World Autism Awareness Day 2024: nutrition tips for children with autism to boost their well-being

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A well-balanced diet is essential for children with autism to boost their overall health and can also help improve behaviour, speech, and cognitive function.

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World Autism Awareness Day 2024

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Autism Spectrum Disorder is a development disorder in children which can affect their communication and social skills, cognitive function and learning ability.

Autism refers to a broad range of conditions that can impact nervous system and affects cognitive, emotional, social and physical health of the affected individual.

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Role of nutrition in autism

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Proper nutrition plays a crucial role in the overall health and well-being of children, including those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Food allergies and intolerances, metabolic disorders, nutritional deficiencies, eating disorders, eating tantrums, picky eating, refusal to eat, food obsessions, hyperactivity, constipation, diarrhoea, difficulty adapting to medication and nutritional status

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Foods that are ideal for autism

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According to recent research, while curcumin, probiotics, gluten-free/casein-free, ketogenic diets, and fermentable foods can help people with ASD feel less agitated, consuming sugar, chemicals, pesticides, genetically modified organisms, inorganic processed foods, and difficult-to-digest starches can make symptoms worse.

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Nutrition tips for children with autism

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Gluten-free casein-free diet Inclusion of Omega-3 fatty acids Vitamin D Magnesium B vitamins: B6 and B12 Zinc Probiotics Limit processed foods and additives

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