Long term improvements

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Rhoda wrote:

I have a question for everyone. It is one that I toss around in my mind over

and over.

How do you know if the long-term improvements your child makes are the

result of , ABA, other interventions, a strong parental commitment to

being " involved " with your child or just the result of your child

developing/improving as he/she gets older?

Rhoda,

I think your question is a great one and one I constantly asked myself until a

few things happened. One time when we moved, I forgot to have my son's Valtrex

(antiviral) prescription refilled. I wasn't too concerned because I didn't

think it did anything anyway. Within a week, I saw Autistic behaviors that I

hadn't seen for over three years. I was so frightened that his body wouldn't

come back and I had lost him for good. After getting him back on the Valtrex,

he was himself again within days.

Just recently I couldn't figure out why my son was acting different years after

recovery. I made an emergency appointment with Dr. Goldberg. He immediately

knew what was wrong, my son's Valtrex stopped working. Dr. G switched my kid to

Famvir. Within a few days he got back to normal. Every child has different

medical issues, but for mine the things we have done medically are essential.

And unfortunately until the immune modulators come along, we need to be on these

medications to be " normal. "

Even when he was little, he used to bite and squeeze his sister. All the ABA

that we did would not stop this behavior until we took care of the underlying

yeast problem. Then, he was able to learn what was acceptable and what wasn't.

Marcia