Popular autism diet does not demonstrate behavioral improvement

Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 13:53 in Psychology & Sociology

A popular belief that specific dietary changes can improve the symptoms of children with autism was not supported by a tightly controlled University of Rochester study, which found that eliminating gluten and casein from the diets of children with autism had no impact on their behavior, sleep or bowel patterns.

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