Parents' and Child Health Professionals' Attitudes Towards Dietary Interventions for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Elizabeth Winburn; Jenna Charlton; Helen McConachie; Elaine McColl; Jeremy Parr; Anne O'Hare; Gillian Baird; Paul Gringras; David C. Wilson; Ashley Adamson; Sandra Adams; Ann Le Couteur

doi:10.1007/s10803-013-1922-8

Parents' and Child Health Professionals' Attitudes Towards Dietary Interventions for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Elizabeth Winburn, Jenna Charlton, Helen McConachie, Elaine McColl, Jeremy Parr, Anne O'Hare, Gillian Baird, Paul Gringras, David C. Wilson, Ashley Adamson, Sandra Adams, Ann Le Couteur^*

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King's College London

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Abstract

Parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) use a wide range of interventions including poorly evidenced dietary interventions. To investigate parents' and professionals' experience of dietary interventions and attitudes towards a proposed trial to evaluate the gluten free casein free diet (GFCFD). Survey of UK parents of children with ASD, and professionals. 258 parents and 244 professionals participated. 83 % of children had received a range of dietary manipulations; three quarters of professionals have been asked for advice about GFCFD. Respondents identified an inadequate evidence base for dietary interventions in ASD and suggested modifications to a proposed trial design. Both parents and professionals supported the need for further evaluation of dietary interventions in ASD.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	747-757
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume	44
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-013-1922-8
Publication status	Published - Apr 2014

Keywords

Autism
ASD
Dietary interventions
Gluten
Casein
CASEIN-FREE DIET
INTESTINAL PERMEABILITY
YOUNG-CHILDREN
GLUTEN-FREE
COMPLEMENTARY
PREVALENCE
THERAPIES
PEPTIDES
SYMPTOMS
BLIND

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Winburn, E., Charlton, J., McConachie, H., McColl, E., Parr, J., O'Hare, A., Baird, G., Gringras, P., Wilson, D. C., Adamson, A., Adams, S., & Le Couteur, A. (2014). Parents' and Child Health Professionals' Attitudes Towards Dietary Interventions for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44(4), 747-757. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-013-1922-8

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