Does the vegan diet help with autism somehow?

I have Aspergers and went vegan a while back, and it seems like I get slightly less aggravated. I am also cutting gluten because I have figured out I am intolerant, but I have heard that this helps as well. Any insight on this?Does the vegan diet help with autism somehow?
That's very interesting! I'm don't pretend to have any understanding of autism, but I can kind of see how a vegan diet would help. Veganism seems to make you feel healthier and have more positive energy in general, so perhaps this makes the negative emotions less intense?

Also, I think our thoughts are clearer when we follow a vegan diet, so this could have the effect of toning down the general aggravation?

Whatever the reason, I think it's great that it's helped you!

XDoes the vegan diet help with autism somehow?
Being vegan, vegetarian, or a carnivore does nothing in-of-itself to help with autism and there is no RELIABLE (keyword reliable) evidence to think so. It is pure wish-thinking but if it helps as a placebo, go for it. However, eating healthier and having good nutrition helps your general well-being and thus helps anybody, autistic or not, feel a bit better which helps them with just about everything to an extent.
That is interesting. I really don't know if it is true or not, but I can definately say that I think that the foods people eat these days are the cause of many illnesses. Eliminating the toxic foods could greatly increase overall health and even cure some illnesses.



As far a wheat gluten goes, it makes sense to me that the gluten may be unhealthy in some ways. Kind of like how dairy is unhealthy. The body just doesn't naturally break it down.



A cave man most likely wouldn't have walked up to a piece of wheat growing out of the ground and just started eating it. You have to break it down and put it through a process.



Makes sense. You want your body to be aligned with what is most natural for best functioning.Does the vegan diet help with autism somehow?
There's no medical research showing a vegan diet cures autism. Sometimes cutting out a specific food out of a diet, like gluten, will help individuals. But no real research has shown a vegan diet is the magic cure for autism.
if youre finding it helps maybe it does. i might have aspergers myself but never been tested and one thing that has helped me calm down is to take st johns wort, i used to be really hyper before i took it.Does the vegan diet help with autism somehow?
What ulrina said, plus plant foods promote cleansing and healing of the body.
Yes, i assume it does have a relation to it!
One of my best friends in elementary school had Autism, and I remember the few times we hung out we always ate gluten free foods. If we ate anything that was vegan, I probably just assumed his mom was making special vegetarian food for me. Now that I think back on it, though, a sudden change in diet like that would have probably upset him quite a bit. Now I'm not saying that they ate vegan or that it helped the case or anything, I'm just stating what I remember. To be honest, when we met again in a class in high school, he rarely ate lunch in the school cafeteria, so I have no recent information on how he eats. But I have heard plenty of claims that special diets can help alleviate the symptoms of the Autism spectrum, some with and some without scientific backing. Gluten free seems to be the most effective choice, but I see no harm in going vegan as well. I would ask your doctor, though, since he's going to know more than I am.
Yes. There have been studies that have linked the consumption of dairy with autism. One more reason to give it up.