6 month update and Persistent Colds??

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Hi group

continues to do very well in his program - I have started

working and can't spend as much time with this group as I would

like! Thought I would update you on his progress - six months on

Houston enzymes and return to normal diet (10 months GFCF diet prior

to this) Although he would like to live on peanut butter sandwiches

lately!! (his grandma says dad was the same way!!)

After seven months of home based ABA, his team has decided it is time

to reduce the number of hours spent at home at the table, and get out

into the community on many field trips for more natural teaching

environments and to work on considerable social deficits. He is

flying through the programs at the table, and needs to practice these

skills in a more natural environment now. He is amazing his ABA

teacher consultant who designs his IEP for preschool - he meets all

the goals within a month and she has to do a new one up! His speech

is coming in, slower than I would like and with terrible (but

improving ) pronounciation, but he can use three and four word

phrases now. His turn taking and imaginative play are awesome with

therapists. Follows around and horses around with his older sister

like a normal three year old. LOVES to have books read to him.

Knows the words to many of them. Knows how to sight read many words -

knows alphabet (upper and lower), can count to 29 . Loves music

therapy (used to hate music - especially if sung to him) Will help

shop for groceries, filling the cart, empties it to the cashier, and

will help carry bags to the car (used to just run around and scream

in the store) Sensory issues are MUCH reduced - can tolerate messy

hands/feet in the wet sand (will actually dig in with his fingers

happily), swimming in a pool, having a mucky face etc (used to freak

out with tactile sensations) The list goes on and on. Almost always

happy - screaming problems (when frustrated) are almost gone. Stims

are still present (verbal ones are increasing, but we were warned

this might happen as he gets more speech), but we are able to

redirect him fairly easily. Poops are MUCH better since the

Colustrum was added (although the enzymes helped him with getting rid

of the undigested food in there, they were still always too soft and

runny) Overall, we are thrilled with Nick's progress to date - we

have a long way to go, but we seem to be on the path!

We are having two problems we would like some advice on:

1. Nick is on many supplements - pretty much every one that is

recommended on the various protocols. But although he continues to

improve in autistic behaviors/speech etc, he is dogged by persistent

chest colds, usually once a month, which last for a week to 10 days.

If you do the math, you see he is sick very often!!I have included a

list of the supplements he currently takes to see if there is one

missing that might help him overcome this?

CLO, SNT, Ibenedone (Coenzyme Q10), Flax Oil, Evening Primrose Oil,

GSE, Colostrum, Vitamin C (600 mg per day), L-GLutamine, Liquid

minerals, B12, Zinc, Acidolphus, Peptizyde and Zyme-Prime,

With all this - he should be the healthiest one in the house!! Any

ideas on this? Nothing new has changed, he is not in a daycare or

anything like that.

2. Nick continually has his hand down the back of his pants, itching

his bum area. Drives us crazy for hygeine reasons. We have been

using Colostrum, GSE and Acidolphus to treat yeast, and his bowel

movements indicate this is improved greatly, so why the scratching

since we began these supplements??

Thanks for any advice.

mom to Nick (autistic 3.3) and Kaylie (NT best therapist 5.4)