Re: Newly diagnosed and need a place to start

January 23, 2010

Honestly if I had to say start somewhere I would say GFCF even if you don't see

much difference. The reason would be that GFCF is likely not enough free but it

is a good place to start to get use to reading labels and understanding diet. I

personally would go to your regular Ped and get a basic CBC that told a huge

peice of the story for my son. I can't stress Liver Support enough. I would

say if you were going to do anything BioMedically go for the Liver first cause

if you can't clear stuff there is no sense in killing it to leave a mess hanging

around. I would say based on everything I have ever read these 2 are good

jumping off places. Diet and Liver support!

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> >My son is five and has just recently been diagnosed with an " autism spectrum

> >disorder " . I'm a little overwhelmed by all of the information out there and

> >I'm hoping you guys can give me a good place to start with him. The things

> >he struggles most with are frustration, anxiety/depression and language

> >delays. He requires a lot of movement when he's concentrating or trying to

> >calm down..spinning, rocking, etc. He is completely non-verbal when he is

> >in unfamiliar places and will not usually even acknowledge people he does

> >not know when they try to speak to him. He does have the ability to speak

> >but he must be very comfortable with the person and situation before he

> >will. And when he does, he speaks very slowly and stutters some. At any

> >rate, I would be interested in knowing where you guys suggest I start with

> >him..what the most common supplements are for which problems and the dosing.

> >Thanks so much! Looking forward to hearing from you! ~Katrina

> >

>

January 23, 2010

Katrina,My son had severe and dehabilitating depression for several years. Several things helped: HBOT, anti-bacterials (although he had a bad healing regression to it initially), removing dairy (esp. cheese)--in the end, we found that his depression was caused by inflammation (there are various sources for each person, such as the cheese) and Dr. Van Dyke in Madison, WI told me that inflammation is not an uncommon source of depression. Although my son's depression is minimal now, we still control it with 3 caps of Repair Gold enzymes daily on an empty stomach, along with his battery of supplements. There is a particular enzyme in RG that targets inflammation.SallyTo: mb12 valtrex Sent: Sat, January 23, 2010 10:24:44 AMSubject: Re: Newly diagnosed and need a place to start

Hi Katrina,I would recommend starting very simply and working your way up. Have you looked for a biomed friendly doctor or a DAN doctor?There are differing opinions on the GF/CF diet, but it is probably the most basic underlying piece of treatment for many. You might want to start there, as daunting as that may seem. If your child is a responder to the diet, then he probably needs to be off those foods. If he's not on the diet and needs to be, you may not see the maximum benefit from other treatments you try. You may try the diet and see no benefit, that happens occasionally. But it is good to try and know for sure. Both my recovered son and not-recovered son would not be as far along as they are if not for the diet. That's just one mom's experience.I remember really well being at the beginning where you are now...Having this

crushing diagnosis and struggling to come to grips with it emotionally and mentally, while at the exact same time being called upon to function at a high level and spring into action for my child. I don't think I'm alone when I've referred to it as "deer in the headlights time." I've been at it for more than six years (my oldest it 10 and recovered) and trust me, while there are still some hard days, the way becomes clearer. I have not read very many books (not a lot of time). Mostly the internet has helpled me. But not too long ago I read Healing and Preventing Autism by MCCarthy and Jerry Kartzinel. Looking at it as a person who has learned a lot already, I thought, "geez, I wish I had found a book like this in the beginning." It is a simple overview that gives the big picture of biomed and breaks it down in grasp-able chunks: the diet, detox, pathogens, etc. (There will be other sources for when you want to delve more deeply into any

particular aspect of treatment.) I would recommend taking a look at it. Also, this is a great, smart group so stay in touch. Good luck!!--Tammy Re: Newly diagnosed and need a place to start

Firstly let me say just hang in there it's a

long road. What helps my son with the sensory stuff( need for movement) is

treating yeast and bacteria. U will get a lot of help from these folks but

you'll have to disseminate where u need to start. Some good books r always a

good way to get an understanding of what everyone is doing and then of course a

game plan ...

>My son is five and has just recently been diagnosed with an "autism

spectrum

>disorder". I'm a little overwhelmed by all of the information out

there and

>I'm hoping you guys can give me a good place to start with him. The things

>he struggles most with are frustration, anxiety/depression and language

>delays. He requires a lot of movement when he's concentrating or trying to

>calm down..spinning, rocking, etc. He is completely non-verbal when he is

>in unfamiliar places and will not usually even acknowledge people he does

>not know when they try to speak to him. He does have the ability to speak

>but he must be very comfortable with the person and situation before he

>will. And when he does, he speaks very slowly and stutters some. At any

>rate, I would be interested in knowing where you guys suggest I start with

>him..what the most common supplements are for which problems and the

dosing.

>Thanks so much! Looking forward to hearing from you! ~Katrina

>

January 23, 2010