mum - i do firmly believe that autism and/or epilepsy -(they can present separately or together)-can be allergy and/or intolerance induced (Allergy shows up in a short space of time whilst intolerance may take days and therefore be missed) The four most common allergies/intolerances are:Gluten, casein,Asparatame, Monosodium glutamate - alias MSG E621-may have other names; others might be citrus fruit, bananas, food colourings, beef and corn -in short there are many other allergy intolerance possibilities in our children - no two children are the same! Abnormal EEG's do show up in a sub set of ASD individuals that do not show outward signs of seizures. has you child been checked Vitamin / Mineral levels-magnesium calcium etc? ie; magnesium,calcium, vitamin shortages can cause epilepsy and /or abnormal EEG's as can Allergies and Intolerances. As for the times when your child is away from home you could appoint a " minder " -for want of a better word-to oversee she does not get any banned foods, also send food snacks with her,. sincerely Hope this helps, Best wishes, Margaret. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2001 Report Share Posted May 25, 2001 At Friday 5/25/01 12:53 AM, you wrote: >2. I am having trouble with the diet when my daughter is away from >home. At home I can control what she eats. Away from home she might >snag someone's Cheetos or pretzels or whatever. Has this happened to >someone and what do I need to do? I don't see how I can go anywhere >where I'm not totally on her making sure someone doesn't give her >something forbidden or she steals it. Hi Sandy. You didn't say anything about age or verbal abilities. I can share our experiences to date with our 4 yr old son. He was diagnosed autistic a year ago, started an ABA pre-school in September, and started the diet in mid-December. He's doing very well, speaks in sentences, is beginning to initiate simple conversations, makes eye contact, and with the exception of an occasional accident is now completely potty trained... spoken like the proud parent I am We started noticing infringement problems over spring break, and especially when going to neighbors. We feel the social interaction in our neighborhood is vitally important for him, so here's what we've done: 1. explained to all the neighbors about the diet 2. asked that they not give any food without showing my wife or me the ingredients first 3. I joined him on the diet a few weeks ago 4. I've been talking to about the diet, why he's on it and how important it is His only major tantrums for months now seem to have been after diet infringements, and he's a smart kid. So while I obviously don't get technical with my four year old, I can explain things to him in a way that he is understanding. Like, " If you eat foods with gluten or casein then you start throwing sticks at the other kids instead of playing with them. Wouldn't you rather play with the other kids? " Well, you get the idea I hope. Of course, everyone's different as is every neighborhood. And this is all very new and shortlived for us, just half a year on the diet so far. Best of luck with your child. Marty GF/CF recipes at http://newdiets.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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