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Dietary Changes pt 1

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  There are ongoing studies examining the causes of this condition in individuals on the autism spectrum, as well as the underlying causes of the spectrum itself. But it’s been found that autistics and other neurodivergent people have a sensitivity to foods.   Scientists have found that staying away from certain foods, Gluten, casein, and processed additives, helps people with Autism become more social and functional. There is still speculation about whether this works, but I am living proof of it. When I was little, I was below size zero in clothes. I would eat food. There were constant doctor visits where they told me to eat more protein and drink protein shakes. I did exactly that. Nothing… My weight was embarrassing. I could only get clothes from the Gap outlet, which had jeans with elastic straps on the inside. I had to get those in a size zero with the elastic straps buttoned to the last notch. Playing outside was not easy either. Every time a kid falls on their butt...
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Brain Fog

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  In my last post, I talked about having to deal with a fogged-up mind, static thoughts, and feeling disconnected from socializing with others. Want to connect with people while having no idea how to open up to others. In this post, I'm going to talk about one of the major things that helped me open up to others and be able to become more social other than horseback riding. The summer just before my soft-more year of high school I stayed with my Grandmother for a couple of weeks in Tennessee. During my stay, I was provided with southern food (comfort food, as they called it), more than what I was used to, along with a glass of milk with every breakfast. Beforehand I didn't drink much milk, but for some odd reason, this new routine got me to drink more milk and eat more yogurt. My Mother didn't think much of it, she was pleased that I started doing this, since milk is healthy for you after all. For years my Mother tried to get me to gain weight since throughout my en...
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Living in My Own World

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       I ask that you keep an open mind. This is one of those things that is difficult for me to explain and open up to others. It's one of those things where I've tried to explain and get nothing but confused looks or reactions from family and friends, or accused of being simply crazy from others. Originally I wanted to do a podcast but then reminded myself how much of a difficult time I have verbally explaining things to people whether it's because it just sounds bizarre, and someone will ridicule me for it simply because I'm very literal and they take it the wrong way or don't understand and their response doesn't make sense and throws me off. For example, I was in Atlanta one night working on a film project, and down the road across the street I noticed what looked like a woman walking down the sidewalk and then out of no were stops and just starts dancing. It was so random to me that I had to tell someone about it. So I told one of my coworkers wandering w...
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