Hello, I am new to the group

We are planning on trying the GFCF diet for our Asperger daughter but we are going to try eliminating dairy first instead of doing it all together. We are very new to this, and pretty overwhelmed by it. Our daughter had some major gastro problems when she was an infant. I nursed her and started to eliminate certain foods to see what was causing her so much gas and pain. Never did find out what it was, any food i stopped eating, she still had that problem.

I was wondering if anyone can tell me what kinds of improvement, if any, do you normally see in an autistic child who is put on this special diet? I worry about her weight too. She is only 44 pounds and she is 4 feet tall. Could this be caused by being intolerant of certain foods? She has many moments of "zoning out" even as a baby, and she has high anxiety, which is typical of Aspergers.

If the diet helps, would it help with any of that? Also, when we eliminate all dairy, does that include eggs too? We are planning on doing this in a week to give us time to become more knowledgeable of the diet.

Any advice or suggestions are greatly appreciated! Thank you!

one with autism one with aspergers one with traits one with lbd i also have AS

The diet will not work for everyone,it is not a miracle cure though many have said it is.

before you start the diet cheack with your gp to see if your child has any allergies .

i dont personally agree with it but i respect the people who do.

At first it will be very difficult because the body has to get rid of the toxins that are in the body the child will litterally cold turkey .

behaviours can take months to show a differance.

What i always consider is

as the diet improved my child

or has he not enough nutrients to do the behaviors.

I work with autistic children also and those that are on the diet have a lot more problems health wise than a child who is not.

I have some info on my group if you would like to nip over and read

http://groups.msn.com/AutismAndAspergersInTheFamily

shell

if i can help in any way please ask away

Sorry I can't help you with the GFCF diet stuff.

Hope you enjoy the group, you'll find everyone very helpful and informative!

Here is a great link to get you started on the diet. http://www.talkaboutcuringautism.org/gfcf-diet/dietinfo.htm

As a single parent of 2 children on the diet (since 1998) myself, I understand the financial challenges associated with it! I have tried to help thousands of families over the year learn not only how to cook GFCF, but also how to do it without going broke!

As for the schools, please know that FEDERAL LAW says the public schools must provide nutritional meals that fit the diet while the children are on campus at NO cost to the families! Here is more information:

http://www.talkaboutcuringautism.org/gfcf-diet/ school_food_provided.htm

www.autismone.org/uploads/2006/Giles%20Tami.ppt

http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Guidance/ special_dietary_needs.pdf

Here is a link to tips on the diet: http://www.talkaboutcuringautism.org/gfcf-diet/dietinfo.htm and there is even a link there to help for picky eaters.

Here are two links to actual product lists:

http://www.talkaboutcuringautism.org/gfcf-diet/foodlist.htm

http://gfcfdiet.com/NewpageDirectory6.htm

Here is an online support group for the diet – http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/GFCFKids

And here is one just for recipes - http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/GFCFrecipes