| Clodfobble |
02-28-2010 08:20 AM |
It just occurred to me last night, one major reason why I see so many more Indian familes than wolf and sky might have: while I have met many families pursuing only traditional behavioral therapies (the kind who tell me, "we don't believe in that stuff" or "that's just too hard, I could never do it,") I cannot recall meeting a single Indian family on that side of things, one who wasn't pursuing biomedical treatments.
I would imagine this is because 1.) they are already predisposed to a certain number of non-Western medical treatments, and 2.) it is relatively easy for them to switch to a fully GFCF diet, because traditional Indian cuisine is already made with bean flours and no dairy. So while the studies may show a certain statistical increase in darker-skinned families affected overall, they're far more over-represented in my community.
Another interesting thing: by a very large majority, the mothers who tell me they aren't interested in biomedical treatments are significantly overweight. In my local biomedical group of about 30 moms, there is only one woman who is at all overweight. I'm sure some of it's from being on the diet themselves, but many of them also eat their own non-GFCF foods after the kids go to bed (I, for one, am busting out the ice cream container every single night.) Now that I think about it, I participated in a study awhile back about both the demographic and personality traits of biomedical versus traditional-therapy parents. It would be fascinating to track that one down after it's published...
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