going to start dmsa/ala - long post

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Hi, I joined this group several years ago(lurking and learning) when my

son(christopher) was first diagnosed with autism. Unfortunately. I did not have

the confidence in myself to try the protocol. So I went the DAN route when we

had money which was not often. We were always in a vicious cycle. We would save

enough money for the visit and the reccomended supplements but would have to

hold off on chelation until we could afford the testing and then the testing

would use up all of our money and we would have to save our money again for

another visit and then the tests were considered outdated and would have to be

reordered but of course the visit and supplements would wipe us out. This cycle

has been off and on for 5 years, which of course has been 5 years wasted.

will be 9 yrs old in one week and I feel like it is probably too

late to recover him completely but I would like to make him as high functioning

as possible. He pretty much does not respond to anything supplement wise, the

only thing that helps is diet. Not that it has been a cure all but when he has

infractions his already bad behaviors get worse. We finally taught him to

swallow pills a few months ago so I feel we may finally be able to accomplish

something.

He actually was making slow progress on the dan route until 2 yrs ago when

everything went to hell. He became agressive, he bites, pinches, kicks for no

reason and continually has to be restrained at school. The last month of school

he went half days because he couldn't handle all day. I could not figure out

what triggered it until I realized it all started after he had a minor surgery.

Then he had to have another, and then was put under twice for dental

work(mercury free). I was told HBOT (which we can't afford)is the only thing

that can help damage caused by anesthesia, has anyone else had similar

experience with this type of problem?

Anyway I have ordered dmsa(past blood tests show a lead level of 7)and ala, vit

c, & b complex, that was all I could afford. At home he has mult-vit, fish oil

caps, zinc( he chews on things constantly, I didn't realize i was supposed to

dose several times a day as opposed to once a day) and I have been trying wild

oregano oil gel caps, as I read bad bacteria (he always has high strep

titers)can cause aggression. So far it hasn't helped.

I have a dear friend who is very immersed in autism as well, is trying to talk

me out of doing the ac protocol as she has heard many horror stories. I will go

low dose(ds is about 65 lbs) and dose every 3 hr and 4hr at night. What should I

watch for that my son could be having an adverse reaction. She wants me to only

use homeopathy (which I have tried and seen no results either) because it is

virtually risk free. But I feel i am runnig out of time and sometimes I believe

in the saying " No risk, No reward! "

So if anyone has any thoughts or suggestions, I would be happy to hear them.

Thank you,

Jen