Re: spontaneous speech---Liz

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Your kids sound like my son. He was born on time but was gut impaired

from the start likely due to antibiotics I took for strep B with him

in utero (I was malabsorbing from celiac but we did not know that

then). I think that bad gut was the beginning of the decline. I lok

at environment and the rest simply so as to not add body burden as I

fix his gut and the associated damage. I am so glad You took it the

way I hoped. I would not want to depress anyone or add to their

burden. I'll see you at the beach this summer:) Yes, the toxic Jersey

beach where my son lights up every time we go and I do not care why!

> > > > > >

> > > > > > My son is three with PDD-NOS, apraxia and sensory issues.

> So

> > > far

> > > > > we are still nonverbal but have come sooooo far! It is hard

> to

> > > stay

> > > > > positive sometimes but those days pass. We are just

starting

> to

> > > get

> > > > > good imitation and babbling now. He is trying to talk which

> is

> > > > > something he had stopped doing due to his own frustration.

He

> > is

> > > > > also really improving at signing so this helps a lot. I too

> am

> > > > > waiting for him to say something---anything---on purpose

for

> > > > > communication. We will have a big party that day! We

recently

> > > tried

> > > > > the GFCF diet and saw big changes. (I didn't really

> understand

> > > how

> > > > > much it helped until we went off it.) I am now thinking of

> > trying

> > > > > SCD since I heard that is kind of like the next step up

with

> > diet

> > > > and

> > > > > a lot of people have had success with it. Yeast seems to be

a

> > > huge

> > > > > issue for my son and I think this diet will be better for

> him.

> > > This

> > > > > is a confusing journey as what works for one child won't

work

> > for

> > > > > every child. We just have to keep looking for the answers

> > > > > > for our own kids. I have to say it has gotten easier for

me

> > as

> > > we

> > > > > have come really far in the last few months. The changes I

> see

> > > now

> > > > > keep me positive that there are more to come and that he

will

> > be

> > > > > okay. There are still bad days and worse nights but I know

we

> > are

> > > > > heading in the right direction. Hang in there!!!

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > > -------------- Original message --------------

> > > > > > From: jennyjudy@

> > > > > > My son is 4 years old with PDD NOS and Apraxia. I don't

> > > > understand

> > > > > how and

> > > > > > when the connections are made in the brain so that the

> child

> > > just

> > > > > starts

> > > > > > spontaneously talking. My son has come a long way and he

is

> > > doing

> > > > > great, he

> > > > > > doesn't have but a few spontaneous words, I know that

some

> > > people

> > > > > have shared

> > > > > > their stories about how all of the sudden their child

says

> > > > > something they have

> > > > > > been waiting to hear forever. Can anyone give me hope. My

> son

> > > is

> > > > > very

> > > > > > bright, he has good imitation skills, he is doing great

> with

> > > the

> > > > > Kaufman cards

> > > > > > and he is very attentive. I can tell he has so much to

say

> > but

> > > it

> > > > > is so hard

> > > > > > to get out? Does it all of the sudden get easier?

> > > > > >

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