My child is autistic and I have been told that a gluten free diet may help reverse the symptoms. Any suggestions?

For every single medical disorder under the sun, someone has come up with a dietary plan. In 99.9999% of cases, the only people who benefit from marketing such diet plans are the manufacturers. There is ZERO evidence that gluten is the cause of autism and thus, eating a diet of free of gluten will do nothing. Several clinical trials have been undertaken on gluten-free diets in autism children. The results have shown no difference in outcomes among children who took this diet and those that did not. 

Gluten free diet is also prohibitively expensive and restrictive. The best advice is feed your child healthy nutritious food which is high in fiber, vegetables, fruits and whole grains. Give the gluten free diet a rest and save your hard-earned money from scammers and charlatans who offer you false promises. Unfortunately autism is now a business where people make easy money selling crap remedies without any scientific evidence.