Guest guest Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 Keep on nursing!! Have mom go on the SCD diet with . Breastmilk contains lactoferrin. It's SCD-legal. Mom and can make eye contact during nursing. She can sing songs that he knows; maybe if she hesitates sometimes in a song, he'll make a sound " manding " for the next portion. She can sing him the alphabet if he doesn't already know it. She can smile at him a lot. It's a wonderfully social occasion. And weaning during a time that sounds as if it may be confusing, fearful, frustrating, and otherwise traumatic for doesn't sound very nice for either him or your wife. In all the chaos of life with autism, they have this respite of loving calm. My son used to cry until he vomited; example: we couldn't even cross to the other side of the road if there was something we needed to avoid near the walkway. He was a thrower-upper until around 2 1/2. We used to not be able to reverse the car or the stroller. It got better. He became a " good boy, " affectionate, and basically non-aggressive (I've correlated aggression with pain, such as gastrointestinal pain). And since the SCD diet, he's been noted as being calmer still. New to Diet My son is 22 months and has been diagnosed ASD at about 18 months (we suspected it earlier). He has multiple speech and developmental delays and often has viloent, uncontrollable tantrums. He is engaged most of the time and eye contact is quite good, but we never really know what will set him off. His diet is terribble and limited, consisting of GF Pancakes and Waffles, Chicken Nuggets, Pear Sauce, and PBJ. We are starting him on the SCD diet. My wife and I to say least are overwhelmed. A couple questions come to mind. Is is common for a child to not have any noticeable digestive problems (i.e. diarhea ect..) and still need this diet? Secondly, after being on the diet for a period of time, do the children become more open to different varieties of food? Finally he still breast feeds and we are unsure when it is would be beneficial to ween him since it is his main source of comfort during his melt downs. Our son is so limited on what he will eat, I guess I'm just looking for some encouraging responses. Any info would be appreciated. Father of 22 months ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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