Re: Stuttering - Need Advice!

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My son has never stuttered so I don't have advice from personal experience,

but my friend who has an ASD son says he stutters when he has a gluten

infraction.

Debbie

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At Tue, 18 Apr 2006 15:35:38 -0000, " anneecbrynn " <abrynn@...> wrote:

>For the last two days he has been stuttering. Has anyone else encountered

>this?

My son is 9 and has been getting ALA for the past year. He began stuttering

a couple of months ago, at first it was kind of bad but quickly got better.

We still hear it but not so much anymore.

Also afaik there are different types of stuttering. I used to think it only

meant when you have a tough time saying a particular word, getting stuck at

a sound usually at the beginning of a word. That isn't what my son has

done. He will repeat the first few words in a sentence, often several times

as if he is forgetting what he wants to say. Rather than being stuck in

making the sounds needed to say a word.

Hope that makes sense. No idea why this is or what it may mean. If what I

said makes sense, then what sort of stuttering is your son doing?

Marty

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Marty,

Thanks for your response.

> My son is 9 and has been getting ALA for the past year. He began

stuttering

> a couple of months ago, at first it was kind of bad but quickly

got better.

> We still hear it but not so much anymore.

> Also afaik there are different types of stuttering. I used to

think it only

> meant when you have a tough time saying a particular word, getting

stuck at

> a sound usually at the beginning of a word. That isn't what my son

has

> done. He will repeat the first few words in a sentence, often

several times

> as if he is forgetting what he wants to say. Rather than being

stuck in

> making the sounds needed to say a word.

>

> Hope that makes sense. No idea why this is or what it may mean. If

what I

> said makes sense, then what sort of stuttering is your son doing?

The kind your son is doing. For example, he will say " mommy, mommy,

mommy, mommy " and then try to spit out the rest of it. He doesn't

get stuck on any one sound. It is like a wire is crossed.

Did you do anything to remedy this? Or just keep plugging along? I

am going to hold off on the B12 to see if we stabilize and take it

from there.

Thanks again,

Anne

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Any new supplements lately?

S S

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>For the last two days he has been stuttering.  Has anyone else encountered <BR>

>this?<BR>

<BR>

My son is 9 and has been getting ALA for the past year. He began stuttering <BR>

a couple of months ago, at first it was kind of bad but quickly got better. <BR>

We still hear it but not so much anymore.<BR>

<BR>

Also afaik there are different types of stuttering. I used to think it only <BR>

meant when you have a tough time saying a particular word, getting stuck at <BR>

a sound usually at the beginning of a word. That isn't what my son has <BR>

done. He will repeat the first few words in a sentence, often several times <BR>

as if he is forgetting what he wants to say. Rather than being stuck in <BR>

making the sounds needed to say a word.<BR>

<BR>

Hope that makes sense. No idea why this is or what it may mean. If what I <BR>

said makes sense, then what sort of stuttering is your son doing?<BR>

<BR>

Marty<BR>

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At 18 Apr 2006 18:26:53 -0000 " anneecbrynn " <abrynn@...> wrote:

>The kind your son is doing. For example, he will say " mommy, mommy,

>mommy, mommy " and then try to spit out the rest of it.

Yep, my son will say " That's because.... that's because.... that's

because.... " almost like a senior moment kind of thing. He almost always

does find the words and finishes the thought, and thankfully it mostly has

gone away quickly though it just happened a couple of days ago. Made me

realize that was the first time in a little while.

>Did you do anything to remedy this?

We change very little in what we do. But I have added milk thistle during

his on days recently. What happened was that I've recently had all my

amalgams removed. The dentist didn't use any special techniques so I

must've breathed in a lot of the dust during the first appointment when 3

fillings were replaced with composite. After about a day I got sick, like a

flu. Mentioned this to someone I know who's big on herbs and she

recommended milk thistle. The stuff really seemed to work for me so I got a

dry variety (I used liquid) which I give my son during the on days. It

seems to be reducing ticcing, maybe, but it's so new it's hard to tell.

>Or just keep plugging along? I am going to hold off on the B12 to see if

>we stabilize and take it from there.

Anne, personally I just hate speculating. It seems like such a potential

pitfall. The whole thing is tough, however my wife and I continue to see

our child progress and as long as we're giving safe supplements seems like

the right thing to keep doing.

Marty

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,

Not really, but I think his traditional supps are doing different

things lately since the antivirals with chelation added to the mix.

I am almost thinking it is time to pull stuff out (or at least go

back to real basics) and revamp. I am glad the antivirals have been

good for him, but now I don't have any intuition about what supps

will help him and what won't. I feel like I am facing a new

learning curve here :-( I also think that some of this is adrenal

related. He is defintely having more anxiety, more hypoglycemia

issues, since the last round of chelation. To me this could mean

that his adrenals have taken a plunge or his thyroid has gotten

better and he doesn't need the level of supplementation we have been

giving him. Stimming is a bit up, but clarity of speech is up. He

also has more energy (PT said tonight was his best session ever).

His gait continues to normalize (traditionally significant left

sided weakness, hypotonia, etc.), but we are seeing longer strides,

more normal running, etc. Somehow I feel like we are moving forward

but it is not totally linear. It is almost like he is becoming more

autistic, though I am not saying that in a bad way. I think that

coming from the apraxia, dyspraxia side of things, that is just one

more layer that needs to be addressed.

Sorry this is so long winded. If anyone has been through this

lovely stage before and wants to help guide me through this

transition, that would be most appreciated!

Anne

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> <BR>

> >For the last two days he has been stuttering.  Has anyone else

encountered <BR>

> >this?<BR>

> <BR>

> My son is 9 and has been getting ALA for the past year. He began

stuttering <BR>

> a couple of months ago, at first it was kind of bad but quickly

got better. <BR>

> We still hear it but not so much anymore.<BR>

> <BR>

> Also afaik there are different types of stuttering. I used to

think it only <BR>

> meant when you have a tough time saying a particular word, getting

stuck at <BR>

> a sound usually at the beginning of a word. That isn't what my son

has <BR>

> done. He will repeat the first few words in a sentence, often

several times <BR>

> as if he is forgetting what he wants to say. Rather than being

stuck in <BR>

> making the sounds needed to say a word.<BR>

> <BR>

> Hope that makes sense. No idea why this is or what it may mean. If

what I <BR>

> said makes sense, then what sort of stuttering is your son doing?

<BR>

> <BR>

> Marty<BR>

>

>

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Thanks Marty, Marty, Marty :-) Hope ours goes away soon too.

Anne

>

> >The kind your son is doing. For example, he will say " mommy,

mommy,

> >mommy, mommy " and then try to spit out the rest of it.

>

> Yep, my son will say " That's because.... that's because....

that's

> because.... " almost like a senior moment kind of thing. He almost

always

> does find the words and finishes the thought, and thankfully it

mostly has

> gone away quickly though it just happened a couple of days ago.

Made me

> realize that was the first time in a little while.

>

> >Did you do anything to remedy this?

>

> We change very little in what we do. But I have added milk thistle

during

> his on days recently. What happened was that I've recently had all

my

> amalgams removed. The dentist didn't use any special techniques so

I

> must've breathed in a lot of the dust during the first appointment

when 3

> fillings were replaced with composite. After about a day I got

sick, like a

> flu. Mentioned this to someone I know who's big on herbs and she

> recommended milk thistle. The stuff really seemed to work for me

so I got a

> dry variety (I used liquid) which I give my son during the on

days. It

> seems to be reducing ticcing, maybe, but it's so new it's hard to

tell.

>

> >Or just keep plugging along? I am going to hold off on the B12

to see if

> >we stabilize and take it from there.

>

> Anne, personally I just hate speculating. It seems like such a

potential

> pitfall. The whole thing is tough, however my wife and I continue

to see

> our child progress and as long as we're giving safe supplements

seems like

> the right thing to keep doing.

>

> Marty

>

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>>For the last two days he has been stuttering. Has anyone

> else encountered this? Do I chalk this up to chelation or to the

> MB12?

For my kids, stuttering [in various forms] was eliminated with folic

acid. So I would guess it was the addition of mB12 without folic

acid. I wrote about my kids' experience here

http://www.danasview.net/mar05.htm#apr06

> woke up crying. It didn't seem like pain, but maybe sadness.

> Dream? I don't know. We have rarely, if ever, had this happen.

mB12 feeds yeast for my family, which can cause night waking/crying.

Try increasing your yeast protocol, see if that helps.

Dana

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> >>For the last two days he has been stuttering. Has anyone

> > else encountered this? Do I chalk this up to chelation or to

the

> > MB12?

>

>

> For my kids, stuttering [in various forms] was eliminated with

folic

> acid. So I would guess it was the addition of mB12 without folic

> acid. I wrote about my kids' experience here

>

> http://www.danasview.net/mar05.htm#apr06

Thanks Dana. The spray has folinic in it, but again, the bottle was

expired so I have no way of knowing what is still effective, if

anything. I will consider upping the folic acid to see if that

helps.

>

> > woke up crying. It didn't seem like pain, but maybe sadness.

> > Dream? I don't know. We have rarely, if ever, had this happen.

>

>

> mB12 feeds yeast for my family, which can cause night

waking/crying.

> Try increasing your yeast protocol, see if that helps.

I had anticipated this and upped the yeast protocol, though perhaps

not enough given this morning's poop....

>

> Dana

>