PecanBread.com - Treating Autism with the Specific Carbohydrate Diet

This was written by Elaine and Mimi.
1)Eat only food that is allowed on the diet,only using food that the child can tolerate and digest.
Some of these permitted foods should be introduced carefully to determine if, at the beginning, the child can tolerate the food and in what amount.

2)Use probiotics and/or yogurt.Goat yogurt is the official yogurt of this list.

3)Vitamins from Freeda as written in BTVC or from another SCD legal brand. A vitamin without added fillers such as cornstarch, glucose, fructose, sucrose, sorbitol, etc. Cellulose, altho added cellulose is not a good idea, is permitted. Vitamin producers need some kind of filler and cellulose is the least objectionable.

Optional

4)Enzymes if you do not good results with the above protocol

5)B12 shots(but highly recommended)

A few extra points from Sheila.

6. Those who do the intro diet even for a day or two seem to get better long term results.

7. A food journal is very helpful to determine if there are any reactions to new foods, supplements etc

8. Slowly add new foods. This is difficult to do but really makes a difference in the long run.

9. When posting to the list, it is really helpful if people remember to say what they have, how long on the diet, and if appropriate what supplements they are giving their kids.

10. That people use the other resources available to them. Such as www.breakingtheviciouscycle.com and www.scdrecipe.com
These are two fantastic sites filled with tons of information. The recipe site is so very inspiring of all the great things that can eventually be done with this diet. And as always in any discrepancies between recipes and the book. BTVC gets the final word.

Sheila

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Mimi's addition:

If doing the intro diet is too hard for your child,just start the diet.You can always go back to the intro diet later. My addition was approved by Elaine.

Elaine approved this protocol YOGURT PROTOCOL

The following protocol is for a child who has been dairy free prior to SCD or for a typical child with extreme milk sensitivity and GI problems.

THIS IS IMPORTANT

Step1

Try dairy free SCD for at least several weeks prior to the introduction of the yogurt,this gives the gut a chance to heal

Another reason to wait is that we have had several ASD kids who get a bad initial reaction to SCD( even on the dairy free version of SCD). So it is wise to wait for a few weeks before introducing goat dairy products.In doing so you can decide if the bad initial reaction is due to a yeast die off caused by the elimination of malabsorped carbs or a reaction to dairy products.

Step2

After you get good results with SCD and you do not have any more yeast die-off you may start to try the goat yogurt.

That goat yogurt must be made with the right GOAT yogurt starter.You can find one yourself or use the ones that are in our website. If you find another goat starter let us know,so we can help you decide if it is OK.

You can also try the starter made from Custom Probiotics.Please report how your child responded to yogurt made from this starter.

Goat yogurt or sheep yogurt are recommended for children who were dairy free before starting SCD.For these children we endorse goat/SCD as the official diet of this list.

Some ASD children are able to tolerate cow yogurt.If you do try cow yogurt, introduce it very slowly.If you do try cow yogurt and you get bad results it is not our responsibility.If you post about bad results with cow yogurt,please make it clear that you were using cow yogurt and that it is not the official diet of this list.

It is critically important to follow this protocol. This gives you the best chance for success with your child

FOR MORE INFO ABOUT GOAT YOGURT :

http://www.geocities.com/recoverymaze/FAQ3.html

http://www.geocities.com/recoverymaze/goatyogurt_autism.html

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.com/gettingstarted/yogurt.html

Once yogurt is tolerated,give 1-3 cups a day.

Elaine wrote this protocol.

ALMOND AND OTHER NUT FLOUR SCHEDULE

[Nut flours are not required on this diet.If you cannot tolerate almond flour use another nut flour.]

After the intro diet, introduce the almond flour or pecan flour muffins very gradually - the first week, none.
The second week, about 1/4 muffin every other day and increase to one a day if all goes well.
After that , you can go to about 3 per day.

NOTE:Many ASD children have difficulty tolerating almond flour.Try other nut flours instead