Cashews/butter & flour and ASD

[Guest guest]

Question. . . I know cashews are a more advanced food (I think because

of the starch), but why does Degestive Wellness say it may be too

advanced for ASD kids? Is there something in particular that is

peculiar to ASD kids or is there something typically about the

inability to digest foods more with ASD kids than non-ASD kids? Does

this mean anything at all?

Bonita

[Guest guest]

Hi Bonita,

Not TMK.

I think what was happening is that ASD kids with phenol issues were

avoiding almonds and many were going for cashews and cashew butter.

Unfortunately the kids were having trouble because it is starchy and

they were introducing it too soon in the healing process. Pecans are

the easiest to tolerate (besides almonds).

Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23yrs, PCOD 22yrs

mom of and

<< Question. . . I know cashews are a more advanced food (I think

because

> of the starch), but why does Degestive Wellness say it may be too

> advanced for ASD kids? Is there something in particular that is

> peculiar to ASD kids or is there something typically about the

> inability to digest foods more with ASD kids than non-ASD kids? Does

> this mean anything at all?

>

> Bonita

>