Milk and Wheat

I don't know what any study shows, whether there is a link either that having a diet of milk and wheat makes it more likely that someone is autistic, or that milk and wheat causes someone to be autistic, or that milk and wheat helps people cope with being autistic.

The thing I do know however is that I am autistic and if you removed milk and wheat from my diet it would cause me to rapidly lose weight till I could not support myself.  Milk and wheat comprise a very high percentage of my diet.  I do not like and cannot eat many other foods, I do not like and cannot eat strongly tasting foods and milk and wheat help keep me alive.

Many autistic people have dietary 'problems' in that they will not eat certain foods.  I do not like the texture, taste or look of most types of food, the very appearance of which I find repugnant.

Yes, perhaps food supplements may be necessary.  I may not be getting my nutritional needs but I am 64 and everyone says I look very well on my diet despite its shortcomings.  What is cause and effect I don't know, but I would not think that milk and wheat have caused my autism any more than breathing the air around me has. 

As a famous person said, lies, damn lies and statistics. I would not wish to advocate my diet to anyone else, after all it takes all sorts to make Bertie Bassett.  But I am happy with my diet, it may cause problems with NTs but give me a slice of bread and a glass of milk and I couldn't think of a better thing to eat right now!  And no, I do not exclusively survive on Bread and Milk!

I don't know what any study shows, whether there is a link either that having a diet of milk and wheat makes it more likely that someone is autistic, or that milk and wheat causes someone to be autistic, or that milk and wheat helps people cope with being autistic.

The thing I do know however is that I am autistic and if you removed milk and wheat from my diet it would cause me to rapidly lose weight till I could not support myself.  Milk and wheat comprise a very high percentage of my diet.  I do not like and cannot eat many other foods, I do not like and cannot eat strongly tasting foods and milk and wheat help keep me alive.

Many autistic people have dietary 'problems' in that they will not eat certain foods.  I do not like the texture, taste or look of most types of food, the very appearance of which I find repugnant.

Yes, perhaps food supplements may be necessary.  I may not be getting my nutritional needs but I am 64 and everyone says I look very well on my diet despite its shortcomings.  What is cause and effect I don't know, but I would not think that milk and wheat have caused my autism any more than breathing the air around me has. 

As a famous person said, lies, damn lies and statistics. I would not wish to advocate my diet to anyone else, after all it takes all sorts to make Bertie Bassett.  But I am happy with my diet, it may cause problems with NTs but give me a slice of bread and a glass of milk and I couldn't think of a better thing to eat right now!  And no, I do not exclusively survive on Bread and Milk!