In my last post, I shared suggestions from Chapter 1 of Elizabeth Strickland’s book Eating for Autism about how to transition to a more healthy diet; with an acute focus on what must go. With this post, I want to share a little more from the book because it is overflowing with information that could be useful to anyone raising a child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Elizabeth goes into great detail about how to make sure our kids get enough basic nutrients (think protein, carbohydrates, fat, fiber, micronutrients, vitamins, minerals and water). She describes how to assess each of these nutrients and make sure that you’re feeding your child the right foods and combinations of foods.

I have a program that has been recognized as a proven solution for special needs
children rather than a possible solution for what to do with children of special needs.
My approach is to correct learning behaviors or learning patterns rather
than to treat the symptoms of what appears to be the problem in the
child's mind and simply except the fact that special needs children will always
have special needs. My program is designed to stimulate a young mind with real world
stimuli through real world photographs, videos and real world voice interaction.