Controversial Treatments (Elimination Diets)

Controversial Treatments (Elimination Diets)
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Controversial Treatments (Elimination Diets)
One pro statement regarding the use of elimination diets in the treatment of autism spectrum disorder is the claim that these diets reduce the characteristics of autism. This statement is made by various ‘experts’ in psychology who strongly advocate for elimination diets. The elimination diet ensures that the food taken by the person with an autism spectrum disorder is devoid of certain components. Particularly, the supporters of this elimination advocate for the elimination of proteins, casein, and gluten. These supporters argue that these proteins may disrupt brain activity, thereby increasing the characteristics of autism. Following is a con statement that refutes the use of elimination diets: “there lacks enough scientific evidence to support the efficacy of elimination diets in the treatment of autism spectrum disorder.” This con statement was obtained from the National Institute of Health website.
The pro statement made above may be misleading, especially due to the lack of adequate scientific evidence to support it. In modern psychological practice, scientific evidence plays a key role in guiding practice. The good thing about scientific evidence is that various controls and measures have been taken to ensure that practice is likely to produce the intended results. Where there is a lack of evidence, then the practice becomes some sought of gambling which is severely unethical. The con statement is more believable since it binds itself to scientific evidence. It essentially takes the position that therapy or practice should be avoided until there is enough scientific evidence to validate it (National Institute of Health, 2022).
Following are some three relevant codes of ethics. First, every patient has a right to...