scripting

June 1, 2003

My daughter is 7, almost 8, and we only chelated for a few months but have

been doing MTP for about 8 months. Her verbal language has improved tremendously

(I think it's from the HGF from Dr. Aguilar), with tons of words and great

pronunciation, but it's almost ALL scripting - less from videos and more from

computer games. " It's a scary monster! " " It's a dinosaur " . " Welcome to Living

Books - Click on the arrow " " I'm Sheila-Rae " , " I'm Old King Cole " is all we

hear!

She can also sing entire songs now but her lanuage as far as communication

goes is almost zero - mostly nouns and " I Wants " . I think it's because the

fantasy world of Disney and Living Books is much more interesting than our

mundane

existence. But really - I don't know what causes this. A mixed blessing - lots

of new language, but none of it relevant!

> my 4yo son has made gains in many areas since starting chelation

> about 8months ago. However, scripting videos has gotten much worse.

> Has anyone else had this happen? Any thoughts would be appreciated.

>

June 1, 2003

My 3 yr old daughter is the same way. I have noticed that it is mostly when she

is not occupied with things to get her attention. If yourself or anyone has any

suggestions I'd be glad to hear them as well.

'

Karyn

[ ] scripting

my 4yo son has made gains in many areas since starting chelation

about 8months ago. However, scripting videos has gotten much worse.

Has anyone else had this happen? Any thoughts would be appreciated.

June 1, 2003

> my 4yo son has made gains in many areas since starting chelation

> about 8months ago. However, scripting videos has gotten much worse.

> Has anyone else had this happen? Any thoughts would be appreciated.

My son will script videos when he has a yeast problem. Also, during

rounds he scripts and between rounds he does not. However, recently

he does not script during rounds nearly so much as he did before.

Dana

June 1, 2003

Thanks for your response. What is HGF?

Re: [ ] scripting

> My daughter is 7, almost 8, and we only chelated for a few months but have

> been doing MTP for about 8 months. Her verbal language has improved

tremendously

> (I think it's from the HGF from Dr. Aguilar), with tons of words and great

> pronunciation, but it's almost ALL scripting - less from videos and more

from

> computer games. " It's a scary monster! " " It's a dinosaur " . " Welcome to

Living

> Books - Click on the arrow " " I'm Sheila-Rae " , " I'm Old King Cole " is all

we

> hear!

>

> She can also sing entire songs now but her lanuage as far as communication

> goes is almost zero - mostly nouns and " I Wants " . I think it's because the

> fantasy world of Disney and Living Books is much more interesting than our

mundane

> existence. But really - I don't know what causes this. A mixed blessing -

lots

> of new language, but none of it relevant!

>

> > my 4yo son has made gains in many areas since starting chelation

> > about 8months ago. However, scripting videos has gotten much worse.

> > Has anyone else had this happen? Any thoughts would be appreciated.

> >

>

June 1, 2003

My 4 y.o. daughter also does a lot of scripting, mostly repeating what happened

that day at school. It is wonderful to know what is going on at school, I just

wish she didn't imitate the teacher so well! She knows when she is in that mode

because if we say " we aren't talking about that right now " she will stop. We

try to ask her questions about the day so that it is appropriate language.

Isn't it amazing how much they can retain after only hearing something once??

Now, if we could only channel that somehow into the language we are looking

for.........hmmm.

June 1, 2003

My daughter is 4.5 yrs old. She scripts much more when having yeast

problems. A few months ago we had a meeting with her teachers & we all decided

that

we are going to tell her " Hannah stop scripting " as soon as we recognize her

doing so. It has worked really well. In fact somethimes if we aren't sure what

she is saying & we ask her she will say " I am scripting " it is almost cute.

I have also starting telling her to " Stop stimming " when I see her

doing it. I think with Hannah it helps to make her aware that WE are aware she

is

doing it & we help her to refocus herself on doing something else. If she is

scripting we tell her to stop & then try to get her involved in a

conversation.

I am hoping to start celation this summer. Now I'm not only scared of the

yeast problems but now of the scripting also.

June 1, 2003

OOOO!!! That's my kid as well. If I hear 'we care bears want to be your

friends' again, I think I'll shoot the fuzzballs!!!!!

I'm hoping that chelating will bring her out of most of it, but hey, if anyone

has any suggestions I'm all ears.

Karyn

Re: [ ] scripting

My daughter is 7, almost 8, and we only chelated for a few months but have

been doing MTP for about 8 months. Her verbal language has improved

tremendously

(I think it's from the HGF from Dr. Aguilar), with tons of words and great

pronunciation, but it's almost ALL scripting - less from videos and more from

computer games. " It's a scary monster! " " It's a dinosaur " . " Welcome to Living

Books - Click on the arrow " " I'm Sheila-Rae " , " I'm Old King Cole " is all we

hear!

She can also sing entire songs now but her lanuage as far as communication

goes is almost zero - mostly nouns and " I Wants " . I think it's because the

fantasy world of Disney and Living Books is much more interesting than our

mundane

existence. But really - I don't know what causes this. A mixed blessing - lots

of new language, but none of it relevant!

> my 4yo son has made gains in many areas since starting chelation

> about 8months ago. However, scripting videos has gotten much worse.

> Has anyone else had this happen? Any thoughts would be appreciated.

>

June 1, 2003

Same here, my son is 5 years old and the scripting is worse too. But, also

seeing gains in other areas. The scripting drives me crazy, especially in

pubic. As he gets older it just gets more and more unacceptable in public

situations.

Carla

Re: [ ] scripting

My daughter is 7, almost 8, and we only chelated for a few months but have

been doing MTP for about 8 months. Her verbal language has improved

tremendously

(I think it's from the HGF from Dr. Aguilar), with tons of words and great

pronunciation, but it's almost ALL scripting - less from videos and more

from

computer games. " It's a scary monster! " " It's a dinosaur " . " Welcome to

Living

Books - Click on the arrow " " I'm Sheila-Rae " , " I'm Old King Cole " is all we

hear!

She can also sing entire songs now but her lanuage as far as communication

goes is almost zero - mostly nouns and " I Wants " . I think it's because the

fantasy world of Disney and Living Books is much more interesting than our

mundane

existence. But really - I don't know what causes this. A mixed blessing -

lots

of new language, but none of it relevant!

> my 4yo son has made gains in many areas since starting chelation

> about 8months ago. However, scripting videos has gotten much worse.

> Has anyone else had this happen? Any thoughts would be appreciated.

>

June 2, 2003

i didn't mean to scare you about the scripting....he has also had pretty big

gains in language from chelation. he asks questions now and is more (but

not totally) conversational. Good luck!

Re: [ ] Re: scripting

> My daughter is 4.5 yrs old. She scripts much more when having yeast

> problems. A few months ago we had a meeting with her teachers & we all

decided that

> we are going to tell her " Hannah stop scripting " as soon as we recognize

her

> doing so. It has worked really well. In fact somethimes if we aren't

sure what

> she is saying & we ask her she will say " I am scripting " it is almost

cute.

> I have also starting telling her to " Stop stimming " when I see her

> doing it. I think with Hannah it helps to make her aware that WE are

aware she is

> doing it & we help her to refocus herself on doing something else. If she

is

> scripting we tell her to stop & then try to get her involved in a

> conversation.

>

> I am hoping to start celation this summer. Now I'm not only scared of the

> yeast problems but now of the scripting also.

>

June 2, 2003

Karyn and ,

My son used to do a lot more scripting. Now when I describe my son I

call him preconversational. I get a lot of scripting but he is also

using language to request things and in his play. When someone greets

him he can respond appropriately. Last week he had his last day of

preschool. At the picnic one of the boys gave him a big hug when we got

there and Ian said " Hi n " No prompting needed! Just a few months

ago he was doing much more scripting. FYI - I have been chelating with

dmsa/ala for the last two years and I think that has been really

helping, However, recently we have seen some nice improvements that

might be do to vitamin A. I am following Andy's suggestion with the

higher dosage using Twinlab Allergy A Caps. I give it at night with

Bethanecol.

I do think the scripting is their way of communicating. They are trying

to use what they know. Just keep listening because I think you will

start to figure out what they are trying to say. For example last week

Ian kept saying " Mrs. Hoseney want a haircut " . Finally I realized the

teacher just got a new haircut. I told Ian to tell the teacher that he

liked her haircut. I minute I said that he stopped talking. I think he

was happy that I understood him. Lately I am really trying to shape is

verbal skills into conversation.

One thing I did that is not very popular is take away television. It

wasn't just the scripting with Ian. He would go into his own world and

we had a hard time getting his attention.

Anyway just thought I would mention the vitamin A.

(Ian's mom)

Re: [ ] scripting

OOOO!!! That's my kid as well. If I hear 'we care bears want to be your

friends' again, I think I'll shoot the fuzzballs!!!!!

I'm hoping that chelating will bring her out of most of it, but hey, if

anyone has any suggestions I'm all ears.

Karyn

Re: [ ] scripting

My daughter is 7, almost 8, and we only chelated for a few months but

have

been doing MTP for about 8 months. Her verbal language has improved

tremendously

(I think it's from the HGF from Dr. Aguilar), with tons of words and

great

pronunciation, but it's almost ALL scripting - less from videos and

more from

computer games. " It's a scary monster! " " It's a dinosaur " . " Welcome to

Living

Books - Click on the arrow " " I'm Sheila-Rae " , " I'm Old King Cole " is

all we

hear!

She can also sing entire songs now but her lanuage as far as

communication

goes is almost zero - mostly nouns and " I Wants " . I think it's because

the

fantasy world of Disney and Living Books is much more interesting than

our mundane

existence. But really - I don't know what causes this. A mixed

blessing - lots

of new language, but none of it relevant!

> my 4yo son has made gains in many areas since starting chelation

> about 8months ago. However, scripting videos has gotten much worse.

> Has anyone else had this happen? Any thoughts would be appreciated.

>

June 3, 2003

Yes for us taking away TV has helped reduce the scripting. He does

still script but it is things he has heard from others. I find it

easier to try and shape his language when he is scripting someone else.

I have a better idea who or what he is talking about. The problem with

TV was not just the scripting for us. Ian would get into the movie and

live it over and over. He would sing, dance and act out a scene. It

was very difficult to redirect his attention. If you try it I suggest

you take it away for a few weeks. We also don't let him play video

games or on the computer. In the last month he saw Harry Potter I,

Harry Potter II and the last few minutes of Toy Story. If I may

digress, he did the most amazing thing when he was watching Toy Story.

During the scene where Woody is on the ground sobbing because the car

blew out his only match Ian turned to his Dad and said " what happened " .

Bethanecol is a prescription drug that I have compounded because Ian is

gfcf. It is used in conjunction with Vitamin A. To read more about use

in treating autistic children check out the ARI website. Go to the

article titled " Is Autism a G-Alpha protein defect reversible with

natural vitamin A " . This is the work of Dr. Megson. I started Ian

on her protocol but recently changed to the TwinLab and increased the

Vitamin A per Andy's suggestion. Ian had a sideways gaze, reflux, night

waking and responded to the Vitamin A so the Bethanecol seems something

worth trying.

Hope this helps.

Re: [ ] scripting

Do you think taking away television has helped with scripting? Also,

what

is Benthanecol? Do you get it at a health food store and how much do

you

give? Thanks

Re: [ ] scripting

>

> My daughter is 7, almost 8, and we only chelated for a few months

but

> have

> been doing MTP for about 8 months. Her verbal language has improved

> tremendously

> (I think it's from the HGF from Dr. Aguilar), with tons of words and

> great

> pronunciation, but it's almost ALL scripting - less from videos and

> more from

> computer games. " It's a scary monster! " " It's a dinosaur " . " Welcome

to

> Living

> Books - Click on the arrow " " I'm Sheila-Rae " , " I'm Old King Cole " is

> all we

> hear!

>

> She can also sing entire songs now but her lanuage as far as

> communication

> goes is almost zero - mostly nouns and " I Wants " . I think it's

because

> the

> fantasy world of Disney and Living Books is much more interesting

than

> our mundane

> existence. But really - I don't know what causes this. A mixed

> blessing - lots

> of new language, but none of it relevant!

>

> > my 4yo son has made gains in many areas since starting chelation

> > about 8months ago. However, scripting videos has gotten much

worse.

> > Has anyone else had this happen? Any thoughts would be

appreciated.

> >

>

January 23, 2005

Donna,

My daughter sort-of does scripting too. Its mostly social in origin. Seems she

is practicing conversations. I'll hear her in the bathtub or in front of the

TV even. She'll usually do both sides of the conversation. I think of it as

practicing. or just " talking out loud " and working things out. We all do it,

but we do it in our heads. Is this similar to what your son does?

Lynn

Message: 7

Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 12:29:31 -0800

From: " Donna Bond " <donnaaron@...>

Subject: Need help: scripting

Hey all,

I've got a question. My son has been on the protocol for 2 and 1/2 years.

He'll be 7 at the end of February and has made incredible progress; Dr. G says

we'll be looking at a " regular kid " within a year or less. Which of course, is

what I wish for every member of this list! :-)

One behavior of his that has been consistent since the beginning, even during

the best times, is scripting. LOVES to script, especially when he's

bored, tired, or just doesn't feel like paying attention to what's going on

around him. In other words, it's his way of " checking out " , and it's a choice

rather than something he can't control. It's driving us nuts!

Does anyone know why kids do this? Is is an auditory processing thing? Is it

sensory? Behavioral? He has a behaviorist with him at school, but she doesn't

seem to be dealing with this problem very effectively. Any suggestions??

TIA,

Donna

January 24, 2005

>

> Donna,

> My daughter sort-of does scripting too. Its mostly social in

origin. Seems she is practicing conversations. I'll hear her in the

bathtub or in front of the TV even. She'll usually do both sides of

the conversation.

Hi Lynn,

If you mean practice conversations like the kind he might have every

day (Hi, how are you? I'm fine, how are you? What did you do today?

I went to school " , etc.) - Sometimes he does that, and I don't mind

when he does, because I figure he's practicing pragmatics. In fact, I

WISH he was doing that! It would serve an actual purpose! What I'm

concerned about is repeating video/movie/book dialogue like this over

and over and over and OVER: " Sonic battles the evil Dr. Eggman!

Prepare for landing! Hold on and brace yourselves! Is that you,

Knuckles? " This is a private fantasy world; it completely cuts off

other people. It's reallly difficult to get him to stop and pay

attention when someone is trying to talk to him. He's not looking at

us much and he's not relating at all. I'm pretty much at the end of

my rope right now.

Sorry to sound so negative, but it's frustrating.

Donna

January 24, 2005

Cyn Agreed.

We have a lot with my son..but one of his favorite things is to get into the

car, where there is a cassette tape (yes I ordered one specifically) of a

favourite Wiggles live concert - we love the music- he has me rewind to a

particular spot then goes into complete hysterics as " Captain Feathersword "

does his antics. My son shares the scene with me and says " its funny " . But

that scene is " scripted " a lot throughout the day - and often when he is

riding his bicycle or reading. It's like a familiar tune - the question is

when does this become obsessive?

R

Re: scripting

This is just my mere opinion and probably not the standard one.

First and foremost, I would say the issue referred to as scripting

needs to be taken on a case-by-case basis. Is there anxiety

involved? Does there appear to be an OCD-component? OR is the child

actually " playing " in the way they know how?

When I was a child, had we had videos, DVDs, etc. I am nearly

certain I would have scripted. Well, I did actually. I scripted

plays. I did attempt many, many times to play director and round up

kids to be the actors ... but this was only when I got a little

older (third/fourth grade) and no one was really interested in re-

enacting, say, The Wizard of Oz down the minute detail that I wanted.

So ... I would do this by myself. Say all the lines in a particular

scene. I will never forget re-enacting the " cyclone scene " in the

Wizard of Oz in my basement by myself. A relative came down to check

on me and, I will never forget -- said to me: " Oh, you are playing

make-believe. " I had never heard those words (make-believe) before.

What I was going after was a complete visual re-creation of that scene.

In all my rambling here, basically I think the issue of scripting needs to

be

looked at as to what is driving the child -- and this is my opinion

only. There could be creativity happening, within the mind of the

child, in a way that is not the " standard " way.

Like others have said: Use it as a bridge -- unless you are seeing

clear anxiety/OCD issues that you think the scripting is being brought on by

a

reaction to pathogens and/or meds.

In making a bridge, you can get into the child's world and they can

then reciprocate and get into a bigger world. This happens when you

enter their " game " and once they are comfortable introduce new concepts;

words; ideas; lines to expand and expound upon 'the game'.

I have done this with my own child and have found it to work. Again,

I must stress, however, that any kind of viral/bacterial/pathogenic

issues be ruled out PLUS an over-reaction or under-reaction to a med.

Just my experience,

C McL

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January 24, 2005

---

>

> This is just my mere opinion and probably not the standard one.

> First and foremost, I would say the issue referred to as scripting

> needs to be taken on a case-by-case basis. Is there anxiety

> involved? Does there appear to be an OCD-component? OR is the child

> actually " playing " in the way they know how?

>

> When I was a child, had we had videos, DVDs, etc. I am nearly

> certain I would have scripted. Well, I did actually. I scripted

> plays. I did attempt many, many times to play director and round up

> kids to be the actors ... but this was only when I got a little

> older (third/fourth grade) and no one was really interested in re-

> enacting, say, The Wizard of Oz down the minute detail that I wanted.

>

> So ... I would do this by myself. Say all the lines in a particular

> scene. I will never forget re-enacting the " cyclone scene " in the

> Wizard of Oz in my basement by myself. A relative came down to check

> on me and, I will never forget -- said to me: " Oh, you are playing

> make-believe. " I had never heard those words (make-believe) before.

> What I was going after was a complete visual re-creation of that scene.

>

> In all my rambling here, basically I think the issue of scripting

needs to be

> looked at as to what is driving the child -- and this is my opinion

> only. There could be creativity happening, within the mind of the

> child, in a way that is not the " standard " way.

>

> Like others have said: Use it as a bridge -- unless you are seeing

> clear anxiety/OCD issues that you think the scripting is being

brought on by a

> reaction to pathogens and/or meds.

>

> In making a bridge, you can get into the child's world and they can

> then reciprocate and get into a bigger world. This happens when you

> enter their " game " and once they are comfortable introduce new

concepts; words; ideas; lines to expand and expound upon 'the game'.

>

> I have done this with my own child and have found it to work. Again,

> I must stress, however, that any kind of viral/bacterial/pathogenic

> issues be ruled out PLUS an over-reaction or under-reaction to a med.

>

Hey, Cyn,

I definitely scripted as a child as a means of pretend; in fact, I was

quite the little actress and loved to sing, dance, and act out movies

and t.v. shows, mostly in the privacy of my own room -- although I did

branch out eventually by ultimately becoming a jazz singer! :-) I

know is usually engaging in pretend play when he's scripting,

and I often use the technique of using his scripting as a bridge for

conversation. The problem is that he's very resistant to my attempts

to expand the topic, plus no matter what the situation, he will get

that " glazed " look and start scripting the moment he decided he's

" done " listening, participating, etc.

I've told him it's perfectly okay to script and pretend when he's in

his room, but it's distracting when he's with people, at the dinner

table, etc. and he needs to learn to control it. But when it

intensifies to the point that it is hard to reach him, it makes me

think there might be a medical component as well.

Donna______________________________

January 24, 2005

....just my thoughts is it becomes a nuisance when they are to

be interacting with someone and too busy scripting to do so

correctly. This is sometimes our problem.

>

> Cyn Agreed.

> We have a lot with my son..but one of his favorite things is to

get into the

> car, where there is a cassette tape (yes I ordered one

specifically) of a

> favourite Wiggles live concert - we love the music- he has me

rewind to a

> particular spot then goes into complete hysterics as " Captain

Feathersword "

> does his antics. My son shares the scene with me and says " its

funny " . But

> that scene is " scripted " a lot throughout the day - and often when

he is

> riding his bicycle or reading. It's like a familiar tune - the

question is

> when does this become obsessive?

> R

>

> Re: scripting

>

> This is just my mere opinion and probably not the standard one.

> First and foremost, I would say the issue referred to as scripting

> needs to be taken on a case-by-case basis. Is there anxiety

> involved? Does there appear to be an OCD-component? OR is the child

> actually " playing " in the way they know how?

>

> When I was a child, had we had videos, DVDs, etc. I am nearly

> certain I would have scripted. Well, I did actually. I scripted

> plays. I did attempt many, many times to play director and round up

> kids to be the actors ... but this was only when I got a little

> older (third/fourth grade) and no one was really interested in re-

> enacting, say, The Wizard of Oz down the minute detail that I

wanted.

>

> So ... I would do this by myself. Say all the lines in a particular

> scene. I will never forget re-enacting the " cyclone scene " in the

> Wizard of Oz in my basement by myself. A relative came down to

check

> on me and, I will never forget -- said to me: " Oh, you are playing

> make-believe. " I had never heard those words (make-believe)

before.

> What I was going after was a complete visual re-creation of that

scene.

>

> In all my rambling here, basically I think the issue of scripting

needs to

> be

> looked at as to what is driving the child -- and this is my opinion

> only. There could be creativity happening, within the mind of the

> child, in a way that is not the " standard " way.

>

> Like others have said: Use it as a bridge -- unless you are seeing

> clear anxiety/OCD issues that you think the scripting is being

brought on by

> a

> reaction to pathogens and/or meds.

>

> In making a bridge, you can get into the child's world and they can

> then reciprocate and get into a bigger world. This happens when you

> enter their " game " and once they are comfortable introduce new

concepts;

> words; ideas; lines to expand and expound upon 'the game'.

>

> I have done this with my own child and have found it to work.

Again,

> I must stress, however, that any kind of viral/bacterial/pathogenic

> issues be ruled out PLUS an over-reaction or under-reaction to a

med.

>

> Just my experience,

> C McL

> ______________________________

>

> Responsibility for the content of this message lies strictly with

> the original author(s), and is not necessarily endorsed by or the

> opinion of the Research Institute.

>

January 24, 2005

>

*** Does he have any, say, compatriots at the dinner table? Are

> there other children at the table?

Unfortunately, no. He's an " only " . We tried to have a second child,

but it wasn't to be. Needless to say, we're madly in love with him

and incredibly grateful to have him!

>

> The point: Strep, as we know, is not the only thing that can

ratchet up

> OCD or anxiety behavior. This is where it becomes difficult --

> tracking down what may be the underlying contributory factor. I do

know that

> every time my own OCD increases, it is directly after some kind of

> infection.

>

> => So have you noticed anything health-wise being even a 'little'

> off of late? Like any allergies or even slight cold? Any itching?

> Any ear issues? Any stomach stuff? Any recent med changes?

>

Well, yes, actually. He's been a bit constipated, and I know that can

cause problems. He's undergone two medication adjustments (raised

Zoloft, lowered Tenex) that seemed to be positive at first, but then

things fell off. It was very windy and warm here last week (as you

know since we do not live far from each other) and that sometimes

causes him to be off, too. Plus, there's always a chance that he ate

something at school that got " under the radar " . He also had an

incredibly nasty case of viral pinkeye that lasted almost all of the

month of December. He was taking Augmentin as a propholactic for ten

days. He did great during that period! I have a history of OCD

myself, so I know how things can be after an infection.

Now that I think about it, the scripting got really bad right about

the time school started again after winter break. So could also be

dealing with simple anxiety about school.

Sometimes I get so confused and discouraged over these bad patches --

especially after a really good period -- that I forget how far he's

come. This group is really a great " home " for solace and support.

Donna

January 25, 2005

Donna

Has your son ever done extended course of antibiotics? I noticed

several times, because of a sinus infection when an antibiotic was

needed, my son was always very bright about 7 days into it, and had

better BMs than usual. (Most kids get diarrhea from

antibiotics...mine gets regular!) I mentioned this to DR G several

times and then did 3+ months of erythro...

> *** Does he have any, say, compatriots at the dinner table? Are

> > there other children at the table?

>

> Unfortunately, no. He's an " only " . We tried to have a second

child,

> but it wasn't to be. Needless to say, we're madly in love with him

> and incredibly grateful to have him!

> >

> > The point: Strep, as we know, is not the only thing that can

> ratchet up

> > OCD or anxiety behavior. This is where it becomes difficult --

> > tracking down what may be the underlying contributory factor. I

do

> know that

> > every time my own OCD increases, it is directly after some kind

of

> > infection.

> >

> > => So have you noticed anything health-wise being even

a 'little'

> > off of late? Like any allergies or even slight cold? Any

itching?

> > Any ear issues? Any stomach stuff? Any recent med changes?

> >

> Well, yes, actually. He's been a bit constipated, and I know that

can

> cause problems. He's undergone two medication adjustments (raised

> Zoloft, lowered Tenex) that seemed to be positive at first, but

then

> things fell off. It was very windy and warm here last week (as you

> know since we do not live far from each other) and that sometimes

> causes him to be off, too. Plus, there's always a chance that he

ate

> something at school that got " under the radar " . He also had an

> incredibly nasty case of viral pinkeye that lasted almost all of

the

> month of December. He was taking Augmentin as a propholactic for

ten

> days. He did great during that period! I have a history of OCD

> myself, so I know how things can be after an infection.

>

> Now that I think about it, the scripting got really bad right about

> the time school started again after winter break. So could also be

> dealing with simple anxiety about school.

>

> Sometimes I get so confused and discouraged over these bad

patches --

> especially after a really good period -- that I forget how far he's

> come. This group is really a great " home " for solace and support.

>

> Donna

August 30, 2005

> Is repeating something over and over considered scripting even if it was

> not heard somewhere else first and copied?

>

> If so, what contributes to scripting in a mercury poisoned child?

For my son, scripting was helped by B12/folic acid, TMG, EFAs, vitamin

C, vitamin K.

Dana

January 2, 2009

Happy New Year to all!

For those whose kids scripted alot and have managed to get more

functional speech in due course what was the most effective treatment.

There were several past posts that stated that scripting was fairly

common among our kids, what helped SSRI or viral reduction or just

gradual learning over time.

thanks

Kavita

January 2, 2009

Hi Kavita,

I've noticed a lot less scripting lately from my 6 y.o. son (on protocol for

3 years), and I think it's due to an increase in his morning dose of Tenex

(for impulsivity). He's on Famvir, diflucan and a SSR, as well.

Kristy

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of

kavita_d_mallik

Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 9:36 AM

Subject: Re: scripting

Happy New Year to all!

For those whose kids scripted alot and have managed to get more

functional speech in due course what was the most effective treatment.

There were several past posts that stated that scripting was fairly

common among our kids, what helped SSRI or viral reduction or just

gradual learning over time.

thanks

Kavita

January 2, 2009

Hi, Kristy.

How much Tenex does your son take in the morning? I had to reduce Noah's to 1/2

pill in the a.m. because it seemed to make him sleepy.

Robyn

From: Kristy Nardini <knardini@...>

Subject: RE: Re: scripting

Date: Friday, January 2, 2009, 10:30 AM

Hi Kavita,

I've noticed a lot less scripting lately from my 6 y.o. son (on protocol for

3 years), and I think it's due to an increase in his morning dose of Tenex

(for impulsivity) . He's on Famvir, diflucan and a SSR, as well.

Kristy

From: groups (DOT) com [mailto:groups (DOT) com] On Behalf Of

kavita_d_mallik

Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 9:36 AM

groups (DOT) com

Subject: Re: scripting

Happy New Year to all!

For those whose kids scripted alot and have managed to get more

functional speech in due course what was the most effective treatment.

There were several past posts that stated that scripting was fairly

common among our kids, what helped SSRI or viral reduction or just

gradual learning over time.

thanks

Kavita

January 2, 2009

Hi Kavita,

In my son's case, it just resolved over time as he got better. The

better his brain functioned, the more connected he was with his

environment, the better he responded to speech therapy; the more

meaning he was able to apply to what he said, the more functional his

speech became. Keep in mind, though, that we've been at this for six

years, and only became conversational in the last two years or

so. It's been a long, long process. Some kids' speech develops

faster than his did.

I can't really pick out a single treatment or medication that helped

the most in our case, but each kid is different.

HTH,

Donna

--- In , " kavita_d_mallik " <kavita_d_mallik@...>

wrote:

>

> Happy New Year to all!

>

> For those whose kids scripted alot and have managed to get more

> functional speech in due course what was the most effective treatment.

> There were several past posts that stated that scripting was fairly

> common among our kids, what helped SSRI or viral reduction or just

> gradual learning over time.

>

> thanks

> Kavita

>

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