Food Sensitivities. There is growing evidence that many people with autism are sensitive to certain food products. The most common food products to which this sensitivity develops are grains (e.g. wheat rye oats) and dairy products (e.g. milk cheese whey). Other foods which are often consumed during the spring and summer are strawberries and citrus fruit. Food sensitivities are considered by many people as allergies in that one’s immune system is overly reactive to these substances. Food sensitivities may be responsible for numerous physical and behavioral problems such as headaches stomachaches feeling of nausea bed-wetting appearing ‘spaced out’ stuttering excessive whining and crying sleeping problems hyperactivity aggression sound sensitivity temper tantrums fatigue depression intestinal problems (i.e. gas diarrhea constipation) muscle aches in the legs ear infections and possibly seizures.
