Kevin just had two uncharacteristically fussy weeks, where he was more easily frustrated, had a hard time attending or staying focused on any activity, and increased his stimming (he even started something new, wiggling his fingers against his face). These behaviors coincide with an increased consumption of dairy products. His favorite drink lately is chocolate milk, and he's been drinking several glasses a day. Also, after a big meal at Golden Corral where everything Kevin ate was dairy (macaroni and cheese, broccoli and cheese, corn with cheese, ice cream) within an hour he had the worse case of diarrhea he's ever had.
To test our theory about casein as the culprit for his behavior, we partially eliminated dairy for a few days, by cutting chocolate milk, cheese and ice cream. Although the elimination wasn't thorough (some foods could have contained casein), Kevin has gone back to his easy-going self, and has even added language and at his last speech therapy session imitated actions better than ever.
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