So Here It Is! Can Autism Be Healed!

65% of autistic kids improve on a gluten-free and casein free diet. Along with Toni's statements, the book, Is This Your Child? By Dr. Dorris Rapp www.drapp.com has tons of info on how diet can improve autistic symptoms.

If you would like a list of info on resources on diets, I have a resource list I can email to you.

J. W. MPH
Wellness Educator/Lifestyle and Wellness Consultant

Well, I don't know if G-d heals. I'm not real crazy about this so-called "gift" of autism that he or she has bestowed upon my family, but whatever. Some individuals believe "things happen for a reason" and if you are one who gets comfort from that, more power to you. Based on my experiences in life, I believe simply that "things happen".

I speak from personal experience as a parent of a four-year-old girl with autism. I am not giving you advice based upon theory, junk science, some celebrity, Dr. Phil, (at the behest of my mother, I watched a rerun where he counseled a family of a boy with Down syndrome and autism. Now there's a night of lost sleep I'll never get back. Oh, and his website was also totally useless for autism resources) my relative, my neighbor, or a service I'm selling. Special-needs mama to mama: if you keep working with your child in a comprehensive manner, he WILL make great strides. If you're anything like me, you want a crystal ball to predict your kid's future and you have great moments of despair. For me, this is a breeding ground for vulnerability so I am very careful about where I seek my solutions.

There's a saying in the autism community: if you've met one person with autism, you've met one person with autism. It's not like other developmental disorders - for example, with Down syndrome it's pretty clear what techniques work and how much growth can be expected. With autism, however, what works for your kid may not work for mine and vice versa. Some children eventually test off of the spectrum, many are mainstreamed in public schools and grow up to live independent lives. My daughter's progress is like a game of Whack-a-Mole. Just when we think she's mastered something, an old or new issue pops back up - you know, like what happens with typically developing kids.

My experience with treating my daughter's autism has been to leave no stone unturned. We try and we fail and occasionally something sticks to the wall when I throw it...then we go back and re-evaluate. For example, the gluten- and dairy-free diet - not a miracle worker, but my kid doesn't flap her hands and she is more focused when she's on it. Educate yourself as much as possible, so you can advocate on his behalf and also carry out techniques at home. Join support groups with POSITIVE parents and lecturers. Find therapists and teachers who BELIEVE in your son as much as you do. If anyone imposes limits on what he may be able to do someday, find another placement or referral.

You get the idea.

Sorry for the long winded feedback but obviously this is an issue close to my heart:) Good luck and many blessings to you and your family.

Jenny McCarthy's book is a MUST. Also, my sister started the gluten-free diet with her son, and it helps tremendously!! We can really tell when she doesn't follow the diet closely. He is a different kid on it.

I have a 7 yr old son diagnosed with ASD at age 2 1/2. He had been every medication you can imagine...He is now 7. I took him off all the eds and decided to take him to a physician in North Carolina who deals with heavy metal toxicity..He has reversed Autism symptoms in 200 children already! My son has had 5 treatments and his emotional and social behavior is unbelievable! I urge you to check out his website...He is bringing my son back to me...please go to the site and then you decide... www.drbuttar.com read his personal story of his son diagnosed with Autism who is now also Autism symptom free!!

I was just watching Jenny McCarthy the other day on a show. Her sonhas Autism, and she has found a way tohelp him, not sure if healed is a way to put it. But she has a book out about what you can do to help lesson the effects from everything from diet to speach. I think it could not hurt toread what she did.

Hi C.! I am the mother of 2 kids on the spectrum? I have 3 kids. Lexie is 13 and she is ok! My other daughter was diagnosed as being on the spectrum vut high functioning in May! I was floored! I never even thought about this! Erik is 5 and was finally diagnosed with Autism in Nov through Little Friends! I say finally because I have known for some time but everyone kept saying no! I have been fighting for my little guy since he was a baby! I do not believe that Autism can be cured but can be managed depending on the child and where on the spectrum the child falls! to me it is like saying Down Syndrome can be cured! Erik is 5 and in an Autism class! His teacher and I have talked about this and she said the same thing I did about Down Syndrome! I sure wish it could be cured! Feel free to contact me if you would like to talk further! I really am looking to meet other moms who have children with Autism! I know that many people have different views on this topic!
S. Bailey CLD
Aurora
www.tendermomentsdoula.com

Hi C.,
I feel for you. It is an interesting road you are traveling. I have a younger brother who is now 22 with autism. I may possibly be a carrier for it, not sure. I have heard one of the best thing for children with autism is going to a gluten free diet. My brother is older and so we did not know about gluten or gluten free diets, but I do know a little girl who is about 2 and her parents have moved to a gluten free diet for her. It is a little more expensiva and a little complicated (because gluten is in so many things), but they say it is working wonders for their little girl. So in the end.. autism CAN NOT be "cured", but their are ways to help your child cope and grow and maybe live a more "normal" life.

C.-

There are ways to lessen the effects of Austism and some have reversed the symptoms completely. Oral chelation, detoxification clay baths, diet modification and yeast cleansing are the key healing modalities. Austism is a build up of toxins in the body. There is so much information out there!!

Please let me know if you would like more information!!

T.
Detox Coach