Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Ruth, Wow --so chelation by itself (and OT) got rid of it. Is the tilt gone as well? My son occassionally will stare somewhere with a tilted head. We tell him " no silly face " and he breaks out of it. As per toe walking, if we tell him " heels down " , he will walk normal for about 20 seconds and go back to toe walking. We just started chelation (completed 5 rounds) and have achieved lots of verbal improvement. 2 questions for you please: 1. How many rounds did it take before he ended his toe walking? 2. What OT excersizes did you do to discourage toe walking? Thank you! Ruth <dan-ruth-setlak@...> wrote: My son both toe walked and went to visions therapy for binocular function (difficulty integrating peripheral and focal vision). He would also tilt his head when playing with toys. He did use prism glasses for awhile and also attended vision therapy. I thought the vision therapy was less helpful than the glasses, themselves. He would not tilt his head when the glasses were pout on, so I do feel that they changed his spatial perception. He was recently reassessed as developmentally on target, visually. I completely crdit chelation for that, as he still had visual issues when he was discharged and he stopped wearing the glasses then, too. Chelation and occupaitonl therapy have gotten rid of his toe- walking, as well. All gone. IT's funny because every once in awhile I'll see him do it, and I'll ask him " why are you waling on your toes? (he's 5 now). He'll respond something totally appropriate like " Mom, there's rocks on the ground, " and I'll breathe a sigh of relief. Ruth > > My son is a toe walker. Although toe walking is not my main focus now > in treating his autism, I have a few questions: > > 1. Does toe walking go away after a certain amount of chelation? > > 2. Does anyone know if using prism lenses works to correct this > issue. See article: > > http://www.autisticvision.com/id27.htm > > 3. How else can toe walking be treated? > > > Thanking you in advance. > ======================================================= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Ruth, Wow --so chelation by itself (and OT) got rid of it. Is the tilt gone as well? My son occassionally will stare somewhere with a tilted head. We tell him " no silly face " and he breaks out of it. As per toe walking, if we tell him " heels down " , he will walk normal for about 20 seconds and go back to toe walking. We just started chelation (completed 5 rounds) and have achieved lots of verbal improvement. 2 questions for you please: 1. How many rounds did it take before he ended his toe walking? 2. What OT excersizes did you do to discourage toe walking? Thank you! Ruth <dan-ruth-setlak@...> wrote: My son both toe walked and went to visions therapy for binocular function (difficulty integrating peripheral and focal vision). He would also tilt his head when playing with toys. He did use prism glasses for awhile and also attended vision therapy. I thought the vision therapy was less helpful than the glasses, themselves. He would not tilt his head when the glasses were pout on, so I do feel that they changed his spatial perception. He was recently reassessed as developmentally on target, visually. I completely crdit chelation for that, as he still had visual issues when he was discharged and he stopped wearing the glasses then, too. Chelation and occupaitonl therapy have gotten rid of his toe- walking, as well. All gone. IT's funny because every once in awhile I'll see him do it, and I'll ask him " why are you waling on your toes? (he's 5 now). He'll respond something totally appropriate like " Mom, there's rocks on the ground, " and I'll breathe a sigh of relief. Ruth > > My son is a toe walker. Although toe walking is not my main focus now > in treating his autism, I have a few questions: > > 1. Does toe walking go away after a certain amount of chelation? > > 2. Does anyone know if using prism lenses works to correct this > issue. See article: > > http://www.autisticvision.com/id27.htm > > 3. How else can toe walking be treated? > > > Thanking you in advance. > ======================================================= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Supplements got rid of our toe walking, actually she didn't toe walk, just ran on her toes, so don't know if that counts. It was the NN Clo as I think for her, it was related to her very, very poor vision and her way of balancing herself. For us, it took one week on the Clo. Re: [ ] Re: How to treat toe walking? -- prism lenses? -- Ruth Ruth, Wow --so chelation by itself (and OT) got rid of it. Is the tilt gone as well? My son occassionally will stare somewhere with a tilted head. We tell him " no silly face " and he breaks out of it. As per toe walking, if we tell him " heels down " , he will walk normal for about 20 seconds and go back to toe walking. We just started chelation (completed 5 rounds) and have achieved lots of verbal improvement. 2 questions for you please: 1. How many rounds did it take before he ended his toe walking? 2. What OT excersizes did you do to discourage toe walking? Thank you! Ruth <dan-ruth-setlak@...> wrote: My son both toe walked and went to visions therapy for binocular function (difficulty integrating peripheral and focal vision). He would also tilt his head when playing with toys. He did use prism glasses for awhile and also attended vision therapy. I thought the vision therapy was less helpful than the glasses, themselves. He would not tilt his head when the glasses were pout on, so I do feel that they changed his spatial perception. He was recently reassessed as developmentally on target, visually. I completely crdit chelation for that, as he still had visual issues when he was discharged and he stopped wearing the glasses then, too. Chelation and occupaitonl therapy have gotten rid of his toe- walking, as well. All gone. IT's funny because every once in awhile I'll see him do it, and I'll ask him " why are you waling on your toes? (he's 5 now). He'll respond something totally appropriate like " Mom, there's rocks on the ground, " and I'll breathe a sigh of relief. Ruth > > My son is a toe walker. Although toe walking is not my main focus now > in treating his autism, I have a few questions: > > 1. Does toe walking go away after a certain amount of chelation? > > 2. Does anyone know if using prism lenses works to correct this > issue. See article: > > http://www.autisticvision.com/id27.htm > > 3. How else can toe walking be treated? > > > Thanking you in advance. > ======================================================= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Hi , What is " NN Clo " (what does it stand for) and where can I buy it? Thank you. Cochran <Ladyshrink111@...> wrote: Supplements got rid of our toe walking, actually she didn't toe walk, just ran on her toes, so don't know if that counts. It was the NN Clo as I think for her, it was related to her very, very poor vision and her way of balancing herself. For us, it took one week on the Clo. Re: [ ] Re: How to treat toe walking? -- prism lenses? -- Ruth Ruth, Wow --so chelation by itself (and OT) got rid of it. Is the tilt gone as well? My son occassionally will stare somewhere with a tilted head. We tell him " no silly face " and he breaks out of it. As per toe walking, if we tell him " heels down " , he will walk normal for about 20 seconds and go back to toe walking. We just started chelation (completed 5 rounds) and have achieved lots of verbal improvement. 2 questions for you please: 1. How many rounds did it take before he ended his toe walking? 2. What OT excersizes did you do to discourage toe walking? Thank you! Ruth <dan-ruth-setlak@...> wrote: My son both toe walked and went to visions therapy for binocular function (difficulty integrating peripheral and focal vision). He would also tilt his head when playing with toys. He did use prism glasses for awhile and also attended vision therapy. I thought the vision therapy was less helpful than the glasses, themselves. He would not tilt his head when the glasses were pout on, so I do feel that they changed his spatial perception. He was recently reassessed as developmentally on target, visually. I completely crdit chelation for that, as he still had visual issues when he was discharged and he stopped wearing the glasses then, too. Chelation and occupaitonl therapy have gotten rid of his toe- walking, as well. All gone. IT's funny because every once in awhile I'll see him do it, and I'll ask him " why are you waling on your toes? (he's 5 now). He'll respond something totally appropriate like " Mom, there's rocks on the ground, " and I'll breathe a sigh of relief. Ruth > > My son is a toe walker. Although toe walking is not my main focus now > in treating his autism, I have a few questions: > > 1. Does toe walking go away after a certain amount of chelation? > > 2. Does anyone know if using prism lenses works to correct this > issue. See article: > > http://www.autisticvision.com/id27.htm > > 3. How else can toe walking be treated? > > > Thanking you in advance. > ======================================================= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Abid - Yes the tilt is gone. All weird visual stims are gone, as well. has no autistic-looking symptoms, but can at moments still self-absorb. He is easily reengaged, though. I can just ask him a question or say, Hey, XXXX, look at this and he'll reengage. I guess I should have been more clear in my answer, as well, though. 's toe walking actually disppeared before chelation. It may have been the cod liver oil, as stated, as it is clear that 's visual system was really not working for him. His visual issues, however, needed chelation. We had already been on cod liver oil for a year when we started visions therapy. We started chelation about 6 months after that. I'm not sure how many rounds it took, but I had him reassessed after 6 months of chelation and they said his visual issues had resolved. HTH Ruth > > > > My son is a toe walker. Although toe walking is not my main focus > now > > in treating his autism, I have a few questions: > > > > 1. Does toe walking go away after a certain amount of chelation? > > > > 2. Does anyone know if using prism lenses works to correct this > > issue. See article: > > > > http://www.autisticvision.com/id27.htm > > > > 3. How else can toe walking be treated? > > > > > > Thanking you in advance. > > > > > > > > > > ======================================================= > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Sorry, Abid, Nordic Naturals, Cod Liver Oil. You can get it at any health food store or read about it at www.nordicnaturals.com Re: [ ] Re: How to treat toe walking? -- prism lenses? -- Ruth Ruth, Wow --so chelation by itself (and OT) got rid of it. Is the tilt gone as well? My son occassionally will stare somewhere with a tilted head. We tell him " no silly face " and he breaks out of it. As per toe walking, if we tell him " heels down " , he will walk normal for about 20 seconds and go back to toe walking. We just started chelation (completed 5 rounds) and have achieved lots of verbal improvement. 2 questions for you please: 1. How many rounds did it take before he ended his toe walking? 2. What OT excersizes did you do to discourage toe walking? Thank you! Ruth <dan-ruth-setlak@...> wrote: My son both toe walked and went to visions therapy for binocular function (difficulty integrating peripheral and focal vision). He would also tilt his head when playing with toys. He did use prism glasses for awhile and also attended vision therapy. I thought the vision therapy was less helpful than the glasses, themselves. He would not tilt his head when the glasses were pout on, so I do feel that they changed his spatial perception. He was recently reassessed as developmentally on target, visually. I completely crdit chelation for that, as he still had visual issues when he was discharged and he stopped wearing the glasses then, too. Chelation and occupaitonl therapy have gotten rid of his toe- walking, as well. All gone. IT's funny because every once in awhile I'll see him do it, and I'll ask him " why are you waling on your toes? (he's 5 now). He'll respond something totally appropriate like " Mom, there's rocks on the ground, " and I'll breathe a sigh of relief. Ruth > > My son is a toe walker. Although toe walking is not my main focus now > in treating his autism, I have a few questions: > > 1. Does toe walking go away after a certain amount of chelation? > > 2. Does anyone know if using prism lenses works to correct this > issue. See article: > > http://www.autisticvision.com/id27.htm > > 3. How else can toe walking be treated? > > > Thanking you in advance. > ======================================================= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 This is great news! By the way, you said that your son " can at moments still self-absorb. He is easily reengaged, though " -- this is true for many " normal " folks too. Often my wife is telling me something and I am self absorbed -- she knows this and asks me if I am paying attention -- and vice-versa. Sounds like you're doing a great job. I can't wait to get my son up the same ladder. Ruth <dan-ruth-setlak@...> wrote: Abid - Yes the tilt is gone. All weird visual stims are gone, as well. has no autistic-looking symptoms, but can at moments still self-absorb. He is easily reengaged, though. I can just ask him a question or say, Hey, XXXX, look at this and he'll reengage. I guess I should have been more clear in my answer, as well, though. 's toe walking actually disppeared before chelation. It may have been the cod liver oil, as stated, as it is clear that 's visual system was really not working for him. His visual issues, however, needed chelation. We had already been on cod liver oil for a year when we started visions therapy. We started chelation about 6 months after that. I'm not sure how many rounds it took, but I had him reassessed after 6 months of chelation and they said his visual issues had resolved. HTH Ruth > > > > My son is a toe walker. Although toe walking is not my main focus > now > > in treating his autism, I have a few questions: > > > > 1. Does toe walking go away after a certain amount of chelation? > > > > 2. Does anyone know if using prism lenses works to correct this > > issue. See article: > > > > http://www.autisticvision.com/id27.htm > > > > 3. How else can toe walking be treated? > > > > > > Thanking you in advance. > > > > > > > > > > ======================================================= > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Abid - Yes, it's good to have perspective on the fact that " normal " people had to check out now and again, and also have other things that woul dcause us anxiety if we saw it in our ASD kids. I put in a typical, private preschool for next year. I was trying to discuss 's profile with the teacher. I'd say something like " We're still working on perspective taking and social problem-solving. " And, she'd respond something like, " I work on that with all my kids. " It went on and on like that. Little kids are developing all the time, and we don't often know what's in the typical range of development, so it all gets lumped into the ASD category. Also, one time we went to a children's museum and was running around experimenting with all kinds of different things. My oldest, NT, child, though, played with the same thing for over an hour. If that had been , I'd have had anxiety about that. So, perspective is key. Thanks. Ruth > > > > > > My son is a toe walker. Although toe walking is not my main > focus > > now > > > in treating his autism, I have a few questions: > > > > > > 1. Does toe walking go away after a certain amount of chelation? > > > > > > 2. Does anyone know if using prism lenses works to correct this > > > issue. See article: > > > > > > http://www.autisticvision.com/id27.htm > > > > > > 3. How else can toe walking be treated? > > > > > > > > > Thanking you in advance. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ======================================================= > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 I suspect she is referring to Nordic Naturals Cod Liver Oil. Health Food Stores probably carry it. It might be available on-line. S S Hi ,<BR> <BR> What is " NN Clo " (what does it stand for) and where can I buy it?<BR> <BR> Thank you.<BR> _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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