Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Combine one part research with two parts practical information, add a dash of humor, and season with years of experience. Within the pages of this book, Lisa Lewis explains, in an easy and readable manner, an intriguing intervention strategy for helping children and adults with autism. Drawing upon her family's success with removing gluten and casein from her son's diet, she answers the questions parents and professionals might have about choosing a dietary intervention. She provides over 150 good-tasting recipes to get you started. Learn how to prepare everything from spaghetti and meatballs to cookies and cakes. But even more importantly, learn how these recipes can significantly improve your family's quality of life. This 25th Anniversary Edition covers updates such as using Instant Pots and air fryers, as well as new recipes.
Synopsis
Praised as a modern-day classic by celebrities and readers all over the world, the first edition of Special Diets for Special Kids has been helping children and adults with autism, ADHD, celiac disease, and other disorders since 1998. Special Diets for Special Kids Two followed up in 2001 by providing more recipes and updated research.
The 25th anniversary edition includes new cooking techniques (think Instant Pot), new recipes, and new research. Special Diets for Special Kids provides delicious ways to package the benefits food can provide for children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Lisa Lewis' short anecdotes at the beginning of many of the recipes make for entertaining reading. Lewis' son has autism and has been on a GFCF diet for many years. The author has a talent for explaining the scientific basis of digestive and absorptive problems in autistic children in ways that are easy for overwhelmed parents to understand.