Re: Cerebral Folate Deficiency

[Guest guest]

We were told by the neurologist that taking high doses of FOLIC ACID will not increase cerebral (brain) folate levels, it will only increase serum (blood) folate levels. To increase the available folate in the brain, you have to use FOLINIC ACID (leucovorin).

Geraldine

Re: Prenatal Folic Acid helps autism prevention> > > > Stupid article. I was taking prenatal vitamins well before getting pregnant and all during pregnancy and breastfeeding. My son lost his language after the MMR. > > > > Now, that said, I believe folate deficiency does play a role in autism and language. My son has been found to have folate autoantibodies. Since starting him on high dose folate ( per his neurologist)we have had several areas of improvement. His binocular vision problems resolved almost completely and immediately ( within a few months), he has become a social butterfly making and KEEPING ( big difference) friends, and has developed a love of reading with improved reading comprehension. He says he can now make pictures in his head when reading and it makes it so much more fun and interesting. He is in 7th grade, reading grade level or slightly above books, and making passing grades on his AR reading tests for the first time. Prior, he would struggle to read and complete the book and fail the AR test. He has been on folate for 1 year.> > > > > >

[Guest guest]

You are correct. Thank you! My son does take Leucovorin...

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> > Does high dose folate have to be prescribed, or do you just buy it at the

store and give more than it says?AprilTo: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

> > From: LAUC174@

> > Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2011 12:56:45 +0000

> > Subject: Re: Prenatal Folic Acid helps autism

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> > Stupid article. I was taking prenatal vitamins well before getting

pregnant and all during pregnancy and breastfeeding. My son lost his language

after the MMR.

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> > Now, that said, I believe folate deficiency does play a role in autism and

language. My son has been found to have folate autoantibodies. Since starting

him on high dose folate ( per his neurologist)we have had several areas of

improvement. His binocular vision problems resolved almost completely and

immediately ( within a few months), he has become a social butterfly making and

KEEPING ( big difference) friends, and has developed a love of reading with

improved reading comprehension. He says he can now make pictures in his head

when reading and it makes it so much more fun and interesting. He is in 7th

grade, reading grade level or slightly above books, and making passing grades on

his AR reading tests for the first time. Prior, he would struggle to read and

complete the book and fail the AR test. He has been on folate for 1 year.

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