No aggression at puberty on GFCF diet

[Guest guest]

I was thinking recently about how lucky I am, that Elliot is going into puberty

with no signs of aggression. He has never been on any prescription drugs except

for anti-fungals, thyroid meds, and chelators.

A few years ago, when the sheriffs were bringing Elliot home the second time

for running away (he ran away lots more than twice, but they only knew about it

a couple of times), a sheriff warned me to expect aggression when Elliot reached

puberty. The teenage autistic son of someone he knew, came after his dad with a

butcher knife.

A bit worried about this, I approached a lovely woman from England, who was a

speaker at one of the Cherry Hill DAN! conferences. Had she seen aggression at

puberty? She said, not to worry if your son is GFCF. " I have seen two children

through their teenage years on the diet without a problem. " As far as I can

tell, she was right on the money with this advice.

Elliot will be 12 later this month, and according to his endocrinologist last

winter, is definitely in puberty. (Outward signs indicate this, too. The ones

I can mention on-list include a moustache that needed shaving, and visible hair

on his legs.) He has been gfcf for nearly 5 years, except for the occasional

oops.

Thought I would share this.

Lorilyn