Guest guest Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 Donna, thanks for your reply and sharing. And, thanks for the humor, too. Ursula > > In a message dated 12/27/2005 2:13:18 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > ugoadhouse@... writes: > > Questions: > 1) does this sound familiar to anyone? > 2) any ideas about the night waking? Vibrating bed? > 3) Has anyone seen D. Mumper in Lynchburg, VA? > 4) Has the wheat and casein free diet been helpful to anyone? > > > > Hi Ursula, >   Welcome to the group.   Yes, it sounds familiar.  Maddie lost > most of > her skills within one month of the onset of autism.  It was very > abrupt and > blatant (I kept a daily log).  As for sleeping, we give her > Melatonin > nightly, but sometimes she is up through the night.  I can always > tell because I > might find her with ALL her clothes on or ALL her bathing suits on, > or ALL her > socks on one foot.  A sense of humor helps.   Maddie is not on a > special > diet, but does have PICA, so we have to hide soap (that's her biggest > obsession).  She does mouth things, but not near as much as she > used to.   She also > used to have incredibly ritualistic eating habits.      One year, > she ate > nothing but spaghetti for dinner (I used to hide all kinds of > veggies and > meats in it).  Then hot dogs...then yogurt.   At around the age > of 7 or 8, she > stopped the ritualistic eating, although still has some issues > (won't eat > cereal no matter what, but she'll sit on Daddy's lap and eat sushi > with > him....go figure!!) > Donna > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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