Kenneth J. Aitken is an experienced psychologist and author with a specialist interest in ASDs. He works as an Independent Consultant, based in Edinburgh and as a Clinical Psychologist for the LD-CAMHS Service, Greater Glasgow, and was previously Principal Clinical Neuropsychologist at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh. He is co-author of Children with Autism, also published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

• Contents: How to Use This Book. Part I: Diets, ASDs and Dietary Interventions. 1. Introduction to Diet and ASDs. 2. Dietary Inverntions. Part II: Diets for people with ADSs. 3. So, What Diets Are Currently Used With ASD and Why? 4. The Mackarness (low carbohydrate, high-protein) Diet. 5. The Feingold Diet. 6. The Specific Carbohydrate Diet. 7. The CF-GF Diet. 8. The Low Oxalate Diet. 9. The Low Glutamate Diet/GARD (Glutamate-Aspartate Restricted Diet). 10. The Low Phenylanine Diet. 11. The Low Phenol Diet. 12. The Body Ecology Diet. 13. The Rotation Diet. 14. Possible Problems Which Can Present With Current Diets. Part III: The Simple Restriction Diet. 15. About the Simple Restriction Diet and Getting Started. 16. Living on a Simple Restriction Diet. 17. Reintroduction of Foods. 18. How Long is Long Enough to Give Benefit? 19. Summing Up. Resources: Food Table. A Chronology for Dietary Intervention. Background History Form. Food Diary. Further Information on Specific Diets. Glossary of Terms. Helpful Contacts and Websites. A Bibliography of Some of the Best-Known Books on Low-Carbohydrate Diets. References. Subject Index. Author Index.

this book provides an excellent overview of dietary interventions and would be a valuable resource approach is thorough and balances technical and practical information skillfully.

Kenneth J. Aitken is an experienced psychologist and author with a specialist interest in ASDs. He works as an Independent Consultant, based in Edinburgh and as a Clinical Psychologist for the LD-CAMHS Service, Greater Glasgow, and was previously Principal Clinical Neuropsychologist at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh. He is co-author of Children with Autism, also published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

• Contents: How to Use This Book. Part I: Diets, ASDs and Dietary Interventions. 1. Introduction to Diet and ASDs. 2. Dietary Inverntions. Part II: Diets for people with ADSs. 3. So, What Diets Are Currently Used With ASD and Why? 4. The Mackarness (low carbohydrate, high-protein) Diet. 5. The Feingold Diet. 6. The Specific Carbohydrate Diet. 7. The CF-GF Diet. 8. The Low Oxalate Diet. 9. The Low Glutamate Diet/GARD (Glutamate-Aspartate Restricted Diet). 10. The Low Phenylanine Diet. 11. The Low Phenol Diet. 12. The Body Ecology Diet. 13. The Rotation Diet. 14. Possible Problems Which Can Present With Current Diets. Part III: The Simple Restriction Diet. 15. About the Simple Restriction Diet and Getting Started. 16. Living on a Simple Restriction Diet. 17. Reintroduction of Foods. 18. How Long is Long Enough to Give Benefit? 19. Summing Up. Resources: Food Table. A Chronology for Dietary Intervention. Background History Form. Food Diary. Further Information on Specific Diets. Glossary of Terms. Helpful Contacts and Websites. A Bibliography of Some of the Best-Known Books on Low-Carbohydrate Diets. References. Subject Index. Author Index.

this book provides an excellent overview of dietary interventions and would be a valuable resource approach is thorough and balances technical and practical information skillfully.

Kenneth J. Aitken is an experienced psychologist and author with a specialist interest in ASDs. He works as an Independent Consultant, based in Edinburgh and as a Clinical Psychologist for the LD-CAMHS Service, Greater Glasgow, and was previously Principal Clinical Neuropsychologist at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh. He is co-author of Children with Autism, also published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

• Contents: How to Use This Book. Part I: Diets, ASDs and Dietary Interventions. 1. Introduction to Diet and ASDs. 2. Dietary Inverntions. Part II: Diets for people with ADSs. 3. So, What Diets Are Currently Used With ASD and Why? 4. The Mackarness (low carbohydrate, high-protein) Diet. 5. The Feingold Diet. 6. The Specific Carbohydrate Diet. 7. The CF-GF Diet. 8. The Low Oxalate Diet. 9. The Low Glutamate Diet/GARD (Glutamate-Aspartate Restricted Diet). 10. The Low Phenylanine Diet. 11. The Low Phenol Diet. 12. The Body Ecology Diet. 13. The Rotation Diet. 14. Possible Problems Which Can Present With Current Diets. Part III: The Simple Restriction Diet. 15. About the Simple Restriction Diet and Getting Started. 16. Living on a Simple Restriction Diet. 17. Reintroduction of Foods. 18. How Long is Long Enough to Give Benefit? 19. Summing Up. Resources: Food Table. A Chronology for Dietary Intervention. Background History Form. Food Diary. Further Information on Specific Diets. Glossary of Terms. Helpful Contacts and Websites. A Bibliography of Some of the Best-Known Books on Low-Carbohydrate Diets. References. Subject Index. Author Index.

this book provides an excellent overview of dietary interventions and would be a valuable resource approach is thorough and balances technical and practical information skillfully.