The Kid-Friendly ADHD and Autism Cookbook: The Ultimate Guide to the Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diet by Pamela Compart, Dana Laake, , Dana Laake Dana, Jon B. Pangborn (Foreword by)
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- Pub. Date: November 2006
- 256pp
- Sales Rank: 66,813
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: November 2006
- Publisher: Fair Winds Press
- Format: Hardcover, 256pp
- Sales Rank: 66,813
- ISBN-13: 9781592332236
- ISBN: 1592332234
Synopsis
The best kid-friendly recipes and guide to the gluten-free milk-free diet for ADHD and Autism.What it is. Why it works. How to do it.
The Centers for Disease Control reports significant increases in Autism and ADHD - both affecting primarily boys. The CDC estimates that 1 out of 175 children (age 4 to 17) currently have Autism (300,000). Before 1985, Autism occurred in less than 1 out of 2000. ADHD is much more common in that it affects 4.4 million U.S. children (age 4 to 17).
Common to both of these conditions is the negative impact of certain foods - especially milk products and glutens such as wheat(and to a lesser degree - soy and corn.) One of the challenges that parents face is coping with children who have picky appetites and crave the very foods that affect their behavior, focus and development. The other challenge is finding ways to get their children to eat healthy foods and improve their nutritional status.
The uniqueness of this book is that it not only provides gluten-free milk-free substitutes and recipes, it provides successful suggestions for feeding the picky eater. The authors share details about just how and why the diet works. The specialty ingredients are explained and extensive sources provided. There are also testimonials from the parents and from the children themselves.
Biography
Pamela Compart, M.D., is a developmental pediatrician and a functional medicine physician. She is the founder and director of HeartLight Healing Arts, Inc., which is an integrated health care center providing comprehensive traditional and complementary medicine services for children and adults.
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An Incredibly Informative Cookbookby mistress_of_prose
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August 01, 2009: I have been a vegetarian for years, and I stay a vegetarian because of all of the health problems I no longer have due to the change in diet. So I am a big believer that a change in diet can have miraculous curative possibilities. I was excited to find this cookbook because I had read that a GFCF diet can work wonders for Autistic children, and my son had, recently, been diagnosed with High-Functioning Autism. This cookbook talks about what Gluten and Casein are, and how they affect children with ADHD and Autism. However, it does stress in the book that if your child does not have an allergy to Gluten and Casein, then the diet probably won't do much for them. I like that it informs you of that because there is no reason to raise your grocery budget if the diet will not help your child. And this is where you need to really think back to your child's eating habits and ask yourself if you ever noticed a problem with a certain substance. My son has no problem with Gluten, but Casein is a big problem for him. The book also talks about Soy, and how some kids are allergic to soy. But the best part of this cookbook is that it has recipes in it. And not just regular recipes, it tells you how to make your own soy milk/rice milk! Anyone who has had to go buy the stuff, knows how expensive it is, and being able to make it yourself is such a blessing. This is the diet change cookbook for parents on a budget, and I love it! If you think this book is for you, I have one piece of advice, do not cut everything out at once. There will be withdrawal for your kids, and a lot of trial and error. Take baby steps. Also, if your child responds well to the diet change by taking out only Gluten or Casein, than you might not have to go through the nightmare of removing both.
I Also Recommend: Louder Than Words, Mother Warriors.
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July 10, 2008: My son is Autistic and this book really helps you start the diet and learn what to do and not to do.
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