Emmy Conroy, mother of Autistic Son

"Right now, the latest research indicates that out of 150 kids, one will be Autistic and one out of every 104 will be a boy. As a parent, one of the things that we try to do is the gluten-free, casein-free diet, we do different biomedical interventions, and we also have ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) therapists that work with my son. We belong to a couple of different organizations such as Autism Speaks and the Autism Society. Out of all the biomedical treatments I have done, the one that has positively impacted our life the most is the gluten-free, casein-free diet. Our son was high into stimming. Stimming is repetitive behavior. Some kids hand flap. Timmy would hand flap, spin around in circles, run back and forth, but since starting the gluten- free, casein-free diet, we have noticed a significant increase in his cognitive ability. The stimming slowly stopped over several weeks. We barely get any type of stimming, only when he has infractions and that is when he gets either gluten or casein into his system. We now have a child who can attend the task, who can sit for several minutes at a time, who will allow his brother and sister to hug and kiss him, whereas before he would try to squirm away from that.

The DVDs are wonderful to watch, and to see the kids expressions. The macaroni and cheese was the one they were really motivated to cook. Timmy says, "Do you know how much I love the Mac and Cheese? It is so good. I love it." The Alternative Cook DVDs have really made my life a lot easier."

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