Research: Diet and Child Behavior Problems: Fact or Fiction?

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Authored by Cormier, E., and Elder JE in Pediatric Nursing, Volume 23, Issue 2, p. 138-143, (2007).

Article summary (posted Jul 19, 2007):

There is not a lot of science to support the use of diet therapies.

Parents often ask doctors and nurses to tell them which therapies will help their child with autism. When working with families, nurses should learn what parents "know"? about their child's problem and what the parents "believe"? about their child's problem. Nurses can then help parents sort through the different therapies that exist so that parents can save time and money. Diet therapies have been used since the 1920s. Diet therapies can take a lot of time and cost a lot of money.

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