Autism and Diet By Kelly Jean Sullivan

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Does diet affect autism symptoms?

They found that children with ASD are five times more likely to have mealtime challenges such as tantrums, extreme food selectivity and ritualistic eating behaviors. They also found inadequate nutrition to be more common among children with autism than in those unaffected by the disorder

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Does diet play a role in autism?

According to the Autism Network, nearly one in five children with autism are on a special diet. There is no specific ASD diet, but removing certain proteins may relieve symptoms. The gluten-free, casein-free (GFCF) diet has the most research and is one of the most common dietary interventions

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