The Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diet in Autism

Megha Bishnoi, Rohit , Shikha Raheja, Viney Lather

JCDM college of Pharmacy, Sirsa (Haryana), India Pin: - 125055

E-mail: - meghakhokhar2977@gmail.com

Abstract: -

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a set of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by a

deficit in social behaviors and nonverbal interactions such as reduced eye contact, facial
expression, and body gestures in the first 3 years of life. It is not a single disorder, and it is
broadly considered to be a multi-factorial disorder resulting from genetic and non-genetic risk
factors and their interaction. Autism causes child to not to communicate and also, could not be
able to interact socially with communities. But some dietary treatment is help in improving the
interaction with communities and also to communicate. The Most famous dietary treatment is
given by Feingolds work in 1970s, in which he reported that at least 50% of hyperactive and
learning-disabled children improved when their normal diet routine is replaced with gluten free
diet. Further may researches given by Prof. and finally most effective dietary treatments use is
Gluten-free and Casein-free. Now all the children with autism were treated with a GFCF diet, a
synthesis of Milk Free Kitchen by Kidder (1988) and the Gluten Free Gourmet by Hagman
(1990) To evaluate effects of a GFCF diet on the severity of autistic symptoms as measured by
the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS), Ecological Communication Orientation Scale
(ECOS), and direct behavioral observation frequencies.

Keywords: - Autism, Children, Treatment