The Role of Diet in Autism (SHOCKING)

In this insightful episode, we explore the connection between diet and autism, and how the food we eat can play a significant role in managing autistic traits and overall well-being. Dan—who lives with autism, ADHD, and OCD—shares his personal experience and research into how dietary choices can impact gut health, sensory issues, and gastrointestinal discomfort, which are common challenges for many on the autism spectrum.

We unpack the science behind the autism and gut connection, discuss selective eating, and look at best practices for finding foods that support both comfort and energy levels. Whether you’re autistic or supporting someone who is, this episode offers practical, easy-to-follow advice on navigating autism-friendly nutrition.

🎯 Topics Covered:

• How diet can affect autistic sensory sensitivities and digestion

• Understanding autistic metabolism and unique dietary needs

• Tips for managing selective eating and food aversions

• Best practices for creating a gut-friendly, supportive food plan

• Why no one-size-fits-all diet exists for autism—and how to personalize your approach

This is a must-listen for anyone interested in the intersection of autism, health, and nutrition, especially for autistic adults seeking relief from food-related discomfort or low energy.

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Episode Transcript

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You have arrived. Welcome to the Aspy world.
Here's where we talk about anything and everything ASD in
an upbeat and informative way. And now here's your man on the
spectrum, your autism ambassador, Daniel Morgan Jones.
OK, so does a diet play a role in a better condition of life if

(00:23):
you have autism? Well, let's discuss it right now
guys. What's going on?
Welcome back to the Aspy world. My name is Dan.
I have autism and ADHD and I'll make quickly videos all about
this stuff because I'm obsessed with helping autistic people,
individuals like yourself reach full potential, reach maximum
life capability because I know it's in you.
I know you're amazing and we cando this together.
You are awesome. That being said, if you want to
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(00:45):
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just obsessed with born to help people.
Guys, this the whole idea of diet is quite a controversial 1.
You hear some kind of people saying like, oh you know, the
gluten free diet helps people with autism overcome some issues

(01:06):
and all this kind of stuff. And what I do believe that
gluten intolerance is, you know,can create a difficult life for
anybody, not just one of the autism spectrum.
I don't believe it's the sole way to overcome issues or or
help manage issues on the autismspectrum.
However, I will say though, is that because autistic
individuals have such fast-pacedbrains and that mind's going

(01:27):
1000 miles an hour, they're burning 2 calories like nobody's
business. And they're chasing dopamine
constantly, which means that fizzy drinks, high caffeinated
drinks and, and candy and, and soda pop and, and stuff like
pizza and junk food, like all these things are dopamine rich,
right? And so they're going to create a
dopamine high for anybody who, who's chasing those.
And so autistic people are, you know, susceptible to that.

(01:47):
Now if I were to say that the chicken Nuggets should be the
international symbol for autism,then everyone would be agreeing
right? Now give this video a thumbs up
if you agree that the chicken nugget is kind of like the
symbol of autism. But unfortunately, the chicken
nugget isn't very varied in nutrients.
It's not very high in anything other than protein and fats.
So this leads me to the rule of diet in autism.
Now in order to function, autistic people will will need a

(02:10):
lot of varied nutrients. Because when you're faced with a
fast pacing brain, you're burning through calories, you're
burning through, you know, mega amounts of energy all day.
You can't just really survive onchicken Nuggets.
You know, yes, it's going to give you protein.
Yes, it's going to give you a little bit of energy.
You do need good carbohydrates. You need a mix of vitamins and
multivitamins. Now, the best way to do this,
obviously have a varied diet because I keep your brain at
maximum function and keep your brain at maximum efficiency.

(02:32):
And the autism brain is a delicate, perfect, amazing
thing, so you want to treat it as such.
But I know autistic individuals do not like a lot of varied
foods. This is very common and I get
it. So what did I do to change this?
Now I'm just like any other, youknow, autistic individual.
If I could just eat chicken Nuggets for the rest of my life,
that would be the same. Even though I'm vegan, I still
eat vegan chicken Nuggets, right?
However, I decided to add in smoothies to my diet because I

(02:55):
like fruit juices and I like kind of fruit in general.
I like sweet tasting things. So if you can have a smoothie
that tastes like a milkshake every day, you win because you
with much nutrients and that's possible.
They can Jack full all good healthy stuff.
I actually prefer green juices now because they look green, but
they taste like tropical juice because you can put in like
lemons and pineapples and applesand berries and stuff in it.

(03:16):
By introducing those into your diet, what you will do is cover
the fact that there's a deficit for nutrients in the autism diet
and also satisfy that need for abit of dopamine hit.
It's a win, win situation. Now, I'd love to know your like
experience on this and your yourinput.
Pop in the comment down below. I read every single one by the
way, and I have a free Autism Life Hacks PDF book you can
download from autismhacks.net right now.

(03:38):
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See you in the next one. Peace.