Introduction

September 2, 2009

Thank-you for your time and help I will go do the research as

soon as I get the kitchen back together.. lol.. summer is too long some days..

Take care and god bless

Debra

nj

From: autism

[mailto:autism ] On Behalf Of marie_elaine1357

Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 10:19 AM

autism

Subject: Re: Introduction

Hi Debra,

A summary of B6 studies can be found at http://www.autism.com/treatable/supplement/b6studies.htm

Also, if you google " PubMed " (it has a really long url that I can't

remember) you will find the citations to more articles. PubMed is the

bibliographic database maintained by the National Library of Medicine. On the

left hand column select " single citation matcher " . Type in B6 autism

in the title box.

TAAT is more of an " alternative treatment " and I can't find any

published material on it. The only thing I am going on is word of mouth (all

positive). I am using a company called Neurogistics. (www.neurogistics.com) I

have to send in a urine sample and they are going to test her neurotransmitter

levels. Based on the results they will recommend supplements that I can buy

from them. The nice thing about this is that eventually the neurotransmitters

will balance out, whereas with the B6 I think you always have to take it. Some

of the studies showed behaviors coming back once stopped.

Another thing a lot of parents do on the attachment group is use NR (neuro-reorganization).

It is a series of exercises that " re-wire " the brain. My daughter is

too young for that but everyone has had positive results. You can find out more

on the attach-china group. It's a group for children adopted from China with

attachment disorder. Attachment disorder is primarily found in adopted kids but

the behaviors are similar to autism.

HTH,

Marie

-- In autism ,

" Debra Byrne " <patrickbyrne2@...> wrote:

>

> HI, and welcome to a VERY supportive and friendly group of people!

>

> I am the mother of three ( none on the spectrum) but I am a se aide and

this

> past 2 yrs worked with a young man on the spectrum. Sinse have found a

deep

> interest in things pertaining to asd.

>

> Can you tell me more about TAAT and b6

>

> Reply personally if you want

>

> byrne2@...

>

> Thank-you

>

> Debra

>

> nj

>

> From: autism

> [mailto:autism ]

On Behalf Of

> marie_elaine1357

> Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 9:26 AM

> autism

> Subject: Introduction

>

> Hi. I'm Marie. I am a single mother and have a 21 month old daughter I

> adopted from Vietnam last year at 9.5 months old. She has developmental

> delays and is in therapy. She had a social/cognitive evaluation by a

special

> ed teacher a few months ago and she thinks she has autism but her ped.

never

> suggested it. We are going to a developmental pediatrician in Dec. to see

> what he thinks. Her autistic tendencies are decreased eye contact, lack of

> initiating play, doesn't point to things, speech delay and taps her head

> with fingers on her left hand. She has a new special ed teacher who said

she

> is not convinced she has autism. I took her to an autism screening at the

> university and they said she was a complicated case because of her

orphanage

> background and diagnosed mild attachment disorder and she couldn't hear

> until she was 15 months old after she had tubes put in her ears. They

> recommended further evaluation. The guy was a psychologist, not a doctor.

> She has an attachment therapist who says the lack of eye contact (which

has

> since improved) and decreased social initiative (which has also improved)

> can be explained by the attachment disorder. The strange hand mannerism

has

> also decreased. She used to do it constantly and now every so often. This

> may be an anxiety thing. I am going to start her on TAAT (targeted amino

> acid therapy). People in my attachment group use that and it has made many

> children more engaging. If I don't see a difference I am going to try high

> dose vitamin B6 with magnesium. I am a medical librarian and have read

> several articles on the benefits of that for autistic behaviors. Sorry for

> such a long post! Thank you for letting me join the group. I am looking

> forward to learning all I can.

>

> Marie

> mom to Jasmine

>

September 3, 2009

Welcome to the group Marie.

Stacie

In a message dated 9/2/2009 8:31:51 A.M. Central Daylight Time, folkangel@... writes:

Hi Marie,

Welcome to the group! Kellie

From: marie_elaine1357 <marie_elaine1357 >autism Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2009 8:26:26 AMSubject: Introduction

Hi. I'm Marie. I am a single mother and have a 21 month old daughter I adopted from Vietnam last year at 9.5 months old. She has developmental delays and is in therapy. She had a social/cognitive evaluation by a special ed teacher a few months ago and she thinks she has autism but her ped. never suggested it. We are going to a developmental pediatrician in Dec. to see what he thinks. Her autistic tendencies are decreased eye contact, lack of initiating play, doesn't point to things, speech delay and taps her head with fingers on her left hand. She has a new special ed teacher who said she is not convinced she has autism. I took her to an autism screening at the university and they said she was a complicated case because of her orphanage background and diagnosed mild attachment disorder and she couldn't hear until she was 15 months old after she had tubes put in her ears. They recommended further evaluation. The guy was a psychologist, not a doctor. She has an attachment therapist who says the lack of eye contact (which has since improved) and decreased social initiative (which has also improved) can be explained by the attachment disorder. The strange hand mannerism has also decreased. She used to do it constantly and now every so often. This may be an anxiety thing. I am going to start her on TAAT (targeted amino acid therapy). People in my attachment group use that and it has made many children more engaging. If I don't see a difference I am going to try high dose vitamin B6 with magnesium. I am a medical librarian and have read several articles on the benefits of that for autistic behaviors. Sorry for such a long post! Thank you for letting me join the group. I am looking forward to learning all I can.Mariemom to Jasmine

September 3, 2009

Welcome to the group Marie.

Stacie

In a message dated 9/2/2009 8:31:51 A.M. Central Daylight Time, folkangel@... writes:

Hi Marie,

Welcome to the group! Kellie

From: marie_elaine1357 <marie_elaine1357 >autism Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2009 8:26:26 AMSubject: Introduction

Hi. I'm Marie. I am a single mother and have a 21 month old daughter I adopted from Vietnam last year at 9.5 months old. She has developmental delays and is in therapy. She had a social/cognitive evaluation by a special ed teacher a few months ago and she thinks she has autism but her ped. never suggested it. We are going to a developmental pediatrician in Dec. to see what he thinks. Her autistic tendencies are decreased eye contact, lack of initiating play, doesn't point to things, speech delay and taps her head with fingers on her left hand. She has a new special ed teacher who said she is not convinced she has autism. I took her to an autism screening at the university and they said she was a complicated case because of her orphanage background and diagnosed mild attachment disorder and she couldn't hear until she was 15 months old after she had tubes put in her ears. They recommended further evaluation. The guy was a psychologist, not a doctor. She has an attachment therapist who says the lack of eye contact (which has since improved) and decreased social initiative (which has also improved) can be explained by the attachment disorder. The strange hand mannerism has also decreased. She used to do it constantly and now every so often. This may be an anxiety thing. I am going to start her on TAAT (targeted amino acid therapy). People in my attachment group use that and it has made many children more engaging. If I don't see a difference I am going to try high dose vitamin B6 with magnesium. I am a medical librarian and have read several articles on the benefits of that for autistic behaviors. Sorry for such a long post! Thank you for letting me join the group. I am looking forward to learning all I can.Mariemom to Jasmine

September 3, 2009

Welcome Marie Hoe you find theh elp you need here

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From: marie_elaine1357 <marie_elaine1357@...>autism Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2009 8:26:26 AMSubject: Introduction

Hi. I'm Marie. I am a single mother and have a 21 month old daughter I adopted from Vietnam last year at 9.5 months old. She has developmental delays and is in therapy. She had a social/cognitive evaluation by a special ed teacher a few months ago and she thinks she has autism but her ped. never suggested it. We are going to a developmental pediatrician in Dec. to see what he thinks. Her autistic tendencies are decreased eye contact, lack of initiating play, doesn't point to things, speech delay and taps her head with fingers on her left hand. She has a new special ed teacher who said she is not convinced she has autism. I took her to an autism screening at the university and they said she was a complicated case because of her orphanage background and diagnosed mild attachment disorder and she couldn't hear until she was 15 months old after she had tubes put in her ears. They recommended further evaluation. The guy was a psychologist, not a doctor.

She has an attachment therapist who says the lack of eye contact (which has since improved) and decreased social initiative (which has also improved) can be explained by the attachment disorder. The strange hand mannerism has also decreased. She used to do it constantly and now every so often. This may be an anxiety thing. I am going to start her on TAAT (targeted amino acid therapy). People in my attachment group use that and it has made many children more engaging. If I don't see a difference I am going to try high dose vitamin B6 with magnesium. I am a medical librarian and have read several articles on the benefits of that for autistic behaviors. Sorry for such a long post! Thank you for letting me join the group. I am looking forward to learning all I can.Mariemom to Jasmine

October 13, 2009

Welcome Jasmin. I'm Pat K and I am the grandmother of a 17 year old grandson. I have worked with him since he was three.

To stop the hitting, I taught him "quiet hands" telling karac "no" only increased the behavior. For the biting I gave him something to

bite on. i.e. plastic tube. He rarely bites now, but when he seems to need to bite, I give am a Granny Apple to bite.

There are a lot of smart, loving, helpful ladies on this list who will probably have some other ideas for you. blessings, Pat K

Introduction

Hi everyone,

My name is Jasmin, I live near Montreal, Canada with my husband and 2 sons. My youngest is 5 and diagnosed with autism, and MR. In the past 5 months his behavior has become increasingly difficult and he is constantly hitting and biting himself and my husband and I. I am hoping to find advice and guidance and possibly a shoulder to cry on with this group.

Thanks and wishing you all the best,

Jasmin

October 13, 2009

Welcome Jasmin. I'm Pat K and I am the grandmother of a 17 year old grandson. I have worked with him since he was three.

To stop the hitting, I taught him "quiet hands" telling karac "no" only increased the behavior. For the biting I gave him something to

bite on. i.e. plastic tube. He rarely bites now, but when he seems to need to bite, I give am a Granny Apple to bite.

There are a lot of smart, loving, helpful ladies on this list who will probably have some other ideas for you. blessings, Pat K

Introduction

Hi everyone,

My name is Jasmin, I live near Montreal, Canada with my husband and 2 sons. My youngest is 5 and diagnosed with autism, and MR. In the past 5 months his behavior has become increasingly difficult and he is constantly hitting and biting himself and my husband and I. I am hoping to find advice and guidance and possibly a shoulder to cry on with this group.

Thanks and wishing you all the best,

Jasmin

October 13, 2009

I'm beginnning to believe that it's something in the air that is causing these behaviors or something - it seems like a lot of our kiddos are going through this stage. Mine is out of it right now but he has taken to chewing gum - thank goodness.

I don't really believe it's in the air but it makes you wonder sometimes.

Sharon

From: jasmin_gibbons <jasmin_gibbons@...>Subject: Introductionautism Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 8:54 AM

Hi everyone,My name is Jasmin, I live near Montreal, Canada with my husband and 2 sons. My youngest is 5 and diagnosed with autism, and MR. In the past 5 months his behavior has become increasingly difficult and he is constantly hitting and biting himself and my husband and I. I am hoping to find advice and guidance and possibly a shoulder to cry on with this group.Thanks and wishing you all the best,Jasmin

October 13, 2009

welcome Jasmine

e

Mom to almost 3, ASD...and Lily 6 NT.

From: jasmin_gibbons <jasmin_gibbons@...>autism Sent: Tue, October 13, 2009 8:54:02 AMSubject: Introduction

Hi everyone,My name is Jasmin, I live near Montreal, Canada with my husband and 2 sons. My youngest is 5 and diagnosed with autism, and MR. In the past 5 months his behavior has become increasingly difficult and he is constantly hitting and biting himself and my husband and I. I am hoping to find advice and guidance and possibly a shoulder to cry on with this group.Thanks and wishing you all the best,Jasmin

October 13, 2009

We had similar issues and my son has done great on Daytranna and Respridol -

Alleviated most aggressive and hurtful behaviors -

Medication is personal and this was our choice while we felt we were left with no options.

My son is much happier and can enjoy activities etc....

Kate

On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 2:44 PM, Two Blessings <ljdjd1234@...> wrote:

welcome Jasmine

e

Mom to almost 3, ASD...and Lily 6 NT.

From: jasmin_gibbons <jasmin_gibbons@...>autism

Sent: Tue, October 13, 2009 8:54:02 AMSubject: Introduction

Hi everyone,My name is Jasmin, I live near Montreal, Canada with my husband and 2 sons. My youngest is 5 and diagnosed with autism, and MR. In the past 5 months his behavior has become increasingly difficult and he is constantly hitting and biting himself and my husband and I. I am hoping to find advice and guidance and possibly a shoulder to cry on with this group.

Thanks and wishing you all the best,Jasmin

-- Kate Myers

October 13, 2009

Welcome Jasmin. I am a mother to 2 autistic sons ages 8 and 5. We have been

through these stages with the older one and am now going through it with the

younger one. For the biting, I give my sons gum to chew. This works wonders with

the 8 yr old although some days it does cost me a whole pack of gum or so it

seems. lol For the hitting, I gave my oldest boy a bean bag that he could hit

all he wants. These are the tricks that worked best for me and I'm hoping the

same tricks will work for my youngest. It took a long time and alot of

repeating, but lately I have seen a huge difference. I'm sure you will receive

lots of advice from this group. Good luck

Jenni

>

> Hi everyone,

> My name is Jasmin, I live near Montreal, Canada with my husband and 2 sons. My

youngest is 5 and diagnosed with autism, and MR. In the past 5 months his

behavior has become increasingly difficult and he is constantly hitting and

biting himself and my husband and I. I am hoping to find advice and guidance and

possibly a shoulder to cry on with this group.

>

> Thanks and wishing you all the best,

> Jasmin

>

October 13, 2009