GF/CF diet and enzymes

[mumshome]

I don't know if there is anyone out there that can throw some light on this for me please;
I have recently started the gf/cf diet for ds1 and ds2.(ds1 mild AS(iag peak on sunderland test) ds2 global dev delay).
Yesterday i read about enzymes and there wonderful effect,but after realising that the AIA refuse to even discuss them,it has made me very worried about trying these.Are there any negative effects or problems i should be aware of.
Also do i use them in conjuction with the diet or instead of?
Ohh its like a minefield out there!

AiA do get funny about certain things but I'm not sure why! I don't think they like sales stuff iyswim. Also I know they think that every scrap of g and c has to be removed. We used them with ds1 for a while (he's gf, but not cf as his diet is so dammed limited)- he also had just the high IAG peak. I think he was better on them- he's very screamy at the moment and its quite hard to keep his attention. I've stopped them for the moment as we've started with nutrilink and I didn't want too many interventions affecting the results.

There is a yahoo group where you can discuss enzymes.

thanks jimjams, will go check out the yahoo group.When you say your ds1's diet is limited, is that due to intolerances or self limiting.My ds really does self limit and i'm hoping once we are well into the diet he may be open to the idea of trying new food-wishfull thinking!

self limiting! Very! He has expanded slightly, but never in that "I must try and find gluten" way that is described some times. Unless you could eating electic flexes (a current favourite )

I used to feel bad about it until I read "can't eat won't eat" and then I realised that his diet isn;t so bad (in there they have case studies where a child will eat white chocolate buttons- and nothing else!)

sound very familiar to me, again my son does not seem to be seeking gluten, but bless him seems to be surviving on gorilla munch/gf toast/and chips.At present so self limiting he is very happy with that.Oh and organic plain crisps.
Heard about the book ordered it last week,looking forward to receiving it.
One good thing about self limitng-on his new gf/cf diet the only thing he is really not able to eat is chicken kiev.I dont have to worry about him missing ice cream, cake etc as he never ate it in the first place!

mumshome - gorilla munch/gf toast and chips are my sons staple diet too!

RexandBen-how long has he been gf,and do you give him any vitamins or supplements.I am hoping things will improve, but maybe i should stock up on a lorry load of chips and bread-makes shopping easy i suppose LOL!

Many ASD kids I know have a limited diet. Not all of them though. It doesn't seem to make any difference if they are GF, CF, both or neither, I think its more to do with their autism.