Autisic Child - Diet [QUOTE=jrock]Any good website recommendations for the CF/CF/SF diet?  My sons enjoys eating chicken (broiled), noodles, vegetables, bread, beef patties.  He doesn't like any sauces, like spaghetti sauce, but will eat the noodles. I've tried to get him to eat the rice bread, but cannot stand it.  --JR [/QUOTE] I don't have any site recommends on totally going GF/CF/SF, but I do have some advice. First, I hate rice bread too. I think it's disgusting! Instead, we use Kinnikinnick products for bread. Their bread and roll mix is soooo easy. You put in 3 parts of the mix and 2 parts liquid (water, milk alternative, etc), mix with a spoon, and pour into a bread pan or muffin tins, you are done! It's soft and tastes good! They also have things for chicken nuggets and so on. Second is a great book called "The Super Allergy Girl Cookbook". It's worth every penny of the price. It helps you GO GF/CF/SF and then gives you a lot of kid-friendly recipes to do it. Her website is: http://superallergycookbook.com/ You can email her or call her. She's so kind and warm. She will help you with any questions you have, nothing in return! Most people suggest only taking one thing out at a time, not all 3. You don't want to end up with food mutiny! Hehehe. We chose gluten as our sons really love breaded items. We wanted the big fight first and out of the way. But many people choose to fight the little one first for quicker success. Going GF/CF/SF doesn't have to be expensive. Shop for fresh foods. Veggies, fruit, meats, and so on are all GF/CF/SF naturally. Add in a GF/CF/SF bread, milk alternative, and a few treats here and there and you have it made for very little money compared to buying all the GF/CF/SF premade foods out there. But, do know there are mixes for nearly everything you can imagine, if you want to go that route. If he likes pasta, Tinkyada makes a really good pasta. Many pastas just have a funky consistancy once you remove the gluten. But their spaghetti is child-friendly. Both of my sons eat it without a problem. That was one thing they never turned their noses up at. Take it slow, but give it time. If you are going to do it, you have to be TOTALLY GF/CF for a few months to really discover if there's going to be a benefit to it. When I say totally, I mean no cheating ever. It's hard in the beginning. You will read labels like never before. But if your child reacts, you will be so happy you did it. If he doesn't, maybe he will have picked up some healthy eating habits during that time that will carry over into his regular diet. Any good website recommendations for the CF/CF/SF diet?  My sons enjoys eating chicken (broiled), noodles, vegetables, bread, beef patties.  He doesn't like any sauces, like spaghetti sauce, but will eat the noodles. I've tried to get him to eat the rice bread, but cannot stand it.  --JR My neice and her husband both have Celiac,a disorder or disease [Not sure of what it is] that means their bodies do not allow them to eat Gluten products. They have to be careful of what they eat. She says that it isn't too much more expensive to be gluten free if you know how to cook. We tried it for our son and the thing that we foundwas that he just would not eat most of the stuff and when he did like something, we really could not find much of a difference. THAT IS JUST OUR KID. Every child reacts differently and this is a decision that your son's Mom has made, with success, so I'd recommend following the program that they have started. OK.   His mother and I split about 6-months ago.  His behavior has gotten better over the last couple months, primary dealing with anger issues.  His mother's diet consists of only gluten free foods.  Just recently, she compiled a list of documents (google: search) that support her notions that gluten contributes to his autistic behavior.  I talked to his pediatrician and she told me that these are isolated incidents and changes his diet would be very extreme at age 5. I will try anything within reason, but this is a drastic step, since funds are low, I eat gluten foods, and his brother also eats gluten free foods. I know that sugar is definitely a mind altering substance for children, and I believe it aggravates his condition, but still not convinced about gluten.  I guess I need more convincing. --JR My son is on GF/CF/SF because it has been proven to help many children, not just isolated incidences (most pediatricians are not versed in dietary helps for many issues). My thought is, what would it hurt to try? If you give it 6 months and it really doesn't show any effects, reconvene and talk about it. But what if your child is one of the many that it does help? You will be 6 months down the road to a healthier little boy. I know we have seen really great things with my son since going GF/CF/SF, even people that don't know we are on it have commented and asked, "what have you done different, he's like a different kid". He's 2 years old. Many of us here have our kids on the GFCFSF diet.  My son lost a lot of his autism symptoms when we changed his diet.  No it's not easy, but it doesn't have to be blindingly expensive, and 5 is not that late to change the diet at all.  I know people who have started it with their teenagers.We just found De Boles rice spaghetti at our local store and whole family loves it.  Can't tell the difference.  A great book for kid friendly recipes is Special Diets for Special Kids.  You can get it used on Amazon for pretty cheap and I can cook for my entire family from it (even the non-GF's). It's more work at first, but once you get the hang of it it can be just as easy and less expensive than your old diet.  Good luck! Gluten free diet is it. MIne lost some symptoms with gluten free diet. Just as important it is to provide a well balanced diet, I have found that a great vitamin and supplement has made remarkable improvements. I can probably switch the child over to GFCF diet, but what about the husband?!  ;-)And no way am I going to convince grandma who thinks cookies/muffins don't have sugar.tacanow.org is the best website for info on GFCFSF @ pinga....we have the same trouble!  I've found that if I just make a GF dinner that's appealing to everone, I don't have any complaints.  I have resigned myself to the older crowd eating crackers no matter what I do, I just make a point of having something GF on hand for my youngest that he likes as much.  Oh, and I keep separate Peanut Butter, jelly, butter and so on for each boy (one's GF and one isn't) to avoid cross contamination.  Good luck!
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