I'm new to the group. Anyone got any ideas?

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Greetings, I'm 's Dad and am new to the group. I don't know if my son has

Autism but I'm trying to figure this out.

Long ago we suspected that he may be autistic because of minor hand flapping,

poor eye contact, and freaking out to fire alarms and inability to hold a

reasonable conversation. We have two older ones that were our references.

However, but a behavioral pediatrician told me after asking a couple of

questions (that he didn't respond to) that there is no way he is autistic. So

we put this aside and focused on another medical condition (Microtia repair)

which was a year and a half process. I didn't stop suspecting but I was quite

about it because the lady made us feel like dumb aXXes.

Anyway, Dave has had some issues in school. His preschool teacher wanted him to

go to a " triple board certified " psychologist who told discouraged us from

visiting with him because he probably couldn't make a diagnosis till he was .

His second grade school therapist told us he needed to be drugged for adhd. The

ADHD doctor was all to willing to give us Ridalin but we said no. This year

his 3rd grade teacher has been freaking out. So we found an OT that a friend

recommended and the OT told us that he has sensory processing disorder (SPD).

is under stimulated visually (probably associated with strabismus) and

overstimulated with sound (may be in part due to unilateral profound hearing

loss associated with microtia). As I read a book on SPD, i found that about 90%

autistic have SPD. So this made me suspicious again about some kind of high

functioning autism or aspburgers.

I forgot to mention that 2 years ago before Davie's surgeries, he had some

Metametrix test (0091 comprehensive profile). At the time, I didn't really

digest them. His Pyroglutamate in his pee was almost in the high range (69

ug/mg) and the Sulfate was in the high range 4366 mug/mg). It appears that the

sulphate indicates oxidative stress. According to Metametrix, he is under

oxidative stress. I did a little more digging and it looks like high rates of

glutathione production result high sulphate excretion. Well what I " m reading...

Autistic kids have messed up Glutathione pathways. Two years ago, we also ran

some neurotransmitters through NeuroScience. His pee epinophrine, dopamine,

serotonin, glycine, taurine, GABA, glutamine, PTa, and Histimimine were all high

and out of the normal range. I've got no idea but I've read somewhere that

autistic are " metaboic train wrecks). .

We found a great doctor who is doing food analysis through neuro science. He

has sensitive to grain and milk products. We stopped cassen and gluton products

and I think I notice a difference. My understanding is one of the most

effective autism diets but non autisitic kids can be sensitive to mike and wheat

so... this don't really provide any conclusive evidence. One thought is that

the form casoporphene and glutomorphene in the gut and dope up the brain. The

doctor is also running a comprehensive cytokine analysis through neuroscience

and we should have the results shortly.

bounces like a frog.... a lot. He doesn't' know why. I don't know why.

My wife was reading the other day and asked me if it could be stimming? I wish

i had it on video. Its like a leap frog. Anyone ever see this.

Anyway, we have been waiting for 6 months to see another behavioral pediatrician

but we found out they may leave the hospital. Rats. Anyway, insurance covers

none of this so thank god for home equity lines of credit. I'd happily die

broke if i could help our little guy.

If anyone has any ideas, please let me know.

best wishes 2 u all!