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| Name: felicia | Date: Oct 28th, 2006 2:42 AM |
| Hello Mum of 2! First of all, well done in making the effort to find some answers for your son! My son is 2 and half and has also been diagnosed with autism. It is hard to start with, finding out and you do go through a sort of grieving time. You grieve for the fact that your son has something different to other children and you feel so helpless. I understand completely. I found with Darius that distraction is a great way to break undesirable behaviour. If you can try that, you may be able to break the cycle a little. Does Josh have a problem with routine? Does he react badly to change? Darius was not verbal until recently and I put that down to my home treatments for him. He even recognises a key now and uses the word in context. I would be happy to give you some info if you want? My son has changed heaps and improved on every level. please dont feel alone you're not. People out there including me are deling with this as well, and you must not think that because Josh lashes out sometimes that its out of dislike for you, it's not. He loves you very much, he's just trying to cope with this too. Anyway, let me know if I can help. Take care, Felicia ↑ |
| Name: jacksmom | Date: Jan 28th, 2007 4:31 AM |
| Jack's story.... After the 12 mos. vaccines my son gradually slipped into autism. He was head-banging, hand-flapping, twirling, lost speech, lost eye contact and he just withdrew. Now two years later.... no head-banging, no twirling, no flapping, has eye contact and is starting to verbalize again. And... he has Down Syndrome to boot. :) Yes... even kids with DS get autism. Actually they get it at a higher rate. What helped him? First I give God praise.... our son wouldn't be here without Him and we prayed and I believe He guided us. Second... supplements. Especially cod liver oil. I recommend Green Pastures CLO with the X factor. Check out Dr. Mary Megson's work on the web. http://www.diet-studies.com/megson.html Our Jack healed gradually... but he is healing. I actually had to make myself GET USED TO him not twirling everything any more! Also check out Dr. Amy Yasko's work. www.holistichealth.com We give Jack alot of supps - cod liver oil, probiotic, magnesium citrate, tart cherry and recently we added cilantro. He takes some other things too but each child is unique. It helps to find a good naturopathic MD or chiropractor. Don't use supps until you research things for yourself. Cilantro for example...should possibly not be used until some other detox has been done. Don't give up. There is hope! And... I will be frank here.... many mainstream doctors know squat about how to heal autism. Don't let that throw you. There are people who do know how to help. God bless you! Love, Jack's Mom :) [email protected] ↑ |
