The following is from the USAAA Newsletter:

Doris J. Rapp, MD and Paul Shattock, PhD, OBE to Keynote at 2008 Conference

Dr. Doris J. Rapp, a board-certified environmental medical specialist and pediatric allergist and author of the best selling book “Is This Your Child?” and “Is This Your Child’s World?”, will make her Autism/Asperger national conference debut at the USAAA 2008 International Conference in Austin, Texas.
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A February 9 report by Science Daily discusses a recent study that states that boys with autism are at a higher risk for thin bones when compared to their non-autistic peers.  The study cites a commonly used dietary intervention prevalent among children with autism spectrum disorders - the gluten-free casein-free diet.  Casein is found in all dairy products; dairy products are traditionally the primary source of calcium and vitamin D which are necessary in achieving adequate bone density.

Part of the study’s findings were:

At 5 or 6 years of age, the bones of the autistic boys were significantly thinner than the bones of boys without autism and the difference in bone thickness became even greater at ages 7 and 8.

For more information on the study, which was funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, read the Science Daily article.