Use of thegluten-free dietin autism is controversial (most medical studies don’t report any benefit).
The answer is no in most cases: going gluten-free won’t help your child’s autism.
It’s also possible that non-celiacgluten sensitivitya condition that’s not yet well understoodmight play some role in autism.
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All this research on links between celiac disease, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, and autism is preliminary.
What Is Autism?
There’s no cure for autism.
Treatments that have been shown to improve autism traits include behavioral therapy and medications.
That leads to questions about how the two conditions might be related.
Gluten and casein are proteins.
However, the truth is there’s little evidence to back up this treatment.
This has led some to speculate on a potential connection to celiac disease.
However, they said that future research may point to treatment strategies for autistic people.
However, we’re far from such an outcome right now.
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