All About Autism
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woggles:
Thank you Woggles & Nugget. I think i might try to remove the milk first then soya sauce. Coz i found replacement for these two items. But for bread, cakes and cheese... anyone has substitutes/ recipes? i don't mind baking for him but the recipes that i found online consists of so many different types of flour....i dunno which one is the best combi but i bought a box of gluten free, diary free ready-mix flour from NTUC Finest. i hope it taste ok as my boy is really a fussy eater.einnoc:
Ever since DS has been diagnosed with autism, i started him on 1 occupational and speech theraphy session per wk for the past 3 mths. Though the therapists have gd feedback and said he is improving. But i don't seem to see much difference @home. I heard that some GFCF diet works for some autistic children. Anyone has try b4? While searching for Gluten free & wheat free soya sauce, i found an article on R1H2 virus and Nano Engery Booster Patch theraphyhttp://http://www.natures-glory.com/sub_NEB_details.asp?ProductSID=5540&CatSID=157 . Any parents that have already started your child on this? Any feedback?
hi,
agree with nugget - not easy program or regime to keep to...
in DS' experience it seemed to work. I kept to it for 1+ year. in fact i started it 2-3 months before therapy cos since I was on waitlist, I figured I might as well do something. At that time DS was only 2 so it was easy to remove all gluten and caesin from his diet - I baked my own bread/hard biscuits for biting, made my own pasta, switched to rice milk, made own playdough for him to play etc etc.
Within that 2 months, he started pointing (never did that before!) and seemed to be able to focus on my face longer (i was super KS then, timed down reactions and kept notes to compare). Was also aware of strangers for first times. This happened after diagnosis and before therapy started.
Pros of diet (for DS only - can't say for anyone else)
- slept better and longer through the nights. even till now, DH & I both feel that his sleep during his GFCF days were the deepest and most settled
- seemingly less cranky, smiled more often at me too (that was then.. now he laughs and smiles non-stop for a 7yo!)
Cons:
- super expensive
- whole lifestyle change. even family went GFCF. The rationale behind diet is that any gluten/caesin traces can cause havoc on the child. So it's recommended that cooking utensils, pots etc have to be solely for GFCF usage. DH & i HATED that period of time & would sneak out to eat... but we ourselves did experience very good health too. nowadays we try to do fasts & avoid wheat once in a while
- not practical for a growing child who has interactions with other children. esp if child's tastes is also established. DS at that time was mainly eating porridge so that was easy - the tough part was switching to rice milk and adding rice bran with nutrients to ensure milk was filling and nutritious.
Plenty of GFCF choices around nowadays. I would say it's no harm trying but quite tough & requires whole family to be on board. DS stopped at nearly 4yo cos by then his focus was stable and instead he seemed to be responding more to therapy. HTHs
To add: personally DS's \"improvement\" did not really happen immediately after therapy starts. It took him another 2yrs after diagnosis to speak. After which it seemed everything kinda fell into place - with spurts, plateaus and even dips... it's a continual process. Be patient & resilient and if possible, have someone continuously & religiously work with child everyday the therapy exercises. In DS's case, the consistency worked for him
Just to share an embarrassing moment last fri. I took a train w my boy and was teaching him abt the vehicles i spotted below us... Car, Lorry, bus etc....
He was enjoying it and echoing after me, car....Still in very good mood, he said you fair, you fat, you fart. i dunno what is he trying to saying as i couldn't make out the words but they certainly sound like fat & fart. I have not taught him such words nor were these present in his dvds. I seriously have no idea where he learn these words or was he trying to refer to other words. Embarrassing, i quickly cover his mouth before another F word comes out! -
Hi einnoc
I have tried gfcf diet but failed miserably. I thought since my kids have no school now so will try again just for one month n hopefully I can do it with no cheating.
Today is officially the first day.
Breakfast was gluten free oats with chia seeds n maple syrup n sonic cholesterol.
Lunch was rice milk with sonic cholesterol. Pan fry free range beef n free range scrambled eggs.
Afternoon snack was raw cookies n coconut juice added with magnesium n lithium.
Probiotic.
Dinner most likely rice with fish n hormone free chicken soup.
Rice milk with some supplements before sleep.
N I already :scratchhead: what to cook for them tmr le.
Btw u can buy gfcf cookies from back to basic. They bake in the shop. Just need to keep in fridge. -
einnoc:
einnoc
Thank you Woggles & Nugget. I think i might try to remove the milk first then soya sauce. Coz i found replacement for these two items. But for bread, cakes and cheese... anyone has substitutes/ recipes? i don't mind baking for him but the recipes that i found online consists of so many different types of flour....i dunno which one is the best combi but i bought a box of gluten free, diary free ready-mix flour from NTUC Finest. i hope it taste ok as my boy is really a fussy eater.
Just to share an embarrassing moment last fri. I took a train w my boy and was teaching him abt the vehicles i spotted below us... Car, Lorry, bus etc....
He was enjoying it and echoing after me, car....Still in very good mood, he said you fair, you fat, you fart. i dunno what is he trying to saying as i couldn't make out the words but they certainly sound like fat & fart. I have not taught him such words nor were these present in his dvds. I seriously have no idea where he learn these words or was he trying to refer to other words. Embarrassing, i quickly cover his mouth before another F word comes out!
I tried GFCF diet on my doter for close to a year. The bigger and higher-end supermarkets carry gluten-free bread that is available at their frozen section. There are different flavors (I cant remember what they are). We will steam it before she eats it, sometimes we do French toast with this bread as well.
Do check it out. -
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hi ImMeeMee,
Thank you. I have been to ntuc, cold storage and the one below at Raffles City. Din see gluten free bread wor. May i know which particular one you bought from? thank you. -
einnoc
I remember buying it from the supermarket at raffles shopping centre. It’s located at the frozen section where they keep things like prata, frozen cake etc. You can also ask the staff and they should know.
Another place where I have bought it before is at Fusionpolis Market Place. At one time I could not find it and I asked the staff and they helped me locate it. Also at the frozen section.
HTH -
Teaching a class this Sat at Jurong East, 7 Dec, 1 pm on how to use oils for respiratory issues, eczema and sensitive skin, autism and ADHD. Lemme know if u wanna attend.
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Why childcare with iccp programs are less compassionate about the special need kids than mainstream childcare?
In course of 3 years we are turned down by 4 childcare with iccp program and accepted by normal childcare. It is not like parents want to jump from childcare to childcare but for us we are shifting home, so it don’t make sense to drive 3-4 hours when sending and fetching kids. -
wamin:
There was a period when I explored ICCP for my doter. The centers that I called told me that there was a wait list of special needs children waiting to get into their centers. They also explained that they have a quota for special needs children that they could take in.Why childcare with iccp programs are less compassionate about the special need kids than mainstream childcare?
In course of 3 years we are turned down by 4 childcare with iccp program and accepted by normal childcare. It is not like parents want to jump from childcare to childcare but for us we are shifting home, so it don't make sense to drive 3-4 hours when sending and fetching kids.
Maybe that's why the centers are not as flexible as the mainstream cc in accepting children. -
Your post about ICCP just triggered a distant memory that my son is/was on the waitlist for about 2 years now…and never heard a peep from center chosen and he is already going on to Pri 1 next month.
Suggest can forget about this alternative unless you have some string to pull.
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