I've been reading a lot about the gluten free diet and diets for autistic kids lately but I have yet to come across anything written on it's use with teens and adults with Autism. There is so much focus on the younger kids and intervention that it almost seems that we sometimes forget that these kids become young adults and eventually grow up.
It's just as important for young adults and the adult autistic person to get treatment and intervention as the kids. I would like to hear from some of the older autistic people or their parents how well the new diet(s) -- and in particular the gluten free diet, is working with them. I'm sure a lot of parents of autistic teens and adults are wondering that right now. When our kids were diagnosed we didn't have this information and option for treatments. Should we start now? Does this only help the younger kids?
I'm still researching on this subject, and in the future I will write on what I find. For now if anyone has any information on this subject please do post in the comment section below.
In Jenny McCarthy's books she talks about finding a DR. DAN practitioner. DAN is a project from the Autism Research Institute which is Defeat Autism Now! It is dedicated to educating parents and clinicians regarding biomedically-based research, appropriate testing and safe and effective interventions for autism.These practitioners can test for allergies, sensitivities and diet issues and much more. The list of practitioners can be found here.
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