THE SURVIVAL INSTINCT

Today researchers are trying to diagnose autism as early as babyhood, in an effort to reach the brain at its most malleable state.  The idea is to completely re-engineer the brain and “re-wire” the child so that they are able ultimately  to function socially at much higher levels than autism normally allows.  GFCF admin has spoken to a number of mothers who noticed that right from the start, their babies did not want to nurse.  If we accept that gluten and casein allergies are a factor in a significant number of autistic people, then this occurrence should be seen not as incidental or coincidental, but as startling and revealing evidence to be taken into consideration with other aspects that match the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) criteria.  Until now, it is not an advertised fact anywhere that babies CAN be allergic to human breast milk.  We have all heard of allergies to cow’s milk, where many babies are put onto soy formula.  But human breast milk is thought of as the best of the best, nothing is stronger than the survival instinct and the natural drive of the new-born infant to search out the sustenance from its mother.  Doctors therefore believe that it is the mother who is at fault, who is unsuccessful in her attempt to breast-feed, when the baby seems to turn its head away and scream.  Two facts for you:  first, human breast milk contains casein.  Second, many people - as we know - are allergic to casein, causing the increase of autistic "stimming" and other symptoms.  Rather than beating themselves up about their inability to feed their child, professionals and researchers as well as parents, should be looking for signs of ASD - the allergic reaction to breast milk has surely got to be one of the first vital symptoms of a child with possible autism.