Flax Seeds Supplementation on Children with Autism

Lavanya Sunassy | Supriya.V | Gopalan.T.R

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Autism is described through delay as well as deviance within multiple sections of progress, such as impaired social interaction and communication. As there is a surge in the incidence of autism in India and lack of information is available on the role of diets, the OBJECTIVE is to assess effectiveness of a diet free from casein and gluten and also supplementation of a snack with omega-3-fatty acids on autistic children. STUDY DESIGN: An experimental study design was employed with purposive random sampling. Group 1-gluten-free, casein-free diet along with supplementation of omega 3 in the form of a snack with flax seeds and group 2-control group. A DSM-IV adapted questionnaire was applied to assess the level of autistic features, before and after the intervention. RESULTS: A significant difference (p

Keywords: Omega- 3, flaxseeds, autism, casein- free, gluten- free

Edition: Volume 3 Issue 7, July 2014,

Pages: 2332 - 2335