Intro (whoops, it got long)

March 16, 2001

Hello everyone,

My name is Jeannie. I'm the mother of three young boys, one of whom was

diagnosed at 33 months old with high functioning Autism/PDD.

It has almost been a year since his diagnosis. We started the GFCF diet

two weeks ago, as soon as I read about it. Wow! After one day

started showing signs of improvement. Then I read somewhere (celiac.com

I believe) that studies were showing that oats were okay for celiac's.

I must have read the info wrong. I made oatmeal pancakes that night and

pigged out on them. The next morning he came in and woke his dad

and me up. The first thing I said was " sure is spacey. " Then I

got up and made him oatmeal for breakfast. After breakfast I KNEW the

mistake I made. was messed up. Oh, it was horrible! He was

dopier than he's ever been before in his life plus he had a host of

other symptoms that I'd never even seen in him before. He didn't

improve and I had the irrational fear that I'd done him in. He would

never be the same again. He did improve, but only slightly. Then a day

or two later I poisioned him again with Chocolate Almond milk. When I

got to the place in my book about phenols I got on the computer and

found out exactly what they were. I again realized what I had done to

my boy. Never have I felt so awful.

It's now been a total of 16 days trying to get this diet straight.

started showing improvement again yesterday. Today he is talking

up a storm. Following me around the house, getting right in my face

when I'm not paying enough attention to him. He is looking me right in

the eye whenever I talk to him. And to my amazement he is stronger

today than he's been in a long time.

He still has a way to go but the knowledge that my hands aren't tied,

that there is something I can do to aide in my sons recovery... well

there aren't any words for how that feels.

I look forward to talking with you all,

Jeannie

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