The purpose of this website is to provide parents and caregivers information on gluten-free, casein-free (GFCF) diets, organic eating, where to buy and how to cook with GFCF foods, and the potential benefits the change in diet may bring to a child's well-being.
What is ADHD?
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a collection of symptoms including inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. Examples of these symptoms include:
- Difficulty organizing tasks
- Often not seeming to listen when spoken to
- Fidgeting or squirming
- Difficulty waiting turn
- Interrupting others
What is Autism?
Autism is a developmental disorder that is also a collection of symptoms, but is much more complex than ADHD. Symptoms include:
- Marked difficulty in the use of non-verbal behaviors
- Failure to develop age-appropriate relationships with peers
- Delay or lack of development of spoken language
- Inflexible adherence to specific, non-functional routines or rituals
- Delays in social interaction, language as used in social communication, or symbolic or imaginative play before age three