Re: Help! I am overwhelmed with Autism Spectrum Disorder

[Guest guest]

Kim -

Sorry it's taken so long to reply to your post. Sometimes life gets

crazy! But I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir... Anyway, my family

would be a strong argument for the genetic component. My oldest was

diagnosed with autism, middle had health issues, and youngest started to

slip into the autistic realm. That's just on the surface. After running

the blood work for Dr. Goldberg we discovered that they all have

shockingly similar problems. They also do well on the same medications -

so if one doesn't agree with one child, we avoid it with the others.

What they all do have in common as well is that they are all on the

higher functioning side. I can't stress to you enough how much of a

difference the protocol has made in all our lives. The kids feel

better, sleep better and as a result behave better. This, of course,

means my husband and I have more peaceful lives Start out trying Dr.

Goldberg's diet and get the blood work run. It was more torturous on me

than the kids, especially as I sat there thinking that nothing would show

up since they were so high functioning. I cried when the results came

back and things were so off. I even doubted the sanity of the trip to

see Dr. G - dragging my family of 5 half way across the country. That

was a year and a half ago. Don't postpone seeing Dr. Goldberg because

your kids are higher functioning. Go for normal functioning instead.

Best of luck to you - feel free to e-mail me privately if you have any

other questions.

pappadia@...

On Fri, 17 May 2002 01:58:16 -0000 " tazzer3100 " <tazzer3100@...>

writes:

> Hi, I'm Kim. I have a 4 year old daughter who was diagnosed with

> Asperger's Syndrome at the age of two. I also have a 3 year old

> daughter who has been diagnosed with PDD. I am completely

> overwhelmed with this disorder. After doing much research, I have

> found out that other close family members also have forms of this

> disorder including my youngest brother who has High Functioning

> Autism. I have come to believe that everyone in my immediate

> family,

> with the exception of my mother and sister, has a form of this

> disorder accompanied by serious, sometimes life-threatening

> allergies, colon problems, and " Unknown " disorders.

>

> At the moment my immediate concern is my youngest child. She has a

>

> mild form of PDD and because of this it's been much harder to get

> her

> any help. I was wondering if anyone knows if this disease has a

> dominant genetic component and if the protocol would work for

> those with moderate cases? I appreciate any replies. Thanks. Kim.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

what sort of signs should we look for in siblings that

appear to be normal compared to their autistic

siblings?

--- M Pappadia <pappadia@...> wrote:

> Kim -

> Sorry it's taken so long to reply to your post.

> Sometimes life gets

> crazy! But I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir...

> Anyway, my family

> would be a strong argument for the genetic

> component. My oldest was

> diagnosed with autism, middle had health issues, and

> youngest started to

> slip into the autistic realm. That's just on the

> surface. After running

> the blood work for Dr. Goldberg we discovered that

> they all have

> shockingly similar problems. They also do well on

> the same medications -

> so if one doesn't agree with one child, we avoid it

> with the others.

> What they all do have in common as well is that they

> are all on the

> higher functioning side. I can't stress to you

> enough how much of a

> difference the protocol has made in all our

> lives. The kids feel

> better, sleep better and as a result behave better.

> This, of course,

> means my husband and I have more peaceful lives

> Start out trying Dr.

> Goldberg's diet and get the blood work run. It was

> more torturous on me

> than the kids, especially as I sat there thinking

> that nothing would show

> up since they were so high functioning. I cried

> when the results came

> back and things were so off. I even doubted the

> sanity of the trip to

> see Dr. G - dragging my family of 5 half way across

> the country. That

> was a year and a half ago. Don't postpone seeing

> Dr. Goldberg because

> your kids are higher functioning. Go for normal

> functioning instead.

> Best of luck to you - feel free to e-mail me

> privately if you have any

> other questions.

>

>

> pappadia@...

>

>

>

>

> On Fri, 17 May 2002 01:58:16 -0000 " tazzer3100 "

> <tazzer3100@...>

> writes:

> > Hi, I'm Kim. I have a 4 year old daughter who

> was diagnosed with

> > Asperger's Syndrome at the age of two. I also

> have a 3 year old

> > daughter who has been diagnosed with PDD. I am

> completely

> > overwhelmed with this disorder. After doing much

> research, I have

> > found out that other close family members also

> have forms of this

> > disorder including my youngest brother who has

> High Functioning

> > Autism. I have come to believe that everyone in

> my immediate

> > family,

> > with the exception of my mother and sister, has a

> form of this

> > disorder accompanied by serious, sometimes

> life-threatening

> > allergies, colon problems, and " Unknown "

> disorders.

> >

> > At the moment my immediate concern is my youngest

> child. She has a

> >

> > mild form of PDD and because of this it's been

> much harder to get

> > her

> > any help. I was wondering if anyone knows if this

> disease has a

> > dominant genetic component and if the

> protocol would work for

> > those with moderate cases? I appreciate any

> replies. Thanks. Kim.

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

My daughter didn't appear normal when we looked at her eyes - dull, not

shiny or bright - and when we stopped to think how she was complaining of

leg pains since she could talk. She also whined nonstop and dragged

herself out of bed every morning with no energy. When we first saw Dr. G

with our son and he started talking about getting a healthier looking

kid, we started to wonder about our daughter. We figured it was worth

running the bloodwork on her too and she actually tested much higher for

HHV6 than our son diagnosed with autism did. Hope this helps.

On Tue, 28 May 2002 06:26:09 -0700 (PDT) Sharnita

<sharnitap@...> writes:

> what sort of signs should we look for in siblings that

> appear to be normal compared to their autistic

> siblings?

>

> --- M Pappadia <pappadia@...> wrote:

> > Kim -

> > Sorry it's taken so long to reply to your post.

> > Sometimes life gets

> > crazy! But I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir...

> > Anyway, my family

> > would be a strong argument for the genetic

> > component. My oldest was

> > diagnosed with autism, middle had health issues, and

> > youngest started to

> > slip into the autistic realm. That's just on the

> > surface. After running

> > the blood work for Dr. Goldberg we discovered that

> > they all have

> > shockingly similar problems. They also do well on

> > the same medications -

> > so if one doesn't agree with one child, we avoid it

> > with the others.

> > What they all do have in common as well is that they

> > are all on the

> > higher functioning side. I can't stress to you

> > enough how much of a

> > difference the protocol has made in all our

> > lives. The kids feel

> > better, sleep better and as a result behave better.

> > This, of course,

> > means my husband and I have more peaceful lives

> > Start out trying Dr.

> > Goldberg's diet and get the blood work run. It was

> > more torturous on me

> > than the kids, especially as I sat there thinking

> > that nothing would show

> > up since they were so high functioning. I cried

> > when the results came

> > back and things were so off. I even doubted the

> > sanity of the trip to

> > see Dr. G - dragging my family of 5 half way across

> > the country. That

> > was a year and a half ago. Don't postpone seeing

> > Dr. Goldberg because

> > your kids are higher functioning. Go for normal

> > functioning instead.

> > Best of luck to you - feel free to e-mail me

> > privately if you have any

> > other questions.

> >

> >

> > pappadia@...

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > On Fri, 17 May 2002 01:58:16 -0000 " tazzer3100 "

> > <tazzer3100@...>

> > writes:

> > > Hi, I'm Kim. I have a 4 year old daughter who

> > was diagnosed with

> > > Asperger's Syndrome at the age of two. I also

> > have a 3 year old

> > > daughter who has been diagnosed with PDD. I am

> > completely

> > > overwhelmed with this disorder. After doing much

> > research, I have

> > > found out that other close family members also

> > have forms of this

> > > disorder including my youngest brother who has

> > High Functioning

> > > Autism. I have come to believe that everyone in

> > my immediate

> > > family,

> > > with the exception of my mother and sister, has a

> > form of this

> > > disorder accompanied by serious, sometimes

> > life-threatening

> > > allergies, colon problems, and " Unknown "

> > disorders.

> > >

> > > At the moment my immediate concern is my youngest

> > child. She has a

> > >

> > > mild form of PDD and because of this it's been

> > much harder to get

> > > her

> > > any help. I was wondering if anyone knows if this

> > disease has a

> > > dominant genetic component and if the

> > protocol would work for

> > > those with moderate cases? I appreciate any

> > replies. Thanks. Kim.

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

How old is your daughter.

M Pappadia wrote:

>  My daughter didn't appear normal when we looked at her eyes - dull,

> not

> shiny or bright - and when we stopped to think how she was complaining

> of

> leg pains since she could talk.  She also whined nonstop and dragged

> herself out of bed every morning with no energy.  When we first saw

> Dr. G

> with our son and he started talking about getting a healthier looking

> kid, we started to wonder about our daughter.  We figured it was worth

>

> running the bloodwork on her too and she actually tested much higher

> for

> HHV6 than our son diagnosed with autism did.  Hope this helps.

>

>  

>

> On Tue, 28 May 2002 06:26:09 -0700 (PDT) Sharnita

> <sharnitap@...> writes:

> > what sort of signs should we look for in siblings that

> > appear to be normal compared to their autistic

> > siblings?

> >

> > --- M Pappadia <pappadia@...> wrote:

> > > Kim -

> > > Sorry it's taken so long to reply to your post.

> > > Sometimes life gets

> > > crazy!  But I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir...

> > > Anyway, my family

> > > would be a strong argument for the genetic

> > > component.  My oldest was

> > > diagnosed with autism, middle had health issues, and

> > > youngest started to

> > > slip into the autistic realm.  That's just on the

> > > surface.  After running

> > > the blood work for Dr. Goldberg we discovered that

> > > they all have

> > > shockingly similar problems.  They also do well on

> > > the same medications -

> > > so if one doesn't agree with one child, we avoid it

> > > with the others.

> > > What they all do have in common as well is that they

> > > are all on the

> > > higher functioning side.  I can't stress to you

> > > enough how much of a

> > > difference the protocol has made in all our

> > > lives.  The kids feel

> > > better, sleep better and as a result behave better.

> > > This, of course,

> > > means my husband and I have more peaceful lives

> > > Start out trying Dr.

> > > Goldberg's diet and get the blood work run.  It was

> > > more torturous on me

> > > than the kids, especially as I sat there thinking

> > > that nothing would show

> > > up since they were so high functioning.  I cried

> > > when the results came

> > > back and things were so off.  I even doubted the

> > > sanity of the trip to

> > > see Dr. G - dragging my family of 5 half way across

> > > the country.  That

> > > was a year and a half ago.  Don't postpone seeing

> > > Dr. Goldberg because

> > > your kids are higher functioning.  Go for normal

> > > functioning instead.

> > > Best of luck to you - feel free to e-mail me

> > > privately if you have any

> > > other questions.

> > >

> > >

> > > pappadia@...

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > On Fri, 17 May 2002 01:58:16 -0000 " tazzer3100 "

> > > <tazzer3100@...>

> > > writes:

> > > > Hi,  I'm Kim.  I have a 4 year old daughter who

> > > was diagnosed with

> > > > Asperger's Syndrome at the age of two.  I also

> > > have a 3 year old

> > > > daughter who has been diagnosed with PDD.  I am

> > > completely

> > > > overwhelmed with this disorder.  After doing much

> > > research, I have

> > > > found out that other close family members also

> > > have forms of this

> > > > disorder including my youngest brother who has

> > > High Functioning

> > > > Autism.  I have come to believe that everyone in

> > > my immediate

> > > > family,

> > > > with the exception of my mother and sister, has a

> > > form of this

> > > > disorder accompanied by serious, sometimes

> > > life-threatening

> > > > allergies, colon problems, and " Unknown "

> > > disorders.

> > > >

> > > > At the moment my immediate concern is my youngest

> > > child.  She has a

> > > >

> > > > mild form of PDD and because of this it's been

> > > much harder to get

> > > > her

> > > > any help.  I was wondering if anyone knows if this

> > > disease has a

> > > > dominant genetic component and if the

> > > protocol would work for

> > > > those with moderate cases?  I appreciate any

> > > replies.  Thanks. Kim.

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

[Guest guest]

She's now 7. 6 when we started with Dr. Goldberg.

On Wed, 29 May 2002 22:16:21 -0700 Leonard Mayberry

<lmayberr@...> writes:

> How old is your daughter.

>

> M Pappadia wrote:

>

> > My daughter didn't appear normal when we looked at her eyes -

> dull,

> > not

> > shiny or bright - and when we stopped to think how she was

> complaining

> > of

> > leg pains since she could talk. She also whined nonstop and

> dragged

> > herself out of bed every morning with no energy. When we first

> saw

> > Dr. G

> > with our son and he started talking about getting a healthier

> looking

> > kid, we started to wonder about our daughter. We figured it was

> worth

> >

> > running the bloodwork on her too and she actually tested much

> higher

> > for

> > HHV6 than our son diagnosed with autism did. Hope this helps.

> >

> >

> >

> > On Tue, 28 May 2002 06:26:09 -0700 (PDT) Sharnita

> > <sharnitap@...> writes:

> > > what sort of signs should we look for in siblings that

> > > appear to be normal compared to their autistic

> > > siblings?

> > >

> > > --- M Pappadia <pappadia@...> wrote:

> > > > Kim -

> > > > Sorry it's taken so long to reply to your post.

> > > > Sometimes life gets

> > > > crazy! But I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir...

> > > > Anyway, my family

> > > > would be a strong argument for the genetic

> > > > component. My oldest was

> > > > diagnosed with autism, middle had health issues, and

> > > > youngest started to

> > > > slip into the autistic realm. That's just on the

> > > > surface. After running

> > > > the blood work for Dr. Goldberg we discovered that

> > > > they all have

> > > > shockingly similar problems. They also do well on

> > > > the same medications -

> > > > so if one doesn't agree with one child, we avoid it

> > > > with the others.

> > > > What they all do have in common as well is that they

> > > > are all on the

> > > > higher functioning side. I can't stress to you

> > > > enough how much of a

> > > > difference the protocol has made in all our

> > > > lives. The kids feel

> > > > better, sleep better and as a result behave better.

> > > > This, of course,

> > > > means my husband and I have more peaceful lives

> > > > Start out trying Dr.

> > > > Goldberg's diet and get the blood work run. It was

> > > > more torturous on me

> > > > than the kids, especially as I sat there thinking

> > > > that nothing would show

> > > > up since they were so high functioning. I cried

> > > > when the results came

> > > > back and things were so off. I even doubted the

> > > > sanity of the trip to

> > > > see Dr. G - dragging my family of 5 half way across

> > > > the country. That

> > > > was a year and a half ago. Don't postpone seeing

> > > > Dr. Goldberg because

> > > > your kids are higher functioning. Go for normal

> > > > functioning instead.

> > > > Best of luck to you - feel free to e-mail me

> > > > privately if you have any

> > > > other questions.

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > pappadia@...

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > On Fri, 17 May 2002 01:58:16 -0000 " tazzer3100 "

> > > > <tazzer3100@...>

> > > > writes:

> > > > > Hi, I'm Kim. I have a 4 year old daughter who

> > > > was diagnosed with

> > > > > Asperger's Syndrome at the age of two. I also

> > > > have a 3 year old

> > > > > daughter who has been diagnosed with PDD. I am

> > > > completely

> > > > > overwhelmed with this disorder. After doing much

> > > > research, I have

> > > > > found out that other close family members also

> > > > have forms of this

> > > > > disorder including my youngest brother who has

> > > > High Functioning

> > > > > Autism. I have come to believe that everyone in

> > > > my immediate

> > > > > family,

> > > > > with the exception of my mother and sister, has a

> > > > form of this

> > > > > disorder accompanied by serious, sometimes

> > > > life-threatening

> > > > > allergies, colon problems, and " Unknown "

> > > > disorders.

> > > > >

> > > > > At the moment my immediate concern is my youngest

> > > > child. She has a

> > > > >

> > > > > mild form of PDD and because of this it's been

> > > > much harder to get

> > > > > her

> > > > > any help. I was wondering if anyone knows if this

> > > > disease has a

> > > > > dominant genetic component and if the

> > > > protocol would work for

> > > > > those with moderate cases? I appreciate any

> > > > replies. Thanks. Kim.

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >