Research summaries for autism therapy: food allergies

definition of food allergies: The term food allergy is commonly used to describe an adverse reaction to a food. While, technically, this reaction is due to a specific type of immune response to the food in question, many people use the phrase "allergic to _____ food" to include reactions that may not be purely immunological and may not be completely directed to the food. Symptoms of food allergies can range from mild such as gut discomfort to serious such as life-threatening anaphylactic shock.
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Syndrome of Allergy, Apraxia, and Malabsorption: Characterization of a Neurodevelopmental Phenotype that Responds to Omega 3 and Vitamin E Supplementation, Summarized Sep 4, 2009

Combined vitamin E and omega 3 therapy may help a type of verbal apraxia (speech problems) that may be caused by food allergies and nutritional problems, and could affect children with autism. Children with verbal apraxia have trouble saying words and may have severe speech problems. Many scientists have thought that verbal apraxia is a brain disorder. This study suggests that verbal apraxia may be a result of nutritional problems. This study tested 187 children with verbal apraxia. Many of the children also had autism.... Read more...

Food Allergy and Infantile Autism, Summarized Nov 14, 2006

This article describes a study showing that improvements in autistic behavior can result from a casein-free diet, in combination with the elimination of foods to which children are allergic.... Each child was also tested for food allergies, and each of their diets was adjusted to avoid any foods to which they were allergic. In addition, all 36 children were put on a casein-free diet for 8 weeks.... Read more...

Diet, Immunity, and Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Summarized Nov 14, 2006

This brief review article suggests that elimination diets may improve the health and behavior of some children with autism.... Much of the rest of the article describes a research report showing that the immune responses of children with autism, when exposed to certain foods, are similar to those of children with food allergies. According to the author, these results suggest that children with autism may have unusual responses to these foods that should be investigated further.... Read more...

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