Healthy Diet for Autism Children: Learn About Top foods, best diets, Digestive and food sensitivity issues of Autism Children

By Susan Zeppieri

Healthy Diet for Autism Children is an informative book on the top foods that should be included in the diet, the different types of diets, and many other issues related to the digestive health of children with autism. The book also has a section on understanding the relations between diet and autism. There is also a section on various snack ideas and a section on the use of fish oil supplements in the diet of children with autism.
This eBook gives a step-by-step guide to understanding the relationship between diet and autism. It contains information on relevant topics such as best diets for children with autism, digestive, food sensitivity and other digestive issues, and understanding the correlations between diet and autism. It also includes snacks and ideas for children with autism.
HERE'S WHAT MAKES THIS BOOK SPECIAL:
• What Exactly is the autism spectrum disorder?
• Understanding Relations Between Diet & Autism
• Autism Diet- What Is It and How Does It Work?
• Transition Your Child's Diet to A Healthier One
• Best Diets for Autism Children
• Much, much more!
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• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: May 15, 2022
• ISBN: 9781387959105

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The Aim & Objectives of Book

The book Healthy Diet for Autism Children provides a wealth of information on the foods that should be avoided and the foods that should be eaten by autistic children. According to the information presented in the book, a child with autism may have digestive or nutritional issues.

The purpose of the book is to make it easier for parents to comprehend the patterns of behavior that their children exhibit so that they may successfully raise healthy, well-adjusted people. This book will give you some useful tips on the foods to include in your meal plan if you are worried about your child's nutrition and want to determine which meals they should be eating.

Who Should Read This Book?

In recent years, autism, which is a developmental disorder, has gained a lot of attention. There is a school of thought that suggests children with autism have a lower tolerance for certain kinds of food compared to children who are growing normally. This is not possible. If you are looking for an all-inclusive approach to the topic of feeding autistic children, then this is the book for you.

It will take you step-by-step through a range of challenges that autistic children face, such as digestive and nutritional allergies, so that you may better understand these issues. You won't only learn the specifics; you'll also get an in-depth, step-by-step walkthrough of how to efficiently manage your diet.

INTRODUCTION

People have seen a connection between the symptoms of autism and certain meals for many decades, but the scientific rationale for this connection has remained obscure. In recent years, a growing body of scientific evidence has been made available to support the findings of parents and professionals who have long engaged in the field of nutrition and environmental treatments. These individuals have been actively involved in the fields of nutrition and environmental treatment. According to the findings of this research, some foods and non-foods may cause damage to the developing brains of some autistic children and adults as well as induce autistic symptoms in such individuals. On the use of dietary intervention in autism spectrum disorder, there has been a rise in the quantity of high-quality chapters, and sessions on the issue are frequently given at international conferences.

On the other hand, using the internet enables instant access to a substantial quantity of content related to the subject matter. When it comes to the care and treatment of their children, parents and main caregivers who have done extensive research and attended conferences, for example, may have a wealth of knowledge that they may share with others engaged in the process. However, doing this is not always a simple process. Due to the fact that they have limited time and resources, parents have often asked for a pocket guide that they can provide to confused family members and friends, as well as to therapists and nurses who are unable to take the whole plateful of information! After reading Autism and Diet: What You Need to Know, you will be equipped with the information and skills necessary to safely and efficiently undertake nutritional intervention for autistic children. Additionally, you will get an understanding of the significance of doing so.

Chapter 1: What Exactly is the autism spectrum disorder?

It is essential to be aware of the fact that autism does not constitute a medical disorder on its own. Psychiatrist Dr. Lorna Wing of the United Kingdom came up with the term triad of impairment in order to identify and categorize the behaviors of individuals who are on a spectrum or continuum of mental illness. She did this in order to characterize and classify the actions of people. Each of the categories has a sizable number of distinct possibilities to choose from. It is possible that a lack of social skills might present itself in the form of a lack of interest in other people, a reluctance to start discussions, or a predisposition toward social awkwardness in particular circumstances. Inadequacies in verbal and nonverbal communication could manifest themselves in a number of different ways. It is possible that the individual is unable to speak at all and is also unable to comprehend verbal and nonverbal messages. Speech that is fully developed yet seems to be unrelated to the context in which it is said, or speech that is repetitive or echolalic, may be an indication that the speaker is unaware of what others are saying.

Deficiencies in creative thinking may range from an inability to construct a fictitious world or to duplicate and participate in pretend play, to the use of toys in an uninspired manner or the inappropriate use of any object for the purpose of experiencing simply. The activities that a youngster enjoys doing may be rigid and predictable, but there are often early signs of a child's future interests, such as when they begin to line things up or color-code blocks or toys. From a topic that requires more focus and appears to consume one's whole being to recurrent acts in the physical world or established routines that must be adhered to, there is a new chapter published on a cause of autism every week, whether the cause is hereditary or not; as a result, it is easy to get confused by all of the conflicting information. It is also said that there is no known cause of autism. However, this isn't exactly accurate because many cases of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be traced back to metabolic abnormalities, viral or bacterial infections, or genetic causes. Additionally, it is sometimes said that no known cause of autism exists; however, this isn't exactly accurate. Multiple studies have shown a correlation between autism and head trauma. This introductory piece needs to focus its attention, from a therapeutic point of view, on the symptoms rather than the cause.

It is important to note, however, that in response to a sharp increase in the prevalence of autism, research on the condition's root causes was initiated by the Medical Research Council (MRC) of the United Kingdom in the year 2001. According to the findings of the review's medical panel of professionals, around 4 percent of individuals had the root cause of their ailment uncovered. There are a lot of disorders that make up this 4 percent, but for those individuals who continue to be fiercely opposed to the idea that diet plays any role in the manifestation of autistic symptoms, there are two illnesses that may be of particular interest. Phenylketonuria, often known as PKU, is one of the hereditary conditions that affects the most people. This is a condition of autosomal recessive inheritance that affects protein metabolism. As a result of a defective gene, an excessive amount of phenylalanine builds up in the blood.

This phenylalanine then makes its way to the brain, where it plays a role in the development of mental retardation as well as other neurological problems, such as autism. Treatments that are successful against this condition include the majority of foods that are based on wheat, such as pasta and bread, as well as meals that are high in protein and include foods like meat, eggs, dairy, and nuts. Second, purine autism, which occurs when the body excretes an excessive amount of uric acid, is a condition that has been well researched. Gout is one of a group of purine disorders that may be managed with dietary changes. Nevertheless, if you suffer from this condition, you are included in this group. In this chapter, we will discuss the most important dietary intervention for autism, which is based on research carried out by scientists all around the world. A significant portion of the investigation, which started in the early 1970s and was carried out in Norway by a neuropediatric Ian, was Karl Reichel’s responsibility as a professor at the University of Florida. Throughout history, it has been shown that monitoring patients, both by their doctors and by those who are closest to them, is the starting point for research that may result in the effective treatment of symptoms and an understanding of the causes and characteristics of the condition. Anyone who has a large amount of time spent with an autistic child or adult may be able to provide helpful insight into the process of comprehending autism.

According to the findings of the vast majority of respectable scientists, autism has been around for quite some time. Some people believe that the legends of changelings that have been passed down through the ages may really be about autistic children. In Celtic tradition, elves and visitors from the other side are often portrayed as kidnapping human children and replacing them with monstrous offspring of their own. The child that is left unsupervised is often mute because it does not respond to the adult carers... Keep in mind that in certain civilizations, children who are different from the norm have been and still are seen as victims of some form of evil in both the past and the present.

In the year 1801, a French physician named Izard came upon an unclothed infant who was wandering about in the forest. At first, everyone assumed that the little boy had been raised in the forest by himself ever since he was a tiny child. When we initially saw the child, he was unable to speak and did not react in any way to any kind of human contact. He is known by the moniker Savage de Lavern, which literally translates to wild youngster of Veyron. Special education came into being as a direct consequence of Izard’s unrelenting attempts to aid the aforementioned child. Some people feel that Veyron’s wild youngster had autism, despite the fact that the condition was not referred to by its current term at the time.

The late Swiss psychiatrist, Eugen Bleuler, who practiced in the early twentieth century, is generally credited with being the originator of the autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In 1911, Bleuler reported about a group of individuals who were diagnosed with schizophrenia. In his writings, he came up with the term autism to describe people who are almost entirely preoccupied with themselves and who isolate themselves from other people.

Carl Gustav Jung is credited with coining the terms extrovert and introvert in his early 1920s publications. Jung believed that each of these personality types could be found, to some extent, in every single individual. He did add, however, that in extreme conditions, in instances that were referred to as neurotic in the language of his day, a person may become fully engaged in oneself. He said this in the context of the possibility that someone may become neurotic.

In contrast, the term autism did not enter the lexicon of mainstream psychiatric language until the late 1930s and early 1940s in the United States. In 1943 and 1944, researchers Leo Kenner and Hans Asperger wrote about a group of young people they had researched and labeled autistic or autistic psychopathy. They began working with a particular group of children in 1938 and published results and wrote about their discoveries in 1943 and 1944. They wrote about a group of children they had dubbed autistic or autistic psychopathy. The authors are all of the opinion that the symptoms that were described by these children were unique and represented an illness that had never been identified previously. They came up with the term autism to characterize the illness since the children and adolescents they looked at seemed to be incapable of interacting with other people in a typical manner. While the studies of Kenner, Asperger, and Bleuler all explain issues that are present at birth, Bleuler discusses something that takes place much later in life.

On the other hand, the Kenner group is a self-contained group of people who all display the same core traits of autism. These people have been diagnosed with autism. The range of symptoms associated with Asperger's illness includes a wide variety of conditions, including Kenner syndrome and children who seem to be developing normally. There are still vestiges of these two distinct descriptions, and they have retained the identities of their discoverers even in modern times. Both Kenner’s autism and Asperger's syndrome are still used frequently in both academic writing and everyday conversation.

Around the same time as Kenner and Asperger were working in the field of autism, another name emerged that quickly gained notoriety in the field. It seems that Brutus Bettelheim is present. In 1944 Bettelheim served as the headmaster of the Chicago Orthogenic School for Children. During his time in the United States, he formulated his own theory about the causes of autism and started the process of developing treatment programs. Bettelheim theorizes that autism is the result of a lack of stimulation experienced by a kid in his or her formative years. He was convinced that parents, and particularly mothers, who showed indifference to their children were the causes of autism in children. The term refrigerator mother didn't exist at the time, so someone came up with it.

Despite the fact that Bettelheim's psychological beliefs were debunked, it took a number of years for scientific progress to reach the stage where mothers were no longer held responsible for autism. In point of fact, during the author's own post-graduate studies in the middle to late 1970s, the topic of refrigerator mothers as a possible cause of autism predominated. Undoubtedly, one of Bettelheim's hypotheses is the terrible damage it has caused to a great number of mothers over the course of time.

Since the 1980s, researchers have focused a great deal of attention on determining the cause of autism. Vaccines, environmental contaminants, endocrine disruptors, unique sensitivity to certain foods or additives, and genetic factors have all been suggested as potential causes of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Autism is still a mystery, despite all of the theorizing that has been done about it. Even though there isn't any data that scientists can agree on, scientists are still trying to figure out what causes autism.

1.1 Are we up to date on any recent discoveries or breakthroughs in the realm of autism?

There is now widespread consensus that autism is a neurodevelopmental (or, to use the more technical term, neurobiological) disease. Autism is caused not by any abnormalities in the brain's chemical or electrical activity, which can be observed on X-rays or during a physical examination, but rather by no abnormalities in the brain's physical appearance. As far as we are aware, autism is present from birth, occurs more often in boys than in girls, and there is no known therapy for the condition. Patients with autism have access to a wide range of treatment choices throughout the therapeutic spectrum. Education is a critical component of early intervention programs, which are essential in the treatment of autism. Even while children with autism may make improvements in a variety of ways, they will nonetheless always be autistic, despite the fact that they may seem to be more typical as they become older.

Some specialists are of the opinion that autism can be treated, despite the widespread belief that it is a condition that cannot be cured and that lasts a person's whole life. Researchers in New Orleans, Louisiana is evaluating autistic children to see whether or not they have low amounts of lead in their systems. If they do, they will then receive treatment to eliminate any traces of autism that may still be there. It is claimed that more than 1,500 children have been cured by using this procedure (personal conversation with the lead physician). In light of this, it is essential to point out that the sorts of assessments that are being carried out on young children in New Orleans have fallen out of favor in Europe, where they have been used for decades but are no longer considered acceptable.

1.2 What exactly is meant by the word autism?

Autism is an illness that may be classified as either a neurodevelopmental or a neurobiological condition, and its symptoms can range from mild to severe. There is no such thing as two autistic people who are exactly the same. Having said that, there are a few characteristics that are shared by every individual who has autism. These characteristics are sometimes referred to together as the Triad of Impairment.

1.3 Interference with the Flow of Social Communication

This group of people who have autism exhibits a wide range of very different behaviors. It is possible for them to give off the impression that they are emotionally detached and indifferent, making little to no eye contact and seeming to have facial characteristics that are emotionless. as if other people did not exist at all. Those individuals are far rarer species than those who passively accept the overtures of others, participate in activities as passive partners, and return the eye contact of other people. One of the other subclasses is called the active but atypical group. Their failure to sustain eye contact as well as their inclination to too enthusiastically and hastily shake hands are both telltale signs that they are not interested in the people around them.

The very formal and stuffy subcategory comes in last, but certainly not last in importance. They speak in a very formal way even when it is not required of them, they are extremely polite, and they seek to conform to social standards, despite the fact that they do not actually know what such norms are. Because they are so good at English, they can often hide the fact that