RE: Our week in review.. :)

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We all share in your happiness!!! Way to go Josh. It just gets better and

better. Keep up the good work.

Elsie (in Texas)

Our week in review..

> I just thought I'd post how our week went.. Josh has been GFCF for almost

2

> weeks now and I have been so happy over some new behaviours he's been

> exhibiting in the last couple days..

>

> For starters, He's playing WITH people.. Not just near them, or whatever..

> Actually cooperating! My girlfriend and I took the kids to Chuck E Cheese

> Monday morning and Josh wandered off near the video games.. I could see

him

> watching this other child and his mom playing the basketball game.

Typically,

> if they were to talk or even look at him, he'd pull his hands in under his

> chin and turn away and run for me or a quiet corner.. This time, he

reached

> in the bin where the basketballs were and pulled out a ball and HANDED IT

TO

> THE OTHER CHILD! The other child took it and shot the ball into the basket

> while took out another one to hand to him.. I was just in awe

watching

> him..

>

> The next morning I was logged on checking my email and the kids were

eating

> breakfast in the living room.. I heard the smacking of little feet running

on

> tile coming toward my room (where the computer is).. Josh comes tearing

in,

> looking over his shoulder, arms up in the air, giggling.. He runs up to me

> and jumps in my lap. Next I see Dana come tearing in after him, laughing

> saying " HE TOOK MY DONUT!! " .. Later in the day they were playing together,

> taking turns playing at the new Little Tykes workbench we had just gotten

> Josh..

>

> Wednesday, Mom came down to babysit while I took Dana to her audiology

> appointment.. He was asleep when she got there. She said that when he woke

> up, he looked at her kind a blearily, then crawled into her lap and put

his

> head on her shoulder.. Normally, when I've left him with her and he's

woken

> up like that, he's screamed or cried almost non-stop until I got home.. He

> ate lunch with her and played with her until I returned. She said he'd

take

> her hand and put it on the tools so that she could help him with the

> workbench.. Good non-verbal communication IMO..

>

> Thursday, his old OT and new ST came for a tandem visit.. He was so calm,

and

> he signed more for them as they blew bubbles and played games with him.

Pam

> kept saying she can see such a difference in him, which was good to hear

from

> her. His speech therapist wants us to implement PECS and some other

> augmentative language system that she's going to show us next time she

comes

> out..

>

> I'm just so encouraged by the comments made to me about Josh's behaviour

by

> my mom and his therapists.. *I* see a change in him, and I'm glad that

they

> are too (not just projecting my wants on to him).

>

> And, as I posted earlier, we also got our first solid BM from him in all

his

> 2 years of life... He's run the range from diarrhea to really soft, foul

BM's

> since birth, sometimes with, sometimes without blood.. The last few

diapers

> I've changed have been normal consistancy and I'm SOO happy!

>

> And today... He's was so good. He's was stimming a little more today than

he

> had been this week but that's ok.. He's still playing with me and Dana and

> signing when he wants more of something.. He's laughing and clapping his

> hands..

>

> I'm just so happy to see positive things happening to him.. Thought I'd

> share..

>

>

> Married to Dan

> Mom to:

> Dana (3/4/98)

> 36 week preemie, now a spirited 3 y/o

> 6lb 8 oz and 20 " long at birth

> 28 lb 8 oz and 38.5 " long on 3/27/01

> ~~~~~and~~~~~~

> (3/26/99)

> 33 week preemie, now a 2 y.o. growing boy!

> Hearing impaired, DSI,Mild Autism

> 5lb 4oz, 19 " long at birth

> 24 lb 14 oz, 35 " long on 3/27/01

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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eservers.com

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ROCK ON HEATHER (and Josh of course!)

A jeffs mom

Our week in review..

I just thought I'd post how our week went.. Josh has been GFCF for almost 2

weeks now and I have been so happy over some new behaviours he's been

exhibiting in the last couple days..

For starters, He's playing WITH people.. Not just near them, or whatever..

Actually cooperating! My girlfriend and I took the kids to Chuck E Cheese

Monday morning and Josh wandered off near the video games.. I could see him

watching this other child and his mom playing the basketball game.

Typically,

if they were to talk or even look at him, he'd pull his hands in under his

chin and turn away and run for me or a quiet corner.. This time, he reached

in the bin where the basketballs were and pulled out a ball and HANDED IT TO

THE OTHER CHILD! The other child took it and shot the ball into the basket

while took out another one to hand to him.. I was just in awe

watching

him..

The next morning I was logged on checking my email and the kids were eating

breakfast in the living room.. I heard the smacking of little feet running

on

tile coming toward my room (where the computer is).. Josh comes tearing in,

looking over his shoulder, arms up in the air, giggling.. He runs up to me

and jumps in my lap. Next I see Dana come tearing in after him, laughing

saying " HE TOOK MY DONUT!! " .. Later in the day they were playing together,

taking turns playing at the new Little Tykes workbench we had just gotten

Josh..

Wednesday, Mom came down to babysit while I took Dana to her audiology

appointment.. He was asleep when she got there. She said that when he woke

up, he looked at her kind a blearily, then crawled into her lap and put his

head on her shoulder.. Normally, when I've left him with her and he's woken

up like that, he's screamed or cried almost non-stop until I got home.. He

ate lunch with her and played with her until I returned. She said he'd take

her hand and put it on the tools so that she could help him with the

workbench.. Good non-verbal communication IMO..

Thursday, his old OT and new ST came for a tandem visit.. He was so calm,

and

he signed more for them as they blew bubbles and played games with him. Pam

kept saying she can see such a difference in him, which was good to hear

from

her. His speech therapist wants us to implement PECS and some other

augmentative language system that she's going to show us next time she comes

out..

I'm just so encouraged by the comments made to me about Josh's behaviour by

my mom and his therapists.. *I* see a change in him, and I'm glad that they

are too (not just projecting my wants on to him).

And, as I posted earlier, we also got our first solid BM from him in all his

2 years of life... He's run the range from diarrhea to really soft, foul

BM's

since birth, sometimes with, sometimes without blood.. The last few diapers

I've changed have been normal consistancy and I'm SOO happy!

And today... He's was so good. He's was stimming a little more today than he

had been this week but that's ok.. He's still playing with me and Dana and

signing when he wants more of something.. He's laughing and clapping his

hands..

I'm just so happy to see positive things happening to him.. Thought I'd

share..

Married to Dan

Mom to:

Dana (3/4/98)

36 week preemie, now a spirited 3 y/o

6lb 8 oz and 20 " long at birth

28 lb 8 oz and 38.5 " long on 3/27/01

~~~~~and~~~~~~

(3/26/99)

33 week preemie, now a 2 y.o. growing boy!

Hearing impaired, DSI,Mild Autism

5lb 4oz, 19 " long at birth

24 lb 14 oz, 35 " long on 3/27/01

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

http://www.butcherfamily.freeservers.comhttp://www.butcherfamily.fre

eservers.com

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> I just thought I'd post how our week went.. Josh has been GFCF for

almost 2

> weeks now and I have been so happy over some new behaviours he's

been

> exhibiting in the last couple days.. >

>

,

Congratulations! I think my favorite improvement that we've seen in

Brett is his ability to interact with other kids. In September,

Brett couldn't recognize his 4 siblings. Now he tries to say their

names, loves to play chase and hide-n-seek with them, and will grab

their hands to play ring-around-the-rosie! I never thought I'd be so

thrilled to see a child play with his siblings- it's wonderful!

I'm so glad that Josh is improving!

Sue

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In a message dated 04/17/2001 2:25:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

harder@... writes:

I have to tell you , your post made me cry.  It sounds like your

child  may be one whose life is truly changed by the diet!  Go girl!  Keep us

posted too, ok?  We are 1 month on the diet with mild improvements.  Hugs,

H

Thank you .. I will keep everyone posted.. I'm very encouraged by his

changes thus far, I hope as we go things get better and better.. I hope

things keep improving for you too!

Married to Dan

Mom to:

Dana (3/4/98)

36 week preemie, now a spirited 3 y/o

6lb 8 oz and 20 " long at birth

28 lb 8 oz and 38.5 " long on 3/27/01

~~~~~and~~~~~~

(3/26/99)

33 week preemie, now a 2 y.o. growing boy!

5lb 4oz, 19 " long at birth

24 lb 14 oz, 35 " long on 3/27/01

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

http://www.butcherfamily.freeservers.comhttp://www.butcherfamily.freeser\

vers.com

[Guest guest]

I have to tell you , your post made me cry. It sounds like your child

may be one whose life is truly changed by the diet! Go girl! Keep us posted

too, ok? We are 1 month on the diet with mild improvements. Hugs, H, mom

to 3 yrs, PDD; and 23 months