Help for Parents of Autistic Children

On Monday, the journal Pediatrics published a study that showed a significant increase in the number of children who are diagnosed with autism or a similar disorder.

To educate the parents of autistic children about a possibility for improvement in their child’s condition, we are relaunching our autism billboard:

Studies have shown that many autistic kids improve dramatically when put on a diet free of dairy “products”. One study of 20 children found a major reduction in autistic behavior in kids who were put on a casein-free diet (casein is a component of cow’s milk). Another study conducted by researchers at the University of Rome showed a “marked improvement” in the behavior of autistic children who were taken off dairy “products”. There are also countless heart-wrenching stories from parents of kids who had suffered the worst effects of autism for years before dairy “products” were eliminated from their diets. Here is one mother’s story:

There was nothing to lose, so I decided to eliminate all the dairy products from his diet. What happened next was nothing short of miraculous. Miles stopped screaming, he didn’t spend as much time repeating actions, and by the end of the first week, he pulled on my hand when he wanted to go downstairs. For the first time in months, he let his sister hold his hands to sing “Ring Around a Rosy.”

Please, if you know someone with an autistic child, ask them to give this treatment a chance. There’s no guarantee of success, but it’s worth a try.