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There are some very interesting developments in autism research which are not yet published but have been presented in several meetings. Alan Friedman, Ph.D., is a chemist who works for the Ortho Clinical Diagnostics division of Johnson & Johnson. He was interested in the opioid theory of autism - first proposed by Panksepp, confirmed by Reichelt and Shattock - which held that children with autism had many abnormal peptides (small pieces of partially broken down proteins) in their urine, including casomorphine and gliadomorphin. This is where the rationale for the gluten-free, casein-free diet came from. Many children with autism (some but not all) do not seem to break gluten and casein down completely, but rather keep their metabolites casomorphine and gliadomorphin intact which then get into the bloodstream (and therefore into the urine). | |||
"Opioid theory of autism - first proposed by Panksepp, confirmed by Reichelt and Shattock - which held that children with autism had many abnormal peptides (small pieces of partially broken down proteins) in their urine, including casomorphine and gliadomorphin... Autistic children studied had casomorphine and gliadomorphin unless they were on the diet. More importantly, he also found 2 other morphine-related compounds, dermorphin and deltorphin II, in the urine of these children. (Alan Friedman)"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbbautism.com/pdf/article_14_why_does_gfcf_work.pdf}}</ref> | |||
==Cannabinoids== | ==Cannabinoids== |