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Yeast-Free Diets and Autism Ranking: No evidence

Anecdotalreports

There are a numerous reports of the use of exclusion diets from many sources, including parents' accounts, published reports, information from independent organisations and websites.

‘Many people ask us whether this treatment has been a cure; for our son. We cannot say that it has been, but we cannot say that it has not been. Avi still does not talk fluently, but he has words, and can communicate. He types independently, too.

‘Talking is not the only important part of life. Avi now is able to relate to people emotionally. He is out of pain. This treatment has been the foundation of a better life for Avi. Without dietary intervention and nystatin, Avi could not have benefitted (sic) from any other treatment. He is in school in an integrated setting, a regular school and a regular classroom, with an aide, and has been since first grade. Avi has now started his fourth year of high school, and is doing great’.

(Source: Bruce Semon, Wisconsin Institute of Nutrition website, September 2007.)

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