Misleading Study About Autism and GI Issues

July 31, 2009 by Abby  
Filed under Biomedical Treatments, Treatments

An article publish on Reuters this week reported on a study conducted at the Mayo clinic. In the study they concluded that children with autism are no more likely to have gastrointestinal issues than typically developing children. Although it may be true that occurrences of GI issues such as Crohn’s Disease and irritable bowel syndrome [...]

  • Share/Bookmark

New Year’s Resolution…do we start the diet??

January 8, 2009 by Abby  
Filed under Biomedical Treatments

A very common and popular diet used with children with autism is the Gluten-Free/Casein-Free diet (GFCF). Many times families choose to start this diet under the guidance of doctors who have worked with Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!). (Side note: Doctors who call themselves DAN doctors are licensed medical doctors who have attended DAN workshops, but [...]

  • Share/Bookmark