Guest guest Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 My kids get their enzymes at school by the nurse. I had to have a doctor's statement saying they needed them - Dr. Block did that for me! I don't have the school guidelines, but when they enter jr. high, I believe all I have to do is tell them that I want them to have them and in high school too. It's only in elementary that I'm required to get a dr's statement. I'm in the Arlington school district. Blessings Connie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Hi, My son does not swallow enzyme sized capsules so the 30 minute time frame does not effect us. I have conducted an experiment and they start dissolve quickly in water but if Devin Houston says 30 minutes then I would listen to him--he takes e-mails and calls for those with questions. We are the ones on the Autism Enzyme List Files that pack the capsule contents into the shell of a clear GFCF gum drop that has had all the sugar scraped off and hollowed out. No it is not the perfect method but it works for us although it is very time consuming (at home he drinks his enzymes mixed with his other vitamins for his meals-so this is just for school). Some people send the enzymes in food or drinks but that has not worked for us-- he would not eat or drink what it was mixed with. My son automatically pulls his " candy " out of his lunch and starts to eat it and then drinks some of his water immediately afterwards. It must taste so nasty since there is no sugar and just a very thin wall of gummy left--like biting into a stinky surprise. The enzymes have a taste and a bit of a gritty feel (I think Tonya asked about grit in Houston enzymes and I tried one for her and there is some grit--not too bad), but for some reason my son feels he must have enzymes before he eats--my husband and I think he knows they make him feel better. For us, the gum drop is not " administered " in any way--he just eats a " candy " out of his lunch box--which includes all of his approved diet items. The school does not find this to be a problem since enzymes are in regular food too--ours are just in a candy--they are not considering it a drug. I know others in our district that send the enzymes in other creative means--whole in pear sauce--this kid bites into what is left of the capsules buried inside the sauce, or frozen in ice cubes that start to melt in the juice until lunch. The enzyme list has more alternatives for administering at school. Hope this helps by sharing someone else's experience, Theresa, SA > I'm really interested in the idea of enzymes for my daughter, but knew we > couldn't have them provided at school. Getting anything administered at school > depends on the district and the nurse involved. I couldn't even get a > prescription med given in Cy-Fair ISD, not even when the doctor had written a note > directly to the nurse to go along with it. My daughter was 1 year younger than > the youngest age listed in the formulary books, and the nurse really researched > to see if she could help us, but she absolutely wouldn't go outside the > bounds of known, safe, reported studies. She said it just didn't matter what the > doctor said, it was her professional conscience she had to answer to, and the > district policy as well. I respected her decision, and that time figured out a > way to work around it. > > I also know, as a former teacher, that I would have been fired with prejudice > if I were giving any substance to a child in my class - even at the parents > request - as another writer reported. Please be careful to never share the > identity of that teacher with anyone unless you are willing to possibly ruin her > career. That's the kind of offense for which a teacher could have her > certificate removed. > > In my research, I read that the enzymes just wouldn't do their job properly > unless they were given about 30 minutes before any food intake. It seems as > though some of you are having your children take them WITH lunch, and I'd really > like to know if you feel that gets as good an effect as when you give them > before meals at home. > > Sandi > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Hi, My son does not swallow enzyme sized capsules so the 30 minute time frame does not effect us. I have conducted an experiment and they start dissolve quickly in water but if Devin Houston says 30 minutes then I would listen to him--he takes e-mails and calls for those with questions. We are the ones on the Autism Enzyme List Files that pack the capsule contents into the shell of a clear GFCF gum drop that has had all the sugar scraped off and hollowed out. No it is not the perfect method but it works for us although it is very time consuming (at home he drinks his enzymes mixed with his other vitamins for his meals-so this is just for school). Some people send the enzymes in food or drinks but that has not worked for us-- he would not eat or drink what it was mixed with. My son automatically pulls his " candy " out of his lunch and starts to eat it and then drinks some of his water immediately afterwards. It must taste so nasty since there is no sugar and just a very thin wall of gummy left--like biting into a stinky surprise. The enzymes have a taste and a bit of a gritty feel (I think Tonya asked about grit in Houston enzymes and I tried one for her and there is some grit--not too bad), but for some reason my son feels he must have enzymes before he eats--my husband and I think he knows they make him feel better. For us, the gum drop is not " administered " in any way--he just eats a " candy " out of his lunch box--which includes all of his approved diet items. The school does not find this to be a problem since enzymes are in regular food too--ours are just in a candy--they are not considering it a drug. I know others in our district that send the enzymes in other creative means--whole in pear sauce--this kid bites into what is left of the capsules buried inside the sauce, or frozen in ice cubes that start to melt in the juice until lunch. The enzyme list has more alternatives for administering at school. Hope this helps by sharing someone else's experience, Theresa, SA > I'm really interested in the idea of enzymes for my daughter, but knew we > couldn't have them provided at school. Getting anything administered at school > depends on the district and the nurse involved. I couldn't even get a > prescription med given in Cy-Fair ISD, not even when the doctor had written a note > directly to the nurse to go along with it. My daughter was 1 year younger than > the youngest age listed in the formulary books, and the nurse really researched > to see if she could help us, but she absolutely wouldn't go outside the > bounds of known, safe, reported studies. She said it just didn't matter what the > doctor said, it was her professional conscience she had to answer to, and the > district policy as well. I respected her decision, and that time figured out a > way to work around it. > > I also know, as a former teacher, that I would have been fired with prejudice > if I were giving any substance to a child in my class - even at the parents > request - as another writer reported. Please be careful to never share the > identity of that teacher with anyone unless you are willing to possibly ruin her > career. That's the kind of offense for which a teacher could have her > certificate removed. > > In my research, I read that the enzymes just wouldn't do their job properly > unless they were given about 30 minutes before any food intake. It seems as > though some of you are having your children take them WITH lunch, and I'd really > like to know if you feel that gets as good an effect as when you give them > before meals at home. > > Sandi > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Hi, My son does not swallow enzyme sized capsules so the 30 minute time frame does not effect us. I have conducted an experiment and they start dissolve quickly in water but if Devin Houston says 30 minutes then I would listen to him--he takes e-mails and calls for those with questions. We are the ones on the Autism Enzyme List Files that pack the capsule contents into the shell of a clear GFCF gum drop that has had all the sugar scraped off and hollowed out. No it is not the perfect method but it works for us although it is very time consuming (at home he drinks his enzymes mixed with his other vitamins for his meals-so this is just for school). Some people send the enzymes in food or drinks but that has not worked for us-- he would not eat or drink what it was mixed with. My son automatically pulls his " candy " out of his lunch and starts to eat it and then drinks some of his water immediately afterwards. It must taste so nasty since there is no sugar and just a very thin wall of gummy left--like biting into a stinky surprise. The enzymes have a taste and a bit of a gritty feel (I think Tonya asked about grit in Houston enzymes and I tried one for her and there is some grit--not too bad), but for some reason my son feels he must have enzymes before he eats--my husband and I think he knows they make him feel better. For us, the gum drop is not " administered " in any way--he just eats a " candy " out of his lunch box--which includes all of his approved diet items. The school does not find this to be a problem since enzymes are in regular food too--ours are just in a candy--they are not considering it a drug. I know others in our district that send the enzymes in other creative means--whole in pear sauce--this kid bites into what is left of the capsules buried inside the sauce, or frozen in ice cubes that start to melt in the juice until lunch. The enzyme list has more alternatives for administering at school. Hope this helps by sharing someone else's experience, Theresa, SA > I'm really interested in the idea of enzymes for my daughter, but knew we > couldn't have them provided at school. Getting anything administered at school > depends on the district and the nurse involved. I couldn't even get a > prescription med given in Cy-Fair ISD, not even when the doctor had written a note > directly to the nurse to go along with it. My daughter was 1 year younger than > the youngest age listed in the formulary books, and the nurse really researched > to see if she could help us, but she absolutely wouldn't go outside the > bounds of known, safe, reported studies. She said it just didn't matter what the > doctor said, it was her professional conscience she had to answer to, and the > district policy as well. I respected her decision, and that time figured out a > way to work around it. > > I also know, as a former teacher, that I would have been fired with prejudice > if I were giving any substance to a child in my class - even at the parents > request - as another writer reported. Please be careful to never share the > identity of that teacher with anyone unless you are willing to possibly ruin her > career. That's the kind of offense for which a teacher could have her > certificate removed. > > In my research, I read that the enzymes just wouldn't do their job properly > unless they were given about 30 minutes before any food intake. It seems as > though some of you are having your children take them WITH lunch, and I'd really > like to know if you feel that gets as good an effect as when you give them > before meals at home. > > Sandi > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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