Poor diet

It's really important to pay attention to biological digestion. How is his constitution? My grandmother would always say, Children will eat when they're hungry - it's more important not to force feed them. 

More often than not, Autistic Adults are coming forward and speaking about their undiagnosed health concerns with gut-health. Many of us follow the FODMAP diet as a base and then play around with what doesn't seem to cause added problems. For instance, I have an autistic friend who's a professor and sticks to it, especially minding inulin. I stick to it mostly but here's what I've eliminated: No brassicas (mustard family which includes rapeseed), No grains (except GF oats) and No legumes (including the peanut, which is not a nut). I get the type of fibre I need (as it's not the same) from fruits, seeds/true nuts, and the daisy family lettuces. 

We've both had near-death experiences with the inability to digest foods. He's axing all brassicas now as well, but he can't have dairy whereas I don't seem to have problems, though I do stick to full-fat and grass fed when possible.  

But what I've also found helpful is a nootropics blend with lions mane. Not only does it seem to lessen anxiety but also helps with digestion. 

If he's not allergic to eggs, I make amaretti cookies every other week and pop half in the freezer. Eggs, almond flour, date and coconut sugars with almond and vanilla extract. Sometimes I add cocoa powder and roll in powdered beet sugar before baking as sugar cane is a cereal grain. The secret is to whip the egg whites like merengue and pop the mix in the fridge an hour before baking. They're like a little doughnut!

I also make crepes with chestnut flour, milk, eggs and a bit of natural vanilla extract (vanilla is not a botanical bean but a seed). They're quite good if you throw a little melted cacao butter in the mix instead of oil. 

It's really important to pay attention to biological digestion. How is his constitution? My grandmother would always say, Children will eat when they're hungry - it's more important not to force feed them. 

More often than not, Autistic Adults are coming forward and speaking about their undiagnosed health concerns with gut-health. Many of us follow the FODMAP diet as a base and then play around with what doesn't seem to cause added problems. For instance, I have an autistic friend who's a professor and sticks to it, especially minding inulin. I stick to it mostly but here's what I've eliminated: No brassicas (mustard family which includes rapeseed), No grains (except GF oats) and No legumes (including the peanut, which is not a nut). I get the type of fibre I need (as it's not the same) from fruits, seeds/true nuts, and the daisy family lettuces. 

We've both had near-death experiences with the inability to digest foods. He's axing all brassicas now as well, but he can't have dairy whereas I don't seem to have problems, though I do stick to full-fat and grass fed when possible.  

But what I've also found helpful is a nootropics blend with lions mane. Not only does it seem to lessen anxiety but also helps with digestion. 

If he's not allergic to eggs, I make amaretti cookies every other week and pop half in the freezer. Eggs, almond flour, date and coconut sugars with almond and vanilla extract. Sometimes I add cocoa powder and roll in powdered beet sugar before baking as sugar cane is a cereal grain. The secret is to whip the egg whites like merengue and pop the mix in the fridge an hour before baking. They're like a little doughnut!

I also make crepes with chestnut flour, milk, eggs and a bit of natural vanilla extract (vanilla is not a botanical bean but a seed). They're quite good if you throw a little melted cacao butter in the mix instead of oil.