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| Name: whyzpurs | Date: Oct 24th, 2006 5:07 PM |
| Hi there. I am totally new here - found your post FIRST actually. But I wanted to offer what has worked for my daughter - maybe you have tried it - but I thought it would not hurt to say it. She is 4 - and for the first 3 1/2 years of her life, she would cry and scream at night. Obsess over everything, her blankets and pillows a certain way, the door in the right position, everything had to be JUST so. THEN my husband read somewhere to try giving her the GNC chewable 1 mg melatonin at night. We did - and the first night it worked great - she slept from 8:30 pm to 7 am. The next night it didn't work as well - the third night I gave her 2. And she slept like the first night. That was about 4 months ago, and I have been giving her 2 a night ever since. We finally have peace in my house by 9pm every night. (one week she had a cold, that was clearly different) I know each of our munchkins are different... but it worked for mine. If you don't have a GNC close, I think there are other places that sell it. We get it in the chewable cherry flavor. Feel free to email me if you like. Lisa ([email protected]) ↑ |
| Name: KAREN SCHIMPF | Date: Oct 25th, 2006 12:54 AM |
| TUES. OCT 24,2006 9pm Hi Jen, I can feel your wearyness. I've been doing this 21yrs now. Please read what I said about why my son doesn't sleep much at, this site under,........' Would like to chat to other parents of autistic children'...............you might be very surprised. You need to get a mind set and take a few naps whenever you can during the day! Stay well GRATEFULLY KAREN SCHIMPF ↑ |
| Name: jacksmom | Date: Jan 28th, 2007 4:38 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] ↑ |
