Hello everyone

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I have two children on the autistic spectrum. One 12 year old girl

HFA the other a 9 year old non=verbal boisterous boy who has

boundless amounts of energy. I took him to a DAN nutritionist a

stool sample test showed high levels of candida in his gut. In

October last year I implemented the GF/CF diet but have been doing

this alone. Because of the candida issues I am looking to go onto

the SCD diet but can only find sites which are based in USA the diet

seems so restrictive and from the research I have done the only thing

my son will eat on this diet is bananas. I am usign gut enzymes

Zycarb to help him break down his food and a product called Unique B-

12 which is a sublingual form of B12 problem is he eats it, it only

stays in his mouth for a few chews. The gf.cf diet seems to have

cleared the brain fog my son suffered from but his aggression is

still there (methinks linked to candida). I guess I am suffering

from info overload, is there any place that can give a parent a

simple breakdown of the steps with biomed. Unfortunately I am a

single parent on a very limited budget. I cannot afford to pay

consultants/tests etc. on top the treatment. I will apply to the

cauldwell trust but in the meantime I need to try and help my son

alone. The financial cost of implemeting biomedical treatment is

crippling for many families following the diet has doubled my weekly

shopping bill as I am having to buy alternatives and organic foods.

I know there is no price that surmounts the wellbeing of a childs

health. There is so much information on top of caring for a child on

the spectrum not many parents have the time to digest it all. I am

by no means unintelligent but I do sometimes look at things and pull

my hair out in frustration. I know that no two children are the same

and therein lies the problem. My two are like chalk and cheese. Is

there anywhere that I can find a step by step " GUIDE " to biomed

treatment in an autistic child. Surely there are some general things

people can try? Can biomed be put into simple laymans terms in order

to reach those parents who are busy trying to survive day to day. I

am no longer able to afford the consultantation and tests plus having

two children who need help so I may need to do this alone (if funding

is not agreed).

Sorry I hope this post doesnt come across too negatively but I am

posting from my own experiences. I just want a simple step by step

guide especailly about doing the SCD diet in the UK or a way of

tackling the candida overgrowth.

Thanks everyone Caz