Eating for Autism

Does your child with autism have issues with nutrition and diet? This has become a very prominent issue in the autism community especially in relation to the Gluten-Free/Casein-Free diet. In addition to that, though, many kids with autism have feeding issues related to food refusal, food selectivity, and other problem behaviors around the feeding routine. [...]

Nutrition and Feeding Interventions

Elizabeth Strickland, a registered dietitian, has three day-long seminars coming up in May in southern California. On May 12th she will be in San Diego, then on May 13th she will be presenting in Irvine, and finally on May 14th she will be speaking in Long Beach. These day-long seminars on “Nutrition and Feeding Interventions [...]

The Prevelance of Obesity in Children with Autism

A research article published in BMC Pediatrics in February 2010 reports on a study regarding the prevalence of obesity in children with autism. They used data collected via a phone survey (2003–2004 National Survey of Children’s Health) of 85,272 children ages 3–17. Of those surveyed, 483 were reported to have autism (parents answered the question: [...]

What Challenges Have You Faced With Your Child’s Diet?

Below is link to an article about eating issues written by Julie Matthews who is an Autism Diet and Nutrition consultant. Please read it and also answer the following question of the week:
What challenges have you faced with your child’s diet?
This is such an important issue because proper diet and nutrition is one of the [...]