my son has always had what i would call a milk addiction. yesterday, i was doing autism "research" on the net and looking into the GFCF diets, etc.
so, i read that milk can actually have a dopamine type of effect on some autistic kids, and really dope them up and dull them. my son loves to drink milk. it relaxes him and puts him to bed/nap and just calms him down. he does look kind of doped up when drinking it. he has always drank way too much milk and really prefers it over food.
i try to avoid giving him milk until after his meals, just to make sure he eats, but... should i be worried... like, really worried about him drinking milk?
and, if i quit his milk, what on earth can possibly replace it? he would go ballistic.
You described my son also.