Re: puberty, anxiety, depression

[Guest guest]

Some suggestions would be:

Test for gluten and casein intolerance. My son has difficulty with

both, gluten makes him foggy and upsets him besides giving him

seizures.

I credit the GFCF diet for helping him with a lot of his progress, we

started at age 5, he is now 21 yrs old.

Another therapy that helps with anxiety and depression would be QEEG

Neurofeedback. We started doing Neurofeedback around the same age

your son is now. We did it because he was getting anxious and angry,

and like you, we were looking for drug alternatives. We ended up

doing 70+ sessions, and they were very helpful.

There are also some supplements that are helpful with calming:

Taurine

GABA

5-HTP

L-Theanine

Lithium Orotate

Not all work for everyone, it's important to start one supplement at

a time and give a couple of days to judge the results, an alternative

doctor or naturopath can help you figure out supplements and doses.

Chiropractic and acupuncture therapy can also help in adjusting the

body to help the nervous system function better.

I hope you find a non-drug alternative that helps your child as

antipsychotic, antidepressant drugs have many serious and dangerous

side effects.

>

> Hi all,

>

> We are looking for information on how to help our son. He has a

history of anxiety and some

> depression. While it has decreased over the last several years,

with the onset of puberty, it is

> back in full force.

>

> We would like specific information in the following areas:

> 1) a good psychologist/counselor experienced in working with teens

on the autism spectrum

> 2) dietary/biomedical recommendations

> 3) as a last resort, medications that may be useful to help him

over this hurdle/period.

>

> Our preference is for information based on experience and

supportive research.

>

> Some brief information about our son: 13 yo, verbal,

considered " recovered " (though we still

> see residua, including anxiety, self-chat and pacing), not

currently on any specific diet or

> meds. We live in Austin, TX.

>

> Many kind thanks! &

>

[Guest guest]

, you are close to Care Clinics. You may find it helpful

just to get a blood draw, urine/stool analysis. You can identify

many things that would contribute to his anxiety/depression. He may

just need supplementation and better diet. You may find that he has

allergies or sensitivities to foods, mold etc.... He may benefit

from detox too.

SonRise approach has " focus room " for older kids/adults that can work

on issues like this. I share this regarding your question for

counseling with ASD experience. Your son may benefit to work on

his beliefs/perspectives on situations etc.....and SonRise would be

perfect for this type of dialogue.

Hope all goes well!

>

> Hi all,

>

> We are looking for information on how to help our son. He has a

history of anxiety and some

> depression. While it has decreased over the last several years,

with the onset of puberty, it is

> back in full force.

>

> We would like specific information in the following areas:

> 1) a good psychologist/counselor experienced in working with teens

on the autism spectrum

> 2) dietary/biomedical recommendations

> 3) as a last resort, medications that may be useful to help him

over this hurdle/period.

>

> Our preference is for information based on experience and

supportive research.

>

> Some brief information about our son: 13 yo, verbal,

considered " recovered " (though we still

> see residua, including anxiety, self-chat and pacing), not

currently on any specific diet or

> meds. We live in Austin, TX.

>

> Many kind thanks! &

>

[Guest guest]

Is there a Sonrise program around the dallas area

Re: puberty, anxiety, depression

, you are close to Care Clinics. You may find it helpful

just to get a blood draw, urine/stool analysis. You can identify

many things that would contribute to his anxiety/depression. He may

just need supplementation and better diet. You may find that he has

allergies or sensitivities to foods, mold etc.... He may benefit

from detox too.

SonRise approach has "focus room" for older kids/adults that can work

on issues like this. I share this regarding your question for

counseling with ASD experience. Your son may benefit to work on

his beliefs/perspectives on situations etc.....and SonRise would be

perfect for this type of dialogue.

Hope all goes well!

>

> Hi all,

>

> We are looking for information on how to help our son. He has a

history of anxiety and some

> depression. While it has decreased over the last several years,

with the onset of puberty, it is

> back in full force.

>

> We would like specific information in the following areas:

> 1) a good psychologist/counselor experienced in working with teens

on the autism spectrum

> 2) dietary/biomedical recommendations

> 3) as a last resort, medications that may be useful to help him

over this hurdle/period.

>

> Our preference is for information based on experience and

supportive research.

>

> Some brief information about our son: 13 yo, verbal,

considered "recovered" (though we still

> see residua, including anxiety, self-chat and pacing), not

currently on any specific diet or

> meds. We live in Austin, TX.

>

> Many kind thanks! &

>

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[Guest guest]

SonRise is a model coming from the Option Institute. Google Autism

Treatment Center of America.

This is a home based intervention. Parents travel to Massachusettes

for training and them implement in a play room or focus room. You

can do minutes a day or a full time 12 hour day program. This

dependent on your goals for your family.

They have outreach services and you can call for consults once your

program is running. Parents run the treatment. They believe

parents to be the expert for their child.

> >

> > Hi all,

> >

> > We are looking for information on how to help our son. He has a

> history of anxiety and some

> > depression. While it has decreased over the last several years,

> with the onset of puberty, it is

> > back in full force.

> >

> > We would like specific information in the following areas:

> > 1) a good psychologist/counselor experienced in working with

teens

> on the autism spectrum

> > 2) dietary/biomedical recommendations

> > 3) as a last resort, medications that may be useful to help him

> over this hurdle/period.

> >

> > Our preference is for information based on experience and

> supportive research.

> >

> > Some brief information about our son: 13 yo, verbal,

> considered " recovered " (though we still

> > see residua, including anxiety, self-chat and pacing), not

> currently on any specific diet or

> > meds. We live in Austin, TX.

> >

> > Many kind thanks! &

> >

>