I Would Like to Start the GF/CF Diet with My Child. Where Do I Begin?

Maureen Bennie

From the Autism Awareness Centre Inc. Blog:




As parents of children with autism, we try everything we can to help our kids. In my family, moving my oldest child Marc into a gluten free/dairy free diet helped enormously with his sleep, got rid of his gastrointestinal comfort and elimination issues, and improved his mood.

Although moving to a gluten-free/casein- (or dairy) free diet may not be the answer to all of your child’s challenges, it can help in a variety of ways in about 20% of children with ASD. The good news is you’ll know within about 6 weeks of starting the diet if it is having a positive effect on your child.