The food you eat matters
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The food you eat matters
If the person you care for has autism, paying close attention to the foods being consumed is particularly important. For patients with autism, doctors often recommend an elimination diet – eliminating gluten, dairy, sugar, corn, soy, and other categories of potentially allergenic foods. Then add these back one at a time and be alert for reactions to them, which would indicate that your child should permanently avoid that food.
In the following slides you will find the top five foods to avoid as they can make autism worse.