Dietary intervention is the cornerstone of the bio-medical approach to healing ASD. The aim of dietary intervention is to help correct nutritional imbalances, resolve gut dysbiosis and heal the gut wall, enabling its function of digestion, absorption and elimination to work effectively. By doing this the immune system is strengthened, resulting in fewer infections and an improved ability for the body to detoxify itself.
Neurotransmitters which affect behaviours, concentration, mood, sleep and addictions are also balanced by resolving the nutritional deficiencies that create an imbalance of these critical brain chemicals.
It is important that dietary modification be done concurrently with nutritional medicine, gut repair and detoxification for optimal results.
Several Diets have been shown to be beneficial for many children with Autism, ASD, AD/HD and other associated disorders. Everyone is different, so there is not a “one size fits all” approach. Different people do better on different diets, while others need a combination of diets. The most common diets used are:
Helen can help you understand the importance of dietary intervention and guide you through which diet is suitable for your child. She will guide you step by step in order to make the changes as smooth as possible.
