She worked diligently with her son, putting him on a wheat-free, dairy-free and artificial-additive-free diet to detox his system, and her mantra – which she says is producing results – is "hope, faith, recovery."
It would be very good to know how this diet helps him.
Wheat and dairy products are not any sort of a natural part of the human diet, at least originally. I present job is next to a large milk processing plant or whatever you’d call it and it’s ruined me for dairy products pretty much for the rest of my life with the possible exception of yogurt.
It does help some autistic children who have gastro issues and show a sensitivity to these ingredients. I had my son tested for sensitivity to them and he was fine so I did not try this diet.
I saw her on Oprah and she said she noticed a difference in two weeks, gluten and dairy free. Also of interest was her technique in helping her son learn how to throw and catch a ball. Because he had no instincts to tell him what to do, she videotaped a friend and herself and verbally walked him through it. He got it immediately. She also realized this applied to other things, like play, in that he didn’t know what to do with cars, for example. So she became a very hands on teacher.
I watched the interview, despite my distain of Oprah. Jenny said the difference in her son after only 1 week was dramatic. He started speaking. Sounds like he is well on his way to recovery. I applaud her for her tremendous efforts, and I hope her story and experience gives hope to other parents and children struggling with Autism.
Don’t know about the diet, but from professional experience I know the ABT (Applied Behavior Therapy)program works wonders for kids with Autism IF they get in one when they are young.