A study was done with 72 subjects. There was a control group and the test group. The diets of the test group used a gluten- and casein-free diet as an intervention for children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Analyses indicated a positive response to dietary intervention in terms of symptom presentation. Participants aged between 7 and 9 years seemed to derive most benefit from dietary intervention and children with ADHD also showed benefits in altering the diet to improve behaviors. I found this article very informative and definitely an intervention that is worth attempting before more severe measures of medication need to be evaluated.
Citation:
Data mining the ScanBrit study of a gluten- and casein-free dietary intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders: Behavioural and psychometric measures of dietary response. (2014). Nutritional Neuroscience, 17(5), 207-213.
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