Guest guest Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 I've been reading the debate regarding the possibility of vegetariansim for diabetics and the whole blood type thing and thought this information would be enlightening. I do not know if any of you have family members with Autism/PDD/Asperger's Syndrome, but the IDEAL diet for us is vegan. People with autism should *never* drink milk, eat cheese etc, not due to lactose intolerance, but due to an inablility to process casein. Lacking these enzymes means that milk/milk product sugars are converted into opiates (yes, opiates!) and greatly contribute to " spaciness " . This also explains why autistic children are addicted to milk and are known to drink a gallon of it a day. As someone who used to do this, I cannot convey to you the uncontrollable PHYSICAL CRAVING that milk consumption creates. If your kid is autistic -for their sakes and your own- get rid of it or keep it out of reach somehow. Ditto for cheese, any kind of cheese. There are similar difficulties processing meat products. With a very big grin, I note that labs that produce dietary supplements for those with autism, use ONLY vegetable sources for protein/enzyme supplements. Sadly tho, no one in the autism community openly discusses the need of a vegan diet. kf New Photos - easier uploading and sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 That is fascinating! Thank you for sharing this. I know a family where their son had a lot of problems, and they believed he suffered from autism. That child was crazy about milk too. They eventually put him on Ritalin (don't get me started on that). It all makes sense. Donni - KF Wednesday, December 10, 2003 12:45 PM a no-debate diet for autism/pdd I've been reading the debate regarding the possibility of vegetariansim for diabetics and the whole blood type thing and thought this information would be enlightening. I do not know if any of you have family members with Autism/PDD/Asperger's Syndrome, but the IDEAL diet for us is vegan. People with autism should *never* drink milk, eat cheese etc, not due to lactose intolerance, but due to an inablility to process casein. Lacking these enzymes means that milk/milk product sugars are converted into opiates (yes, opiates!) and greatly contribute to " spaciness " . This also explains why autistic children are addicted to milk and are known to drink a gallon of it a day. As someone who used to do this, I cannot convey to you the uncontrollable PHYSICAL CRAVING that milk consumption creates. If your kid is autistic -for their sakes and your own- get rid of it or keep it out of reach somehow. Ditto for cheese, any kind of cheese. There are similar difficulties processing meat products. With a very big grin, I note that labs that produce dietary supplements for those with autism, use ONLY vegetable sources for protein/enzyme supplements. Sadly tho, no one in the autism community openly discusses the need of a vegan diet. kf New Photos - easier uploading and sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 My gf has a young male cousin with asperger's and his parents don't give him dairy, but they still give him meat; in fact, it seems meat is almost ALL they give him. They are too afraid of a possible dairy contamination or of carbs making him hyper. It seems that the " no dairy " part is more widely accepted but the doctors still won't acknowledge there are the same problems with meat. Perhaps a fear of getting sued by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association? Maybe just ignorance. I think it is the very same ignorance that keeps people from acknowledging a vegan diet is the healthiest diet for every single one of us. Their flawed logic goes- protein is always good and meat is the only complete source of protein. , KF <fitandcurvy_veggie> wrote: > I've been reading the debate regarding the possibility > of vegetariansim for diabetics and the whole blood > type thing and thought this information would be > enlightening. > I do not know if any of you have family members with > Autism/PDD/Asperger's Syndrome, but the IDEAL diet for > us is vegan. People with autism should *never* drink > milk, eat cheese etc, not due to lactose intolerance, > but due to an inablility to process casein. Lacking > these enzymes means that milk/milk product sugars are > converted into opiates (yes, opiates!) and greatly > contribute to " spaciness " . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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