| In one of the reports of Time magazine, it was | | | | with the essential vitamins and nutrients. |
| stated that special diets are important for children | | | | But proper diet can only do so much. This is |
| with autism. However, it is not necessarily a | | | | exactly the reason why many parents turn to |
| particular diet per se that matters here. What is | | | | special diets. |
| important is proper nutrition, needless to say. And | | | | The casein and gluten free diet is one of the |
| it is essential to know the difference between the | | | | more popular special diets for autistic children. |
| two. | | | | Unknown to many the practice of giving children |
| Needless to say, proper nutrition is important for | | | | free of gluten (a kind of protein) and casein |
| people with autism because, as it is, everyone | | | | (found in dairy) can help alleviate the symptoms |
| needs proper nutrition-but autistic children need it | | | | of autism. Experts say that casein and gluten, |
| more. The reasons should be self-explanatory. For | | | | when ingested, produce a substance similar to |
| one, children with autism have special needs. Many | | | | morphine. And, as everyone knows, morphine can |
| reports and researches have already said how | | | | affect one's brain. There are disputes with |
| the immune system of an autistic child is not as | | | | regards to how this morphine-like chemical is |
| functional as the immune system of a child | | | | produced in the body (some say it is inherent to |
| without the disorder. Naturally, this makes autistic | | | | gluten and casein, some say it is due to the |
| children more prone to diseases and other | | | | digestive system of autistic children), but many |
| disorders. Naturally, one should feed children with | | | | have claimed how effective this special diet is. In |
| autism the right diet in order to supplement their | | | | fact, even people without the brain development |
| flawed immune system. | | | | disorder swears to the effective of the gluten |
| Also, the digestive system of autistic children, as | | | | and casein free diet, claiming that it helped them |
| many can attest, does not function well. This can | | | | become more focused and energized. |
| be proven by the constant cases of diarrhea | | | | Although it is not exactly sure if gluten and casein |
| among children with autism. The digestive tract of | | | | can cause autism, many say it can aggravate the |
| a child with the disorder cannot fully digest the | | | | symptoms (since autism generally known to have |
| food they intake, hence the diarrhea. Naturally, in | | | | no existing cure), hindering a child's development. |
| this case, their digestive system cannot fully | | | | Expectedly, the medical world is not agreeing on |
| absorb any nutrient from the food they intake. | | | | the matter. However, as stated in the report by |
| Therefore, autistic children do not get the | | | | ABC News, experts are not yet sure if this |
| nutrients, vitamins, and other substances that are | | | | special diet is indeed helpful, but they have no |
| essential in any living person, which can possibly | | | | proof that it isn't or that the special diet is |
| worsen their condition. How can a child develop | | | | harmful. In the end, proper nutrition and special |
| without the proper nutrients? Although this can be | | | | diets for autistic children do make sense. If you |
| remedied by supplements, one way to solve this | | | | make sure they are getting the proper nutrition, |
| problem is by giving an autistic child food that | | | | these tactics to make sure the children can |
| would count-which means to say food packed | | | | develop better won't do any harm. |