<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> At 05:54 PM 10/19/95 -0400, Tom Anglim <[log in to unmask]> asked: >Could you please post where you got your information concerning a connection >with Celiac Disease and ADHA. I too am a celiac with a son with ADD. Here are a bunch of things that I keep on my hard disk: (1) The following is taken from the "Celiac Sprue" flyer from CSA/USA (Box 31700, Omaha, NE 68131 402-558-0600): "...; personality changes (especially common in children with sprue; they become unable to concentrate, are irritable, cranky, and have difficulties with mental alertness and memory function); can also occur in adults; ..." (2) The following is from the February 1995 Sprue-nik Press newsletter as posted to the Celiac Mailing list on 3/8/95. It included Misc. Highlights from the 1994 American Celiac Society Conference. "Question (to Alessio Fasano, Pediatric Gastroenterologist, University of Maryland <[log in to unmask]>): Is there an association between celiac disease and attention deficit or hyperactivity in children? Yes, but only for untreated celiacs. Once the child goes on a gluten-free diet, these problems tend to disappear. A related question: Is there a link between behavioral problems and celiac disease in children? Once again, the answer is yes, but only for untreated celiacs. It is the malnutrition that leads to the problem." (3) From Gluten Intolerance Group of North America, (Box 23053, Seattle, WA 98102 206-325-6980) - "Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy: Up-Date for Health Care Professionals" May, 1992: "Behavioral changes - such as irritability and inability to concentrate, may be reported in undiagnosed children. Adults often relate difficulties in short-term memory and concentration...." (4) From Coeliac Disease, by Dr. Michael Marsh, Blackwell Scientific Publications, November 1992. - Chapter 2 (by Jacques Schmitz) - p.30 - "The effects of the gluten-free diet are most often spectacular, particularly in toddlers. Behavioural disorders are the first to subside..." (5) Marsh's book again - Chapter 3 - on CD in adults, written by Peter Howdle and Monty S. Losowsky. p. 55 - "Psychological changes have also been widely investigated, but are difficult to quantify. Many patients appear to be depressed, while others are irritable, morose or difficult to relate to... Nevertheless, in some case reports, treatment with a gluten-free diet has resulted in spectacular improvements in mental function." (6) Lisa Lewis, PhD, <[log in to unmask]> has put up an excellent web page on diet and autism. Explains what is happening with intestinal permeability, etc. It is 46K of info and I or she can e-mail if one doesn't have web access. http://www.princeton.edu/~lisas/gfpak.html (7) Dr. Kalle Reichelt <[log in to unmask]>, of the Pediatric Research Institute in Oslo, Norway has been researching the impact of gluten and casein intolerance on certain individuals with developmental delays. A collected set of his articles written for the Net has been put up at: http://www.panix.com/~donwiss/reichelt.html The articles include: 1. Intolerance to food proteins 2. Diet and mental disease 3. Diet 4. Gluten, autism and schizophrenia 5. Autism and coeliac disease. 6. Intestinal permeability in schizophrenia 7. Trace amount of protein in milk. 8. Diet and mental disease. 9. ADDHA. 10. Schizophrenia and diet 11. Gluten, casein and behaviour 12. Ear infections, allergy, autism & gluten 13. Behaviour and Gluten 14. Downs syndrome and gut permeability They are very enlightening, somewhat technical and include many references to published studies. It is 53K of info and I can easily e-mail it if one doesn't have web access. Don in NYC [log in to unmask]