Re: Fritos/more bad news

[Guest guest]

At Monday 4/30/01 03:07 PM, Lis wrote:

>Thanks to the person who posted the info re fritos not being gf. That

>explains why my son had reduced his eating down to that one food :-(. When

>I gave him the news, he was strangely accepting of it, as if he knew on

>some level there was a problem with them.

Thanks Lis for saying this, it brings to mind one of my long term concerns.

Namely, that if the diet is a good thing for our children, they're going to

have to realize this and enforce themselves on it eventually.

In my own mind (and to anyone that'll listen) I keep comparing this diet to

what diabetics must have to go through. And it seems to be a less

restrictive diet to me than that of a diabetic. I mean as ubiquitous as

gluten and casein are in our foods, I figure sugar's that much harder to

get rid of.

Yet many people have had to deal with this restriction, and for a lifetime.

It seems to me that eventually our kids will need to learn how to restrict

their own diets. My son has made great strides, and he's only four. At our

recent meeting with the school board to approve his funding for the

Children's Annex next year, they suggested that for the following year he

could attend one of two special ed kindergarten classes at one of two

elementary schools in the district.

I am hoping that if is ready for that step, which he should be if he

continues progressing as he has the past year, that he can understand on

his own the importance of staying away from G/C foods. Otherwise I fear he

will be cheating daily and begin to regress. Which ironically enough may

make him a real behavior problem and get him funded for the Annex again.

Hmm, funny isn't it?

Marty

p.s. on a really positive note here, the district was apparently very

impressed with 's progress since last year's meeting, and told us so.

And... they noted that he's on the GF/CF diet! Maybe if enough of that kind

of thing is noted by funding organizations there'll be more money available

for scientific studies on this approach to treating autism.

[Guest guest]

that is so weird! my 3 1/2 year old almost acts that way too...now when I

tell him he can't have something cause it will make him sick, (like a cake

my husband brought home that was leftover from a church birthday party or

something), he used to do a tantrum wanting it, and now he kind of just

shrugs it off! I remember thinking that just the other day how much

maturity that showed! So I just make sure there is always something for him

to have! Isn't it wonderful!

lynn in MD