Re: Re: Introduction and call for help

January 25, 2008

Hi ,

Thanks for your email, I'm so glad to be in a group where everyone

knows the struggles and can relate to wanting to do everything for our

kids. I have already brought my son to a DAN doctor, and we've been

working on balancing his system before doing anything major (like

chelation). So far, I've removed gluten and casein from Conor's diet

(with a nice increase in attention and engagement) and started some

supplements to decrease yeast and bacteria in his system, as well as

EFA's. We will probably be trying MB12 shots soon, since it is

supposed to have particular benefits for kids with apraxia. I haven't

noticed a lot of change with the EFA's (Omega 3 & 6) but maybe it's

not the right mix/amount for him. I may try something like Pro EFA or

Efalex, which are supposedly formulated just for speech benefits.

There hasn't been anything that has made a significant difference so

far, but little gains do add up! Fortunately, Conor has interest in

speech and does try to say things, it's just that most things come out

sounding the same ( " eh eh eh " ).

Does your son have an IEP? Are you happy with his services? If so,

do you mind me asking what he receives for frequency and duration of

speech therapy? If the school can't service my son's speech needs we

may need to look into other options, but I'm first wondering how hard

we can push the school. I think there's a lot that they haven't done

yet, given that we get a total of one hour of 1:1 therapy right now!

Well, I hope to talk more with you and others on this list, and to be

able to help one another in whatever way we can!

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