While many parents use gluten-free and casein-free diets for their children with autism, there is only one small controlled study that shows the diets to be helpful.
This review article looked to see if gluten-free and casein-free diets have been shown to help people with autism. There are only two controlled studies on the effect of gluten-free diet and casein-free diets on people with autism. While both studies were small, one showed that a gluten-free casein-free diet improved the symptoms of autism. The authors conclude that there needs to be more studies to see if these diets can help children with autism. The authors also point out that a gluten-free casein-free diet can be hard on parents and may cost extra money.
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