Dan Loewensteiner, PhD, RDN

I became interested in dietary and biomedical intervention for autism after overcoming my initial skepticism. I experienced something of an epiphany, after reading Julie Mathews’ book, “Nourishing Hope for Autism” several years ago. Her philosophy and approach of “BioIndividual Nutrition,” combined with the work of many other authorities in the field of biomedical intervention, formed the basis of my current approach to treating children on the autism spectrum. I developed an interest in the rapidly developing field of integrative and functional medicine, which provides a new, holistic approach in treating the factors underlying many diseases. Functional nutrition is an offshoot of this practice philosophy. In order to utilize this approach, I set up a private practice, Nutrition For Autism Recovery. I took this fully online after the corona virus lock down.

I have been a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics since 1994 and a member of Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine practice group within the Academy for several years. I have a Certificate of Training in Integrative and Functional Nutrition from the Academy and recently completed 30 hours of continuing education in Integrative Pediatrics. I have completed over 225 hours of continuing education courses related to this focus on children on the autism spectrum. I am a voracious consumer of "all things autism," reading original research papers, viewing webinars, summits and internet browsing.

Each child on the spectrum is unique, with unique behavioral characteristics and dietary and nutritional needs. I take a holistic approach in treating your child. You can be assured that my recommendations, whether dietary, supplementation, healing of the gut or immune system, are all evidence-based and designed to best meet the specific needs of your child. I have come to appreciate that each child has great potential within themselves. My goal is to uncover this potential!

I offer a free, no obligation "get acquainted" session. We discuss your child's autism traits and behaviors as well as your concerns and expectations. We review my functional nutrition approach and how we can work together to heal your child. If you agree that this approach is a good fit for your family, we then schedule our first consultation. I offer four Programs to meet the needs of all families with a child on the spectrum.
Pleases visit NutritionForAutismRecovery.com for more information!

My passion as a dietitian is to lead parents of a child on the autism spectrum on the road to heal their child through a functional nutrition approach. While a “cure” for autism is not expected, many parents see “recovery” as a goal. What we do see is that our approach WILL result in significant improvements in all areas of your child’s autism!

If you want to see your child reach their full potential and become a happy, healthy, loving person, please, give me a call!