In two parts, the first part is the story of herself and her children and their journey through implementing the diet. She tells with such honesty and humour, warts and all, her disasters and successes.
The second part contains recipes and ideas for all the food your child could ever want to eat.

Thanks to this diet, many lives have been improved. I simply could not have implemented it without Marilyn's help. This book is so easy to read with it's friendly and practical 'I don't do science' style I would recommend it without any reservation. My child's support worker was unable to put the book down. In reading just this one book she learned everything she needed to know about my child and his autism and how diet affected him. What a shame that I can only give it a maximum five stars when I would gladly give it so much more.

Thanks to Marilyn we now have hope for the future. Any parent of a similar child should buy this book and give the diet a try.


A practical guide that is clear, honest and accessible   February 11, 2002
 19 out of 19 found this review helpful

This book is a positive guide to implementing a gf/cf diet and clearly outlines the other components of this approach to dealing with autism. I have found it invaluable on a daily basis and the practical approach has enabled me to implement this diet over a 6 week period. This practical book encourages and reassures when times are hard and it offers other points of contact. The way that the book takes one step at a time means that it is an invaluable guide to those starting this diet and I would highly recommend it both for the experiences, advice and recipes.