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hi eveyone,

i thought i posted yesterday for the first time but i can't see my

post anywhere. ah well, so much for just starting perimenapause and

finding out that my son (3 1/2) might have aspergers and will most

probably have to leave his first preschool only one week after

starting due to severe difficulty with social interaction. i'm very

interested in the disgestive enzymes and don't know where to start. i

want to give them a try but am concerned about their safety, how long

can kids stay on them, how do i know how much to give, what might be a

good place to start do you think i ought to have my son's pediatrician

ok them before we start? etc. i've ordered a good book on the subject

from amazon but haven't received it yet. my son is very smart, single

focused (plays exclusively with Magna Tiles and magnets -- the stick

shaped ones that come with small metal balls) and he loves books and

the computer. doesn't love outside, is a bit clumsy and often hangs

and lean on us. he's very interactive with us and with most other

adults that he knows but will never say hello or look at other adults

that he hasn't developed a relationship with (ie, neighborhood people

always say hi to him and he always looks straight ahead and doens't

talk) he doesn't have too hard a time with transitions but certainly

can melt down when he's overtired which seems to be often since his

sleep is VERY bad and always has been. He was horribly colicky for the

first 4 1/2 months, after that he was mostly uncomfortable until he

was over a year and now, he's mostly a happy guy as long as he is

getting LOTS of attention and is playing with an adult who will do it

his way. he CANNOT be with other kids. this only started a few months

ago. before then, he just had no interest in kids and would ignore

them. he has yet to sleep through the night. oh, wait. he did it once

last month. that was a MIRACLE! my husband and i are in the process of

having him evaluated but, after what i've seen and read, i am pretty

sure he has aspergers. we are searching everywhere for a specialist

to see him (everyone is overloaded it seems--we live in Rhode Island)

and the department of education process, which we have begun, takes a

LONG time. in the meantime, i keep reading about aspergers (any

suggestions on books you all found helpful?) and about digestive

enzymes. i'm afraid to get my hopes up but i also want to do all that

i can to help him. thanks for listening.

kyra