And for this reason, psychologists have found no remedy and classify gluten-intolerant children as “autistic”.
At least not here. My daughter is gluten intolerant, but they don't classify as autistic. She is also sensitive to lactose. These things might decrease as she ages.
I think the point of the "calm down" was not in the physical sense, but more as a way to pacify the child, keep them occupied and "happy" in the moment, even though later, they will likely crash and become terrors. :)
There are studies about how obesity at time of conception passes a fat gene of some sort. Will look for the study later. It is interesting.