Dairy and autism

In the UK at the moment we are on school holidays which means that because I’m looking after the children at the moment blogging is of necessity light.

But there are somethings I do think it worth bringing to the attention of my readers.  In yesterday’s Daily Telegraph blog section a rather strange article called “The scaremongering witchdoctors of Peta are trying to link autism and dairy products. There is no link“. The article is penned, or should I say pixeled, by a bloke called Damian Thompson who is the Editor of the Telegraph blog section.

The gist of the blog post, as I understand it and correct me if I am wrong, is that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is suggesting that their is some evidence for dairy products having a link with autism.

Now this is not a total new one on me (diet and autism, it is often said, are commented) but I can really tease out the argument from Thompson’s article. Which is why I am writing this post in the first place.

Does anyone have any more information of the subject?

For example have you found eliminating dairy products from you or a loved ones diet have had any impact upon the various ASD related behaviours.

I ask because I’m genuinely interested. Our son John is not big of milk and cheese. He likes the occasional cup of milk and has a cheese sandwich a few times a month. White bread of course!

Please share share your thoughts and experiences about dairy and autism in the comments section below.

Thanks in advance.