Diet Concerns

What are the dietary concerns for a person diagnosed on the autism spectrum disorder? Well, many children are picky eaters, and they have many aversions to food and textures, colors, or food groups. Many have gluten and dairy sensitivities.

So not full blown allergies, but sensitivities. And that’s why parents will try gluten free casein free diet. But if they go to the wrong foods like soy and other grains, it may not improve the gut health and behavior because the gut brain connection is scientifically proven that there’s a bidirectional communication pattern. Other dietary concerns are histamine and salicylate intolerance.

So some parents actually notice reactions to fermented foods, bananas, tomatoes, artificial dyes, and citric foods as well. And that could be because the child cannot break down salicylates or histamines. It’s just too much overload for their bodies. Blood sugar regulation is a common one where we see children diagnosed on the autism spectrum disorder will experience mood swings, aggression, or even fatigue due to this imbalance of glycemic control.

And in supplements and diet interventions, parents often explore probiotics, certain digestive enzymes, omega threes, amino acids to support the child’s health. And this is why in the certified autism health coach training, we have a nutritional intervention approach based on functional medicine. So we could get to the root cause and parents could stop guessing, but they could start testing for the right markers and then receive a personalized supplement as well as nutraceutical plan to follow to get positive results. So if you are ready to be empowered with the knowledge and become a certified autism health coach, we invite you to register today and let’s be the ripple effect in the betterment of humanity for the children and their families.