In my house we are starting a gluten free food trial next week (June 16). We are doing this to see if we have any of the success that some of our other friends have had with behavioral improvements with their children on the autism spectrum. I am cautiously optimistic that this will give us some help with some problem behaviors and other digestive issues that we have faced with our older son who is on the autism spectrum. I want to emphasize that I am not doing this to "cure" him of his autism, as I have seen some people recently say that they were making dietary and supplemental changes to "heal or cure" their child of their autism. My view is that my child may need some extra help with social behaviors (he is very high functioning autism) but he is not in need of a cure or being fixed. He is a very bright child who reads a full grade level ahead of what he should and has a memory that would astound you. Does he need a little extra help? Sure, but there are worse things than needing extra social coaching/teaching. Does he need a little extra grace and patience from me? No doubt. Is it hard sometimes? Without question, but we have gotten to a place where the good days tend to outnumber the bad and that's a great place to be. I look forward to sharing some gluten free recipes with you all as we progress through the summer, and since I LOVE to bake you're guaranteed some delicious desserts.
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