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how do i deal with my dads advise

north london mum

hi guys my son who is 2 n half was last week diagnosed with high functining autism and the one person i knew who would find it hard to accept is my dad i love my dad dearly last week he phones me and says his been on the internet and read up on autism wich shocked me and i though ok his accepted this but then last night i get a phone call telling me that his bern online agaon and there is a dr that cured a child with autism and the child had gluten allergies and its made my dad feel beter and i now need to change my sons diet i tried to explain to my dad that there is no cure my son has this for the rest of his life dad then says i need to get my son have a blood test because i dont know untill i get it done tried saying if my son has food allergies i would have known by now and im not putting my son who already has a fear of the drs for a blood test i know my dad means well but im now worried his going to say his found a private clinc that can help as his already mentioned this please i really need help and advise on how to deal with my dad without upsetting him 

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  • IMO your Dad is talking sense. Of course there is not a magic "cure", however many autistic kids have severe gut problems that cause them pain that they cannot articulate, which contribute towards behavioural issues. Many cannot tolerate gluten and/or other commonly eaten foods. Cutting it out is not going to harm him, nor will a quick blood test (which for allergies is often just a pinprick). And if it did turn out he was coeliac he could then get certain foods free on the NHS.

    There is some good info here
    www.treatingautism.co.uk/medical-comorbidities-in-autism-spectrum-disorder 

    Also Temple Grandin also gives some good "no-nonsense" advice about diet (under biomedical treatments)
    www.templegrandin.com/faq.html

    If your Dad is offering to pay for a private clinic I would gracefully accept. Good luck!

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  • IMO your Dad is talking sense. Of course there is not a magic "cure", however many autistic kids have severe gut problems that cause them pain that they cannot articulate, which contribute towards behavioural issues. Many cannot tolerate gluten and/or other commonly eaten foods. Cutting it out is not going to harm him, nor will a quick blood test (which for allergies is often just a pinprick). And if it did turn out he was coeliac he could then get certain foods free on the NHS.

    There is some good info here
    www.treatingautism.co.uk/medical-comorbidities-in-autism-spectrum-disorder 

    Also Temple Grandin also gives some good "no-nonsense" advice about diet (under biomedical treatments)
    www.templegrandin.com/faq.html

    If your Dad is offering to pay for a private clinic I would gracefully accept. Good luck!

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