Help my ex wont give my son his meds on the weekends or vacation time he has him. so my son goes days without it and comes home more upset and violent with his sisters and me. I have try to talk to his father about making sure that he gets it but got told that he can give it to himself which the doctor says no because of where he is on the spectrum. I have tired talking to DFCS where I live and got told they cant do anything because I have the child most of the time. What else can I do because… read more

My son is 7 years old and in 2nd grade in an inclusion program. He has AD/HD as well as ASD traits and takes Adderall which helps a lot with focus. However, his oppositional and defiant behaviors are getting worse as he gets older, and he has even gotten in trouble for aggressive behavior such as hitting teachers or other students. I am interested if others has had experience with the drug Intuniv as an addition to stimulant AD/HD drugs. Reportedly it can help some kids with behavior. Thanks for… read more

Okay, I know how healthy I want my kids and myself to be, but its a challenge coming out from the welfare line to affording to eat healthy and Well enough on a regular basis. This being said, I want to tackle each major diet issue one at a time. My youngest has major concentration challenges, behaves frantically, and experiences tourrettes symptoms on a regular basis. both complex and non. What behaviour changes have been most commonly seen with going gluten-free, unprocessed, etc?? I want to… read more

I don't know if I'm wording this well or not - but after doing some more research on a Gluten-free diet it raised this question for me.

Are kids with Autism attracted to foods with gluten in them? What I mean is that when looking at the foods that my son CAN'T eat while on a gluten-free diet are all of his favourite foods. We have had a terrible time finding foods for my son to eat, and all of them are pretty much gluten based products - So I was wondering if this is natural for Autistic… read more

Hi! My daughter is almost 4 (diagnosed with Lvl3 autism at age 2. She,at the moment, will only drink chocolate pediasure and whole milk (with
chocolate 😒 ) her father and I have tried everything to get her to eat food, but she will not. (Mind you- she did used to eat but very slowly stopped and preferred liquid only, so I really don’t think it could be a jaw issue or anything like that?)We’ll make her a plate and it’ll go untouched each and every time, sometimes she’ll play with the food/throw… read more

I got forwarded some news feed interviews about cutting gluten and dairy and adding omega three to your autistic child's Diet to help manage their symptoms. Is this a legitimate treatment? My son's a milk addict but we can certainly try something else if it'll make his life easier. If not I'd hate to stress him for no reason.

can anyone help me? my son behavior is like he is on over drive he crawls, runs away from me when we try to get him dress or even if we want to work with him. if he has to sit for.long peroid of time when he doesnt want to he tell us he has to go potty. How can i get his behavior under control? We can not even go out on outtings. please help.

We're going gluten and casein (dairy) free. However, some info I read on the GFCF diet says to also eliminate soy. But if my son is not allergic, so I have to do this?

Has anyone changed their child's diet (dairy-free, gluten-free)? What changes did you see?

We are in the beginning process of eliminating my 2 year old daughter's diet of dairy, and just got her off of milk and onto almond milk. She normally has yogurt once a day with her supplements mixed in (DHA and probiotic) but I will change that to applesauce when I get to the store next. Our next step is to go gluten-free, but I know that will be especially challenging because she only eats "white"… read more

Hello everyone,
I have a concern I hope u help me with it.
I have a brother who's 17 years old with autism.he is currently in a diet that is made for autistic individuals that is free of gulatin and diary products and for sure sugar.
My concern is does he has to continue in this diet even in this age.
Thank you 😊