My ASD Child

The following food items make limited use of specialty gluten-, casein- and soy-free items like expensive flours and other substitute ingredients. Most everything can be purchased at your local grocery store and these ideas are meant so that everyone in the house can eat it rather than needing to cook two meals. Breakfast: • Bacon Potatoes • Cereal with milk • Cereal, Cream of rice • Donuts/donut holes • Eggs, fried, scrambled, poached • Eggs, Scrambled with avocado • French toast • Fruit • Grits • Hash Brown Casserole • Hash Browns • Hash with poached eggs (corned beef or ham) • Hominy • Meat - ham, bacon, steak, sausage • Muffins, Banana Coconut Flour • Pancakes, Fabulous Banana • Pancakes, Nut Butter • Sausage • Waffles Lunch: • Chicken and rice (arroz con pollo) • Chicken Fries • Chicken Nuggets, Battered • Chicken Nuggets, Pecan-coated • Chicken Salad • Salad, Almost-Cobb • Sandwiches – peanut butter and jelly, lunchmeat, chicken salad, egg salad,

Autism Spectrum Disorder is a neurobiological condition that cannot be cured. Although medications do not fully alleviate the symptoms, it is common for physicians to prescribe a variety of medications to help improve a child with Autism’s outlook and circumstances. Anti-anxiety drugs, antidepressants, mood stabilizers, and drugs for hyperactivity are all commonly used to lessen the effects of social anxiety, depression, fear, sensory issues, and additional emotional distresses that can cause problems for children with ASD. With trial and error, the correct medication course and dosage can make all the difference in the life of a child with Autism or ASD. Medication, while not appropriate for all children with Autism, can change the course for some children, allowing for a life of independence. Researchers are working to find medications that can be used to treat the symptoms of ASD in children. Some medications can serve dual purposes, like an anti-seizure medication