Re: I need help....diaper rash

July 1, 2003

I agree with . Bad diaper rash in an asd child does not usually

indicate that the child was left in a wet diaper for an extended amount of time

but

there is perhaps a yeast overgrowth and or an intolerence to certain foods.

If I was trying to get my child back, I'd tell them (CPS) that I will get my

ped to run a stool test for yeast for the diaper rash (comprehensive

microbial/digestive stool analysis, I think). For the sleeping fears or night

terrors,

I'd tell them I " d get the ped to run a IgG antibodies test (serum). When I

eat dairy, I wake up all thru the night w/night terrors (and I am a 42 year old

woman).

Dr Jacquelyn McCandless (board certified neuro/psychiatrist) says in page 39

of her 2nd edition book, Children With Starving Brains, " Among DAN! doctors

who recently participated in a well-attended physician training conference on

autism in San Diego (October 2001), many agreed with Dr. Karl Reichelt's

statement that many autistic children who awaken wailing and crying during the

night

suffer from reflux esophagitis.

In a message dated 7/1/03 10:20:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

ckcarlson@... writes:

> Diaper rashes can usually be cleared up just putting plain old corn

> starch on the rash. I don't know much about " sleeping fears " but we

> did have a few night terrors when Evan was an infant and he grew out

> of it. What specific information were you looking for?<

>

> It sounds to me like this isn't the typical diaper rash. I know that when

> autism emerged in Tristan along with the severe gastro problems that he would

> have a burned bottom every where the diarreah touched (chronic) The Ped told

> me it was from yeast in the stools. When we took him to a Gastro he said it

> wasn't. Soon after we started him on the GF/CF diet and he hasn't had that

> problem. Now it is more constipation. I suspect that her diaper rash is

> caused from diet. Also, the night terrors could be caused from reflux as I

have

> read many autistic children have these symptoms of waking in the night

> screaming, and then they have been diagnosed with the severe reflux such as

Ray

> Gallops son. I also would like to make a comment about the CPS taking a child

> away for diaper rash. It makes me angry to think they could traumatize a

> child by removing her from her mom for that reason. I'm assuming that Leigh

Ann

> is a loving mom coping with the serious problems of autism and not getting

> help from the professionals. If this is the case the CPS should be taken to

> task. This could happen to any parent of an autistic child because of all the

> potential situations that exist that are not normal for children and could be

> misconstrued as bad parenting. Just had to vent.

>

> C.

July 1, 2003

I agree with . Bad diaper rash in an asd child does not usually

indicate that the child was left in a wet diaper for an extended amount of time

but

there is perhaps a yeast overgrowth and or an intolerence to certain foods.

If I was trying to get my child back, I'd tell them (CPS) that I will get my

ped to run a stool test for yeast for the diaper rash (comprehensive

microbial/digestive stool analysis, I think). For the sleeping fears or night

terrors,

I'd tell them I " d get the ped to run a IgG antibodies test (serum). When I

eat dairy, I wake up all thru the night w/night terrors (and I am a 42 year old

woman).

Dr Jacquelyn McCandless (board certified neuro/psychiatrist) says in page 39

of her 2nd edition book, Children With Starving Brains, " Among DAN! doctors

who recently participated in a well-attended physician training conference on

autism in San Diego (October 2001), many agreed with Dr. Karl Reichelt's

statement that many autistic children who awaken wailing and crying during the

night

suffer from reflux esophagitis.

In a message dated 7/1/03 10:20:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

ckcarlson@... writes:

> Diaper rashes can usually be cleared up just putting plain old corn

> starch on the rash. I don't know much about " sleeping fears " but we

> did have a few night terrors when Evan was an infant and he grew out

> of it. What specific information were you looking for?<

>

> It sounds to me like this isn't the typical diaper rash. I know that when

> autism emerged in Tristan along with the severe gastro problems that he would

> have a burned bottom every where the diarreah touched (chronic) The Ped told

> me it was from yeast in the stools. When we took him to a Gastro he said it

> wasn't. Soon after we started him on the GF/CF diet and he hasn't had that

> problem. Now it is more constipation. I suspect that her diaper rash is

> caused from diet. Also, the night terrors could be caused from reflux as I

have

> read many autistic children have these symptoms of waking in the night

> screaming, and then they have been diagnosed with the severe reflux such as

Ray

> Gallops son. I also would like to make a comment about the CPS taking a child

> away for diaper rash. It makes me angry to think they could traumatize a

> child by removing her from her mom for that reason. I'm assuming that Leigh

Ann

> is a loving mom coping with the serious problems of autism and not getting

> help from the professionals. If this is the case the CPS should be taken to

> task. This could happen to any parent of an autistic child because of all the

> potential situations that exist that are not normal for children and could be

> misconstrued as bad parenting. Just had to vent.

>

> C.

July 1, 2003

>Diaper rashes can usually be cleared up just putting plain old corn

starch on the rash. I don't know much about " sleeping fears " but we

did have a few night terrors when Evan was an infant and he grew out

of it. What specific information were you looking for?<

It sounds to me like this isn't the typical diaper rash. I know that when

autism emerged in Tristan along with the severe gastro problems that he would

have a burned bottom every where the diarreah touched (chronic) The Ped told me

it was from yeast in the stools. When we took him to a Gastro he said it

wasn't. Soon after we started him on the GF/CF diet and he hasn't had that

problem. Now it is more constipation. I suspect that her diaper rash is caused

from diet. Also, the night terrors could be caused from reflux as I have read

many autistic children have these symptoms of waking in the night screaming, and

then they have been diagnosed with the severe reflux such as Ray Gallops son. I

also would like to make a comment about the CPS taking a child away for diaper

rash. It makes me angry to think they could traumatize a child by removing her

from her mom for that reason. I'm assuming that Leigh Ann is a loving mom

coping with the serious problems of autism and not getting help from the

professionals. If this is the case the CPS should be taken to task. This could

happen to any parent of an autistic child because of all the potential

situations that exist that are not normal for children and could be misconstrued

as bad parenting. Just had to vent.

C.

July 1, 2003