Stimming and yogurt--our results

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Hi all,

A few days ago I read a post about someone's child having a lot of

sitmming and whether it was coincidental with the goat yogurt (on

Lyris list). So here is my take on this:

My son has been on SCD for 9 months, doing really well, but I just

could not figure out why he kept stimming and stimming when this was

an " activity " that had always had a minor presence in his life. I

suspected the yogurt, but with it came huge improvements as well, so

it was hard to " give it up " .

I introduced goat yogurt at about the 10-12 week mark on SCD and he

made huge improvements but with that came the stimming " wave " . I

stopped and started twice (with about 7-9 days rest in between)and

kept him on the yogurt up until about 10 days ago and then introduced

enzymes (1/2 cap with each major meal--Digest Gold). I have to

report that his stimming has greatly and noticeably decreased and his

digestive system is still intact, I would suspect due to the

enzymes. This particular enzyme product has some probiotic in it, so

this is the only way he is getting some type of probiotic at this

time. I may re-introduce the goat yogurt in a few months and see

what happens, but for now, this seems to be the way to go to address

the stimming. Words are clearer (severe dyspraxia--our MAJOR bump in

the road), no rigidity--and of course, everything seems easier now

that he has been 100% potty trained since November'03. Please

remember this is just our experience and not all kids react with

major stimming to the goat yogurt. This does not mean I have given

up on the yogurt, I am simply suspending it until we find his system

is better able to tolerate it. In my view, the stimming was getting

in the way of his progress--and believe me he has made incredible

progress over the last year--expressively, getting better, but it's

where he mostly struggles.

Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays to everyone!

Mari

(son 3.9 yrs old, ASD-HFA, SCD 9 months)