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mg33 - you're probably referring to a gluten or casein free diet. Those have shown to be effective in some children, and ineffective in others. Another part of the puzzle.
I've heard that some kids with autism will play with their tummies because they can't properly process gluten and when it gums up in their system, it hurts. So you'll see them lean on couches, tables, anything with a slight edge to it. It seems that applying pressure makes them feel better, if only for a second.
A friend of mine is a speech therapist and his boss has two children with autism - she swears by a gluten free diet. She's noted that even a small piece of crust can affect her child's focus dramatically. It's VERY hard to control though. My niece for example loves anything with bread/wheat in it and is a super picky eater - so it's difficult to get her away from gluten and believe me ... there's no fooling her. It's like she can sense a piece of gluten-free whatever and puts it down in a second. She refuses to eat it.