I have Aspergers and have felt much less anxious since starting ADF. But whether that would be the case if someone else was making me fast is another question. Fasting needs to be done from your own motivation or it would inflict huge amounts of stress and defeat the purpose.

My son also has Aspergers and he does need to lose weight and suffers badly with stress and anxiety but although I have discussed it with him and he likes the idea a huge stumbling block is the narrow range of foods that he can bring himself to eat. He barely gets enough decent nutrients as it is. He gags if he can’t cope with a texture so getting him to accept new food is a nightmare. He is very overweight which I blame on the quantity of orange juice he used to drink. I had no idea it was so bad for him:( Now he drinks unsweetened sparkling water which I hope will reduce his sugar cravings somewhat although as he eats so much cereal he still has far too much carbohydrate. He is terribly stubborn. No one can make him do anything. But then so am I!