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A qualitative investigation of parental experience of eating problems in children and young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder and the professional support they have received and desire

    • University Hospital Lewisham

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    Abstract

    Background:Currently there is a paucity of quality evidenceto support the use of restricted diets in Autism SpectrumDisorder (ASD) and NICE guidelines do not recommend theuse of restricted diets to treat ASD(1)although there are con-siderable positive anecdotal reports on the efficacy of the Glu-ten Free Casein Free diet (GFCF). Moreover, since there is alack of medical treatment available for autism, parents oftenturn to various complementary and alternative therapiesincluding restrictive diets as a means of treating their children(2). The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of four dif-ferent types of restricted diet–the (GFCF), the Specific Car-bohydrate Diet (SCD), the Gut and Psychology Syndrome(GAPS) and the Ketogenic Diet (KD) as a means of treatingchildren with ASD
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationJournal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics
    PublisherWiley
    Pages36-37
    Number of pages2
    Volume31
    EditionS1
    DOIs
    Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 9 Feb 2018
    EventBDA Research Symposium 2017 - Birmingham, United Kingdom
    Duration: 6 Dec 20176 Dec 2017

    Conference

    ConferenceBDA Research Symposium 2017
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    CityBirmingham
    Period6/12/176/12/17

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