Guest guest Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 Good morning to all of you, My name is Gray and I am just starting to experiment with enzymes for my 22 year old son, . I've been reading 's book and noted that there is little information anecdotally or research-wise regarding this approach to adults. Hopefully, we can contribute along the way. I have been where you parents of young children are now, although obviously, the newer philosophies were not as refined as they are now. was one of those typically developing toddlers who lost language, and other developmentally appropriate skills between 18 mos. and 24 mos. He also started spinning himself in circles - you know the rest. We tried the Feingold diet with good success around age 4 - he had chronic diarrhea since very early on, which cleared up with the FG diet. But, we didn't stick with it. Interestingly, the idea of cerebral allergy was around even in 1986, but wasn't given much credibility. Over the years we tried: B-6, Mg, DMG, sensory integration, cranial-sacral, speech therapy, pre-school, auditory-integration, facilitated communication, Son-Rise, Landau-Kleffner eval, and various meds. By age 9, had gotten very aggressive and was hospitalized in an attempt to find the right combination of meds to help him be able to cope. It seemed that he also had a cyclical biploar type of thing going on (i.e., he would have a 2-3 good weeks and then 5-7 really bad days). To make a 22 year long story short, he has had two really good years with the introduction of Depakote. The bad news is he had gained about 60-70 pounds, and has developed insulin resistance. My goal with diet and enzymes is to greatly decrease the amount of Depakote he is taking (currently 2000 mg), and just to have a happier, healthier person. He still lives at home and I don't see that changing for a while. I did some behavior consulting in group homes for a while (I have a couple of degrees in psychology) and I'm not comfortable with my nonverbal son being in that type of situation. Sorry for the mini-book, we will hopefully get to know each other better along the way. If there are any other parents of adults in the group, please let me know how your family is doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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