A new low, even for PETA.

[Orrex]

Dairy and autism? Seriously, PETA?

[Logical]

1. They are a parody at this point. n-t

[JJChambers]

7. At this point, PETA does far, far more harm for their cause than good for it.

[Logical]

8. Hey we agree on something! :-) nt

[alp227]

14. PETA: Parodists Elaborately Trolling All nt

[madinmaryland]

2. For a while, there were a Brazillion people saying the same thing...

[drm604]

3. PETA has no scruples.

I genuinely believe that they don't really care about the science. They have no problem with being intellectually dishonest in support of their cause. They're propagandizing is no better than anti-choice groups saying things like abortions cause cancer.

[longship]

4. PETA are, and always have been, a disgrace.

If you love animals, donate to the Humane Society, the ASPCA, or your local animal shelter.

FUCK PETA!

[Aerows]

5. Bunch of assholes

I can't say anything kinder, and I struggled to be polite with that one.

[Orrex]

6. Yes indeed

I await the arrival of their defenders...

[proverbialwisdom]

19. I'm unfamiliar with PETA, sorry. (nt)

[sufrommich]

9. That is truly despicable. nt

[Warpy]

10. There is so much they could have done to expose the nasty condition

of cows in factory style dairy farms but they chose to lie about autism.

They're just as sick as the antivaxers on this one.

[mucifer]

11. I'm vegan and they make me sick.

We aren't all members of that group. I just want to remind people of this.

[flvegan]

12. Oh come on, they've done worse.

Can't really call this "a new low" now, considering.

[Silent3]

13. But only if you're injecting your children with sour cream. n/t

[OwnedByCats]

15. About as ridiculous

as their assertion that if a pregnant woman eats chicken, their male babies would end up with small penises.

[jmowreader]

22. So THAT'S how we get teabaggers!

[OwnedByCats]

24. lol

Quite possibly!

[aikoaiko]

16. Thank god for PETA and taking some of the heat off of the NRA

Thank you, PETA.

phew!

[proverbialwisdom]

17. Skip PETA, do read the citations below. DISCLAIMER: 'In the weeds' for me so engage primary sources.

SOLID RECENT PEER-REVIEWED SCIENCE (via one of the parents groups, below, or AOA):

1.

Retweeted by Autism Revolution
Healthy U NOW ‏@HUNFoundation May 15 2013
New detailed article on diet and autism in Journal of Child Neurology- by Drs. Martha Herbert and Julie Buckley! http://pic.twitter.com/2poXsb3TIJ

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2.

Posted on Facebook for Dr. Herbert's book, The Autism Revolution: http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm394757.htm

This work is NOT in that category.

3.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-01/niom-sdt011413.php

Public release date: 15-Jan-2013
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health

Study documents that some children lose autism diagnosis
Small group with confirmed autism now on par with mainstream peers -- NIH-funded study

Some children who are accurately diagnosed in early childhood with autism lose the symptoms and the diagnosis as they grow older, a study supported by the National Institutes of Health has confirmed. The research team made the finding by carefully documenting a prior diagnosis of autism in a small group of school-age children and young adults with no current symptoms of the disorder.

The report is the first of a series that will probe more deeply into the nature of the change in these children's status. Having been diagnosed at one time with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), these young people now appear to be on par with typically developing peers. The study team is continuing to analyze data on changes in brain function in these children and whether they have subtle residual social deficits. The team is also reviewing records on the types of interventions the children received, and to what extent they may have played a role in the transition.

"Although the diagnosis of autism is not usually lost over time, the findings suggest that there is a very wide range of possible outcomes," said NIMH Director Thomas R. Insel, M.D. "For an individual child, the outcome may be knowable only with time and after some years of intervention. Subsequent reports from this study should tell us more about the nature of autism and the role of therapy and other factors in the long term outcome for these children."

The study, led by Deborah Fein, Ph.D., at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, recruited 34 optimal outcome children, who had received a diagnosis of autism in early life and were now reportedly functioning no differently than their mainstream peers. For comparison, the 34 children were matched by age, sex, and nonverbal IQ with 44 children with high-functioning autism, and 34 typically developing peers. Participants ranged in age from 8 to 21 years old.

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TACA, GENERATION RESCUE, TEAM TMR (parents and medical advisers providing information on applying biomedical research):

4.

July 7th, 2010
TACA: Below are some abstracts of research done on the link between dietary issues and autism.

http://www.tacanow.org/family-resources/research-on-dietary-interventions-in-asd/
Page 1: 18 matches for 'casein'

http://www.tacanow.org/family-resources/research-on-dietary-interventions-in-asd/2/
Page 2: 29 matches for 'casein'

http://www.tacanow.org/family-resources/research-on-dietary-interventions-in-asd/3/
Page 3: 1 match for 'casein'

Related: http://www.tacanow.org/family-resources/what-is-casein/

5.

http://www.generationrescue.org/recovery/biomedical-treatment/three-steps/

Undated
GR: Biomedical treatment for autism is a marathon, not a sprint.

These three steps provide building-block resources for your journey.

Step 1: Review a Suggested Autism Action Plan
There are many different therapies available to treat your child’s autism needs. Generation Rescue provides a plan to get you started.

Step 2: Read the Research
There is a wealth of validated scientific research showing how biomedical treatment improves the symptoms of children with autism spectrum disorders.

Step 3: Find a Doctor
The ultimate goal of biomedical treatment is to remove environmental toxins and repair damage that has been done. There are a number of treatment approaches available. Each should be discussed and guided by a physician.

Read the research: http://www.generationrescue.org/resources/science/

A pair of earlier studies cited at GR: http://www.generationrescue.org/resources/science/biomedical-treatment-of-autism/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20406576

The ScanBrit randomised, controlled, single-blind study of a gluten- and casein-free dietary intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders.

Whiteley P, Haracopos D, Knivsberg AM, Reichelt KL, Parlar S, Jacobsen J, Seim A, Pedersen L, Schondel M, Shattock P.
Nutr Neurosci. 2010 Apr;13(2):87-100.
Results from this two-staged 24-month study suggest that dietary intervention in the form of gluten- and casein-free diets may positively affect developmental outcome for some children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19664354

The effects of a gluten and casein-free diet in children with autism: a case report.

Hsu CL, Lin CY, Chen CL, Wang CM, Wong MK.
Chang Gung Med J. 2009 Jul-Aug;32(4):459-65.
The authors discuss the case of a boy with autism, and track his substantial improvements when introduced to a gluten and casein-free diet. They conclude that this adjuvant therapy is simple, safe and economical.

It matters not how garbled this promising research is depicted to the public at large, the science is progressing and many children are responding. Skeptics, can you fixate on clinical improvement rather than the fight over etiology?

http://www.canarykidsmovie.com/the-project/frequently-asked-questions/
http://msnnblog.com/2014/02/18/recovery-from-todays-medical-autism-is-possible/
http://www.ageofautism.com/2011/11/the-failure-of-the-autism-treatment-networks-dietary-intervention-program.html
http://www.ageofautism.com/2010/12/a-message-from-autism-biomedical-dietary-expert-karyn-seroussi.html

[JI7]

18. PETA is like those westboro attention whores

[Hekate]

20. They damage their cause by their attention whoredom

It's gotten kind of sick, to tell the truth.

[Jamaal510]

21. "Even" for PETA...

They've been for a while now. Hardly anyone takes them seriously.

[Jefferson23]

23. Irresponsible, to say the least. n/t