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Welcome to our autism pages.
Autism and autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) are complex conditions which often have related dietary issues, particularly during childhood.
The two main dietary issues in ASD are faddy eating, and the treatment of ASD with diet.
These pages are adapted from the information and advice sheets that were produced by our dietitian Zoe Connor for families and individuals affected by ASD to help them to make positive, informed changes to their diets.
Related pages:
What is autism / ASD? Diet to treat ASD Helping an extreme faddy eater
> Buy our e-book Help with a gluten-free and milk-free diet for autism and other disorders
Please contact us if there is something you think we could add to or change on these pages, or if you would like a private consultation.
About Zoe’s interest in autism
I first became interested in autism after I started helping out a child with autism and their family through the National Autistic Society scheme, in Cardiff, in 1998. The NAS training I received gave me an excellent insight into the problems faced by individuals with ASD and their families, which held me in good stead in my professional work.
Later, working as a paediatric dietitian in the NHS in the London area, I gained experience of working with many families of children and young people on the autistic spectrum, helping them to overcome nutritional and dietary difficulties, and advising on the pros and cons of diet as a 'treatment' of ASD. This area of working really interested me, and I joined up with a network of dietitians across the UK who are experienced in working with individuals with ASD (Dietitians in Autism - an informal group that falls under the umbrella of the British Dietetic Association Paediatric and Mental Health groups), and helped develop information sheets which form the basis of some of these pages.
In 2006, I wrote the first chapter on diet and ASD to be included in the UK paediatric dietitian's 'bible' - Clinical Paediatric Dietetics. I have also written an information sheet 'Autism and diet' for the British Dietetic Association, and a chapter in the book Food Hypersensitivity. I have recently started helping out the charity Research Autism to review the evidence for dietary treatments, for their website, and become the chair for Dietitians in Autism.
Page first published: September 17th 2006, last updated: October 19th 2009.