Bumping this up, because although Iain's rather scathing post does illustrate some unqualified thinking going on, this is nevertheless an interesting video, and does raise some questions in my mind.
We all know that Autism is on the increase, although, just as with cancer, there's a debate about how we are just "identifying it better these days", maybe there is a causitive or aggravating factor that could be identified and a simple diet change could make life easier?
I'm working on and testing a hypothesis on myself at the moment, that diet can be used to lessen the impact of my "meltdowns", with what appears to be some success.
Bumping this up, because although Iain's rather scathing post does illustrate some unqualified thinking going on, this is nevertheless an interesting video, and does raise some questions in my mind.
We all know that Autism is on the increase, although, just as with cancer, there's a debate about how we are just "identifying it better these days", maybe there is a causitive or aggravating factor that could be identified and a simple diet change could make life easier?
I'm working on and testing a hypothesis on myself at the moment, that diet can be used to lessen the impact of my "meltdowns", with what appears to be some success.
Can you definitely rule out that just having a healthier diet is good for overall wellness and it's the overall wellness that reduces meltdowns, so that it is directly diet = less meltdowns, or are you in fact trying to prove that overall wellbeing is beneficial to autistic people? (Asking for clarity reasons.)
I'm not talking causative when it comes to autism, because I am firmly in the genetics camp as no missed jab as a kid stopped me being diagnosed.
But I am interested in the exacerbative when it comes to managing autism related issues. As I have a vested interest in improving quality of life for everyone.
I'm working on and testing a hypothesis on myself at the moment,
can be used to lessen the impact of my "meltdowns", with what appears to be some success.
You see it's funny ain't it..........it is actually the fact that I have realised and accepted that I am autistic that has achieved this same affect for me !
In the pre-self-aware state, I would stress, bluster and confuse myself thinking "what the hell is wrong with me and my thoughts." My alcohol intake, stress and anxiety was episodically through the roof with many internalised meltdowns and a few explosive externalised ones !
But now this does not happen because I understand my thoughts, actions and needs FAR FAR better.
Now I know, calmness reigns supreme.
I reckon my risk factors of dying of heart attack, stroke or (the other one for men of my age) has been VASTLY diminished by becoming self-aware of my autism. Oh, and lets not forget the other, other one = volumetric alcohol abuse = seems safely contained now in my rear view mirror.
Thank you autism.
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I'm working on and testing a hypothesis on myself at the moment, that diet can be used to lessen the impact of my "meltdowns", with what appears to be some success.
There is a lot of peer reviewed research on supplementary diets that can at least reduce autistic co-morbidities ~ with one informative branch of which being available by way of the following link:
I got into this stuff in 2016, and it has made a big difference in terms of reducing the severity of my co-morbidities, and in fact eliminating one. Perhaps you may also find this information useful.
