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Autism and diet : what you need to know / Rosemary Kessick.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kessick, Rosemary.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Autism--Nutritional aspects.
- Autism.
- Autism--Diet therapy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (95 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Written by an autism expert who has witnessed in her own child the improvement that can be made through dietary intervention, this book offers a guide to the science behind the considerations; strategies for implementing a safe diet; a handy list of ingredients to be avoided; as well as a concise bank of essential resources and contacts.
- Contents:
- FRONT COVER; Autism and Diet:What You Need to Know; Contents; Introduction; 1What is the Autistic Spectrum?; 2The History of DietaryIntervention in Autism; The gluten-free/casein-free (GF/CF) diet; Sulphates and salicylates; The specific carbohydrate diet; The ketogenic diet; Liquid feeds; The low oxalate diet; 3 A Whistle-stop Guide to theScience Behind the Interventions; Opioid excess; Sulphation; Carbohydrate digestion and the specific carbohydrate diet; 4Back to Basics; When to consider a special diet; Getting started; Methods of approach; What next?; Why might we not see any improvement?
- 5The Offending Food Pyramid6School Essentials; Educate your school; At school; At home; 7Essentials for Teachersand Therapists; Lesson planning; The classroom environment; The playground; The dining room; Personal hygiene; Special occasions; Risk analysis for all off-site activities; Emergency training; 8Cautionary Tales; 9A Case Study; 10 What You Need to Know About Ingredients; Dietary gluten and casein sources; Nitrates/nitrites; Additional additive information; Monosodium glutamate (MSG E621); Aspartame; Particular nasties; Medicines; Salicylates; 11The Last Word
- From the Autism Medical forum12Resources; Checklist of common classic symptoms; Explanation of charts; School health care plan; Food Diary; Food/ Behaviour Diary; Suggested reading; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612297274
- 9781282297272
- 1282297279
- 9781846429156
- 1846429153
- OCLC:
- 458615894
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