The Jump into the Gluten-Free, Casein-Free (GFCF) Diet
I’ve never been a big fan of diets. It seems that every year there is a new diet that promises to deliver the desired weight loss that many people are so earnestly striving for. Several years ago it...
View ArticleCorn is Off the Menu for Many with Autism
We have introduced many dietary changes in the past year as we have tried to eliminate foods that are aggravating the intestinal health of our son with autism. We noticed huge improvements when we put...
View ArticleCorn is Back in the Diet of Autistic Son…for Now
Two months ago I wrote a blog post discussing various reasons why some individuals with autism eliminate corn and corn products from their diets (see Corn is Off the Menu for Many with Autism). We had...
View ArticleStocking Stuffers for Autistic Son’s Gluten-Free, Casein-Free (GFCF) Diet
I once read a poem that went something like this: The stockings were hung by the chimney with care In hopes that St. Nick soon would be there. But what the smack?!?! The stocking stuffers might cause...
View ArticleCorn Removed Once Again from Diet of Autistic Son
Recently we had stopped the corn elimination diet for our son with autism. After five months of removing all corn products we decided that we had not noticed a difference. With that observation we...
View ArticleGluten-free, Casein-free (GFCF) Rechallenge
Our son with autism received his diagnosis about a year ago now. About 6 months prior to his diagnosis we became increasingly aware that our son was struggling with sensory processing issues. As we...
View ArticleStopping the GFCF Diet
It has been over 3 weeks since we stopped the gluten-free, casein-free (GFCF) diet for our son with autism (see GFCF Rechallenge for more info on why we decided to stop the diet). The transition...
View ArticleThoughts on the GFCF Diet
It has now been well over 1 month since our autistic son stopped the gluten-free, casein-free (GFCF) diet. He continues to do very well since stopping the GFCF diet. I honestly did not expect that he...
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