Greg, agreed -- the word "cause" is a bit strong. But I am so addicted to milk
that I must say I have to credit (or discredit?) milk and dairy products as
being
problematical. Cutting out milk changes how I function. It's worth a shot,
just
to see how my body handles different diets. Your mileage may vary. -Zer

--- In Aspies-Anon#262, "Greg" <callisto5784@y...> wrote:
> Hello Zer, I hate to burst your bubble here but i'm afraid to say
> that autism and aspergers is a genetic case caused by DNA it is not
> something caused by Milk or anything else for that matter....
> Greg
>
> <zer92780@y...> wrote: > > http://www.notmilk.com/aa.html offers anti-dairy
insights on diet and autism....
> > SCIENTIFIC PROOF: MILK CAUSES AUTISM & A.D.D. ~ Florida
> > researcher, Robert Cade, M.D., and his colleagues have
> > identified a milk protein, casomorphin, as the probable cause of
> > attention deficit disorder and autism. They found Beta-caso-
> > morphin-7 in high concentrations in the blood and urine of
> > patients with either schizophrenia or autism. (AUTISM, 1999, 3)
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Eighty percent of cow's milk protein is casein. It has been
> > documented that casein breaks down in the stomach to produce
> > a peptide casomorphine, an opiate. Another researcher
> > observed that casomorphin aggravated the symptoms of autism.
> > (Panksepp, J. Trends in Neuroscience, 1979, 2)