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Hi,
We have a 13yr old boy, he is a foster child and we just got him on Monday, we where told he is Autism, he is on Gluten free diet and it is has been very hard for us, he likes to get up in the middle of the night and eat the foods he not to eat he can't have no dairy foods. His behavior is very bad and told us he can get violent and can use a straight jacket, which no one hasnt' used yet and wonderiing if anyone has any suggestions for us, we only have him for about 7 weeks then he is moving to a relatives.
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I have a son with autism and the one thing that really seemed to help is a program that has the person sit in "time away" when they break a rule. Put no energy into the negative, simply say "Broke a rule. Time away." Don't explain anything, stay consistant, do not focus on the negative. Simply praise the good they do and put more effort into praising them for what they do right, and very little effort into what they do wrong. Many of them are looking for an energy match and if the energy matches are positive, the results tend to be postive. If the energy matches are negative the results tend to be negative. It doesn't sound like it would work, but it turned my autistic son from a major behavior problem, to being an enjoyable child. It takes time, but the the kids do understand and behaviors do change. Strict consistancy is required for success. Bouncing around from home to home is not the answer, it's very confusing for people with autism and it can take weeks for the autistic person to get into a set routine. Strict routines also help. Doing thing at a set time everyday helps most autistic children and if something needs to change, try to inform the child ahead of time and make the change a gradual process if possible tends to help.
As far as him sneaking food at night..lots of times there is a sugar/carb addiction going on..sometimes they have yeast overload and it can make them have terrible cravings as well..you can also get some pretty good substitutes for foods he probably likes..there is a rice pizza crust, soy cheese (sort of yucky, I admit), pasta like Quinoa is great..I have heard tapioca bread is great..
there are gluten free cookies, crackers and cereal..our daugher loves her rice milk..you can get it vanilla flavored also..if you can stick to his diet and also the Feingold diet you may find his temper tantrums get better..