doing some research

[Guest guest]

O.K., here's the situation. My 3 yr. old son was diagnosed in Mar. '06

with autism. I've spent the last 2 months reading everything I can get

my hands on. My husband and I were just set to try the GFCF diet when I

came across Breaking the Vicious Cycle on the internet. Now I'm torn

because this sounds like a viable option for my son too. We've never

seen a doctor for intenstinal issues and have no idea if he has food

intolerance, yeast, or other issues. Here's some questions: what kind

of medical evaluation would you recommend before starting SCD? Would

you try GFCF first or not? Obviously, I'm going to get a copy of the

book, but are there other sources I should look to? Does this seem to

work better for ASD kids with certain characteristics? I've got a

million more...but I'll start here:) Thank you in advance for your

input...I'm sure you've been in the desperate - I want to do anything

to help my child - info. seeking mode that I'm in right now:)

Thanks!

Leah

[Guest guest]

Hi Leah;

I too have a 3 yo with autism.

We have been doing biomed for over a year with her. She doesn't respond to many

treatments so we are giving SCD a try. Please don't be discouraged - many ASD

kids improve greatly with biomed/dietary interventions.

We feel we have wasted over a year on a strict GFCFSF yeast free, sugar free,

fruit free, egg free (list goes on) diet. She still has gut issues which

hopefully will be addressed by following SCD. If I were you I would start with

SCD.

Very simple ways to tell if your child has intestinal/yeast issues:

Does your child suffer from chronic diahrrea or constipation (or alternate

between the two)? Does he crave food items such as milk/milk products, wheat

products (is he a Mac n' Cheese kid?) and sugary foods?

ASD kids are often self selective to the foods that are the worst for them. The

yeast/bacteria crave the carbs and so our kids will seek out these foods. Have

you read about leaky gut syndrome?

Also, does your child sometimes act " drunk " ? Does he wake up in the middle of

the night laughing/partying? This is yeast.

I would recommend reading " Children With Starving Brains " by Dr.

McCandless if you haven't already. A good place to start for biomed. Explains

leaky gut/bacterial yeast issues.

O.k - I'm writing a novel. Feel free to contact me off list if you have any

biomed questions. I hope I've helped a little :-)

Kim

Just starting SCD - whole family

3 yo severe autism, 2 yo NT, expecting in Dec.

doing some research

O.K., here's the situation. My 3 yr. old son was diagnosed in Mar. '06

with autism. I've spent the last 2 months reading everything I can get

my hands on. My husband and I were just set to try the GFCF diet when I

came across Breaking the Vicious Cycle on the internet. Now I'm torn

[Guest guest]

I hope some of the very knowledgable people answer you, but from a

celiac, I would chime in and say the gf products (all the gums) feed

the bad gut bacteria because the gums are indigestable. I have a

daughter who has always been gf, based on our family celiac history

and I began to get very concerned due to the fact that so much of the

bread products have very little nutrional value due to the starch

flours and gums you have to use to make them work. Just my two

cents. Also, before we started SCD, I was able to check out the book

from our local library, this might save you a couple of dollars (I

know our kiddos take a lot of money) while you are deciding. Best

wishes while you decide the best path for your son. Keep asking your

questions, the people here have a phenomenal amount of knowledge and

are very caring.

Colby

celiac, SCD 2.5 months

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> O.K., here's the situation. My 3 yr. old son was diagnosed in

Mar. '06

> with autism. I've spent the last 2 months reading everything I can

get

> my hands on. My husband and I were just set to try the GFCF diet

when I

> came across Breaking the Vicious Cycle on the internet. Now I'm

torn

> because this sounds like a viable option for my son too. We've

never

> seen a doctor for intenstinal issues and have no idea if he has

food

> intolerance, yeast, or other issues. Here's some questions: what

kind

> of medical evaluation would you recommend before starting SCD?

Would

> you try GFCF first or not? Obviously, I'm going to get a copy of

the

> book, but are there other sources I should look to? Does this seem

to

> work better for ASD kids with certain characteristics? I've got a

> million more...but I'll start here:) Thank you in advance for your

> input...I'm sure you've been in the desperate - I want to do

anything

> to help my child - info. seeking mode that I'm in right now:)

> Thanks!

> Leah

>