Gee kids....

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wow - you check out for a day!

I love this list! I love that we bring so much to our happy family. It's

really like no other list out there. I love that we have folks trying all sorts

of different protocols and experimenting with different things and reporting

back to the list and sharing our stories.

I for one have been on this list for 6 years now...wow - really? I have read

things and tucked them away as they " didn't apply " to my situation. Then a

year, a day, a week, a month go by and sure enough - I'm digging through the

info on the list - as now...it applies! It's great to know there is so much

information on here IF and WHEN I need it.

Keep sharing everyone. Keep reporting. Keep trying. Keep respecting. This is

it for us in the Ds/autism world - we are the people paving the way for those

behind us. Research is being done with our kids through us. Things are

happening. I can't tell you how much easier things have been for us when we've

been in a certain situation because I knew someone else did it before we did and

I can turn to you all and find out what you did, what worked, what didn't, what

your thoughts are ont he situation. And I thank you a million times over for

it. Thank you.

I think I'd be dead by now if I'd had to go through the last 6 years without

this list - so much has happened.

I congratulate all of you on agreeing to disagree on the med thread. It works

for some, it doesn't work for others, it's dangerous for some, the benefits

outweigh the risks for others. Life is like this with everything.

For those who haven't explored the supplements route. Just like everything

else, you'll know when you might feel like trying them. I think like everything

else, you try different things and you just know when it's time to try something

else. For us, I didn't want to try meds until I'd tried everything else. About

two years ago I thought we were going to be boarding the med train - I just

didn't know what else to do. was spiraling downward and I wasn't sure

what to do. I decided to try a few more things and we got positive results.

We're on an upward trend now - if we can just stop the TIA's!!!!!!!!!!!!! - but

in the big picture he's doing great. You just keep trying. Like Dory from

Finding Nemo says, " Just keep swimming, just keep swimming. " I find this is my

motto.

So many of MY dreams were shattered when he spiraled into the world of autism.

Once I put MY dreams aside and just focused on his happiness - it helped. We

are now at a place I didn't think I'd visit again after autism - really,

anything is possible again. He's got a future filled with success in front of

him and by golly, he's gonna get there.

Love you all-

Jayne