"Lindsay, we just went through this with my 3 year old son - after he was diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder and the school system was calling him "autistic." We did an elimination diet with the help of a nutritionist - Bonnie Minsky of Nutritional Concepts. She has a book - Our Children in Nutritional Crisis - which describes how food can contribute to behavior issues in children. It also explains an elimination diet in detail. She helped us do a modified one for my son who is an extremely picky eater. We found out excess sugar and artificial colors and flavors contributed a lot. Also, milk. We are currently testing gluten. We also added supplements (a multivitamin and magnesium) to his diet. He has done SOOOO much better! Now we are looking at probiotics and enzymes to see if he can have some milk. It is easier than it used to be to try these diets with alternative foods being offered in many grocery stores.
Also, many of the allergies do not show up on tests. My son does not show any positive reactions to milk on the allergy tests. However, his behavior is tremendously different after eating milk for awhile (loopy and less verbal and interactive) for a child who is normally off the wall! So, even if you have allergy tests done - it may not be the answer if it is only an intolerance. Good Luck"
http://www.mamasource.com/article/elimination-diets
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