The Autism Food
Club provides the practical implementation of dietary intervention. The
organisation aims to turn scientific research around food and diet into tasty
plates of food for the whole family with a specific focus on the autism
spectrum & related developmental conditions. Although targeted at the
autism spectrum, anybody will benefit from these fantastic recipe ideas and
simple scientific explanations.
Why?
Various
lines of evidence have suggested that the use of a gluten- and casein-free
(GFCF) diet may improve some of the more life disrupting aspects of autism
spectrum disorders (ASDs) at least for some. Coupled to an increasing volume of
recent research reports highlighting some of the potential mechanisms
accounting for a dietary effect, the requirement to translate research findings
from ‘bench to kitchen’ has never been more important. The Autism Food Club (www.theautismfoodclub.com) bridges that gap.
Some of the most
recent reviews of the evidence surrounding the use of the GFCF diet for autism1
whilst not wholly confirmatory, highlight how for some on the autism spectrum,
dietary intervention may be an important addition to other educational and
behavioural interventions. Positive changes to areas of attention and
hyperactivity and communication represent some of the more commonly reported
observations
How?
A
few years back, a fortunate moment led to the meeting of a dietitian, a chef
and an autism researcher. Our ideas are simple: translate the science around
dietary intervention for autism into something readable for everyone and offer
a range of tasty, balanced and easy to make recipes which are gluten- and
casein-free.
Where?
Find us on our
website www.theautismfoodclub.com or come and interact with
us on our Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/theautismfoodclub ) and Twitter
( https://twitter.com/AutismFoodClub ) pages. Routledge’s have also published our book “Autism:
Exploring a gluten and casein free diet: a practical guide for families and
professionals” (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415727634) which is full of recipes,
background of the science and then an in-depth look at the science and steps to
undertake a gluten- and casein-free diet.
All the
best
The Autism Food
Club team Elouise, Mark and Paul
1.
Whiteley P. et al. Gluten- and casein-free dietary
intervention for autism spectrum conditions. Front Hum Neurosci. 2012; 6: 344.