“Let food be
thy medicine and medicine be thy food” - Hippocrates
Autism
Autism is
one area of a spectrum of disorders, known as the autistic spectrum. The
spectrum ranges from dislexia to schizophrenia, with autism being
somewhere in the middle.
Much of
the literature on autism seems to be concerned with definition, how to
manage the behaviour and how to engage educational and other support
resources.
There are
many books about autistic children that describe the behaviour of the
child and battles to obtain the supporting services and schooling
Is there
anything diet or lifestyle related that that helps manage, reduce or eradicate
autistic behaviour?
Positive results
"Unraveling
the Mystery of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder: A Mother's
Story of Research & Recovery" by Karyn seroussi. The thing I like about Karyn Seroussi's
book is that it is a success story. In the end, Karyn's son Miles is
declared free of autistic symptoms. There are many books about autism that
describe the behaviour of the child and battles to obtain the supporting
services and schooling. Karyn does this
too, but, uniquely she engages with the scientific community to unravel the
underlying biochemistry involved and take action on what is discovered.
There is one poignant moment in the book, where, having removed all dairy
and gluten from Miles's diet, she finds him licking the gum on brown
envelopes, only to discover that the gum contains gluten! This is by no
means a raw food book, but I think we all have something to learn from it,
particularly why we might want to exclude things from our diet.
