The Kid-Friendly ADHD & Autism Cookbook, 3rd edition: The Ultimate Guide to the Most Effective Diets -- What they are - Why they work - How to do them

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The Kid-Friendly ADHD & Autism Cookbook, 3rd Edition explains the best diets for children with food intolerances and hypersensitivities that stem from altered biochemistry and which may be causing problems in learning, behavior, development, attention, sensory responses, sleep, and digestion. The authors provide guidelines to help parents determine which diets may be helpful for their child’s specific symptoms and needs. One of the challenges that parents face is coping with children who have picky appetites and crave the very foods that negatively affect their behavior, focus, and development. Linked to this is the challenge of finding ways to get their children to eat the healthy foods that will improve their nutrition. This book provides suggestions for feeding picky eaters , including those with texture issues. The 3rd edition of The Kid-Friendly ADHD & Autism Cookbook provides a current and greatly expanded review of the most commonly used diets that are important in the treatment of ADHD and autism . There are recipes appropriate to specific diets as indicated by icons and descriptors with each recipe. The authors share details about just how and why each diet works, examine specialty ingredients in-depth, and provide extensive resources and references. The specialty diets covered include: Gluten-free, casein-free, soy-free Feingold diet: low phenol, low salicylate diet Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) and Gut and Psychology Syndrome Diet (GAPS) Anti-yeast/candida diets, or Body Ecology Diet Low Oxalate Diet (LOD) FODMAP (Fermentable Oligo-, Di- and Mono-saccharides, And Polyols) Anti-inflammatory diet Rotation diet Despite the restrictions of these diets, this cookbook offers an array of tasty choices that kids and the whole family will love , including shakes, muffins, breads, rice and beans, vegetables, salads, main dishes, stews, and even sweets and treats. You’ll also find recommendations for school lunches and snacks . This comprehensive guide and cookbook is chock-full of helpful info and research , and includes more than 150 kid-friendly recipes , suitable to the variety of specialty diets. Review: I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS BOOK. - I would not recommend this book to anyone. The information contained in this book is confusing and alarming. After reading several pages, I decided not to give it to my daughter in law as a gift. The book isn't helpful, it is full of alarming and useless information. No parent should have to do all the things this book recommends just to feed their child. Also, only half of the book contains recipes. Review: Great resource for ALL parents - I came across this book because I was recently diagnosed with Celiac Disease and was looking for some gluten-free recipes. I checked it out of my library first. Then I bought it. It's especially helpful for parents of children with ADHD or Autism, but also helpful for parents of children who aren't great eaters. My daughter is a very limited eater. I'm having her screened for Celiac, too, but in the mean time we're trying new recipes so I can have a stash of recipes she'll eat if she needs to go gluten free. After reading the book, I want to guide her off gluten eventually (regardless of Celiac). The book is eye-opening. I didn't realize that gluten (or casein) sensitivities can result in an opioid effect when gluten (or casein) is ingested. This effect can make the children want only those foods. It can also lead to sensory issues, which causes them to not want a variety of other foods. It's a downward spiral, but the authors provide concise and reasonable steps for bringing your child back from all of that. They also provide recipes. We have only tried one so far - the pancakes. They use high-protein quinoa flour (be sure to toast it first to get rid of the strong odor/taste) and ground cashews. My son loved them, even though I didn't want to spend the time toasting the quinoa flour. I had been warned about this, but was hungry and decided to see for myself. I had to agree with my daughter, "What's that smell?" But, after tasting them, I learned to ignore the smell to some extent (although smell does affect taste to a degree). Very nice texture...great for kids with texture issues, and very pleasant flavor (sweet and appealing without a high glycemic index...but remember, you really do have to toast the quinoa flour...you can google this). The book also covers other common allergies/sensitivities/culprits for behavioral concerns. It's a great resource for all parents. I hope to find a few recipes that will be work for my daughter. If not, though, I have a great resource for myself and my son...and I am armed with a lot more information and understanding for what my daughter may be experiencing.