Hi - Thanks for being here! This post is making me hungry….

Since my son’s diagnosis 20 years ago, when his first developmental pediatrician encouraged us to “clean up” his diet, I’ve been in the kitchen a lot.

Autism has shaped how I shop and cook and think about food.

Sure, I’m past the days when I would make my own gluten-free pretzels and cookies, even bending a metal cookie cutter into a goldfish so my preschooler could have the same-shaped snacks as his friends.

But I still spend a bulk of time planning and preparing his meals, my eye on the gut/brain connection and the overall benefits of whole, healthy food.

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