INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
1. Introduction: Asperger's as a Medical Condition
The Physical Aspects of Asperger's Syndrome
by Brooke A. Hack
written January 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
1. Introduction:
Asperger's as a Medical Condition
DIETARY CHANGES
2.
GFCF Diet: Background, Symptoms, Etiology, and Benefits
3. GFCF Diet:
Avoiding Wheat, Gluten, and Dairy, Why No Gluten or Dairy, Testing, Food Intolerances vs.
Allergies, Motivation, and How to Begin
3a. Lists of Some
Acceptable Foods on the GFCF Diet
3b. List of
Unacceptable Foods and Ingredients on the GFCF Diet
3c. List of Some
Toxin-Free Grooming and House Cleaning Products
3d. Web Sites and
Books Pertaining to the GFCF Diet
4. The Feingold
Diet and Common
Food Intolerances
NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS AND BIOCHEMICAL IMBALANCES
5. Supplements:
Non-Prescription Help, Including Herbs, Vitamins, Amino Acids, Oils, and Minerals
6. Other Digestion
Problems: Low Appetite, High Metabolism, and Hypoglycemia
7. Heavy Metals
and Other Toxins
COMFORT AND HEALTH: FINDING NORMAL
8. Brain &
Mental Comfort and Anxiety
9. Physical
Comfort
10. Movement Disorders
11. Insomnia, Stimming, and Sleep
Problems
12. Low Energy Levels
13. Visual
Sensitivities: Bright Light, Reading Troubles, Synesthesia, and Eye Contact
14. Auditory
Sensitivities: Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Music and Playing By
Ear, Loud Noises, Speaking Volume, and Echolalia
15. Hormones
AUTISTIC TALENTS AND OTHER DIFFERENCES
16. Physical
Differences and Unusual Talents Seen in Those on the Autistic Spectrum as
Compared to Neuro-Typicals
PICTURES
17. Photos of
Supplements and GFCF Foods 
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Aspies of Austin Group Websites:
The Austin Asperger's Syndrome Meetup Group: http://aspergers.meetup.com/230/?gj=sj6
Aspies of Austin Website: http://aspiesofaustin.com
The Aspies of Austin Forum:
http://blueginger.org/yabb/YaBB.pl
Recommended Related Articles:
Acting and Translating,
by the author of the above articles. --
http://www.blueginger.org/acting.html
Avoiding and Getting Over Colds and Other Common Illnesses, by
the author of the above articles. --
http://www.blueginger.org/illness.html
Fundamentals of
Dietary and Nutritional Intervention in Autism and Related Disorders, by
Kelly Barnhill, CN, CCN, from The Thoughtful House --
http://thoughtfulhouse.org/Barnhill, NAA.pdf
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