One In Five Children With Autism Uses Alternative Treatments.

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One In Five Children With Autism Uses Alternative Treatments.

HealthDay (5/2, Goodwin) reported that, according to research presented Sunday at the Pediatric Academic Societies' annual meeting, "about one in five children with autism uses alternative treatments to help with the neurodevelopmental disorder, most often a special diet." In a study of "1,212 children with an autism spectrum disorder," approximately "17 percent were on special diets. More than half of those were on a gluten-free, casein-free diet, which eliminates wheat and dairy products." Another study of 1,185 children with autism presented at the meeting "found that parents reported GI symptoms in" 45% of them.