aggresive behavior during ABA trials

October 22, 2008

hello everyone..i wanted to share my story with everyone about our 3

yr old dylan who is on the spectrum. He's had ABA therapy for close

to a YR. AND 1/2 and is progressing slowly but surely. We strongly

believe in supps. etc. and have tried an aweful lot in the past yr.

or so..this includes gf/cf diet b6/ mag. cod liver oil..b12 shots

(which he wasnt a responder to) to get to my point. We did a

metabolic analysis test and discovered he was deficient in b12..so

our DAN dr. put him on 5mg b12 (pill form) 800mcg folinic acid and

125mg DMG..we had him on that for 8wks and saw sum gains (mostly more

babbling) during the 8wks i researched b12 and saw that TMG should be

used rather than DMG b/c it contributed more as a methyl donor. So

w/out going to DAN dr. again i upped his dose of b12 to 10mg and

switched to TMG (250mg) but kept folinic acid same (800mcg)

during the past 2 wks. dylan has showed more aggression esp. during

trials with his tss..He'll bite himself when he gets frustrated..we

give him a chew toy to let the aggression out.(rather than on

himself) can the increased dosage of b12 TMG be creating this

aggression? i read alot about oral b12 and for one is rather

ineffective due to diff. absorbtion rates..(this is why i upped it)

but we've given him b12 shots (saw no gains) i joined this group b/c

i was hoping to start dyl on nasal b12 and wanted to hear more about

from others who were giving it to their kids.

we're going to dr.s on nov. 14th and i'm certain he'll write a script

for us. We're praying he'll be a responder to the nasal form .

but i'm wondering if anyone else has given their child b12 in pill

form and was it effective @ all??

i know this is long sry..)

thank you for listening

a concerned parent

chris robison

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