Periodic regressions on SCD / WAS: Re: Another Chlorine question

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Summer,

I continue to be intrigued to hear how you manage autism. Your

creativity always gives me good ideas. We have taken an altogether

different (but succesful) path to managing stims, but I will keep

your idea in my back pocket in case we need a new approach! Tom

doesn't stim too much that we can't manage with yeast control - he's

not all that stimmy a kid anymore anyhow.

It's also interesting to hear about infractions triggering

regression. Tom has NEVER had an infraction (maybe I'm too much the

food nazi, but his allergies make me very nervous), and yet he has

regressions. With his, they always tie to yeast getting out of

control when his yeast meds lapse. And since he's been on heavy

antifungals ever since we started SCD, I don't know if he'd ever

have the chance to experience the typical regressions that other

kids do. Food for thought. Anyhow, contrary to what Sid Baker says,

I would be surprised if kids all experience their regressions at

identical times. That just seems too unlikely given how unique our

kids are in general. I do like the theory of yeast dying off " in

layers " - that makes sense to me and explains why they don't all

just go away at the start of the diet and with consistent stringency

with foods.

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> > Hi Sandy.

> > No high tech answers here, but has anyone heard of or seen

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> called regressions periodically happening during the first year on

> SCD, which can't be explained by other factors like a new food?

> > My Dan doctor (Long Island, NY) gave me a handout created by

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> mom in his practice that followed about 9 kids during their first

> year of SCD, looking for patterns. This handout reported that the

> vast majority of these 9 ASD kids on SCD experienced noticeable

> regressions throughtout the year, starting at about the 2 month

> interval and recurring every 2 months thereafter. The regressions

> can last anywhere from a few days to about 3 weeks. Its usually

> return of/increase in stimming, " bad " behaviors, sleep

disturbances,

> things like that...

> > I not know if this is reliable info, but thought I'd mention

> it to see if any veterans out there have seen this to be true. So

> how about it you " old timers " : Anyone notice a pattern of

> unexplained regressions?

> > If so, maybe this is going on for you Sandy and hopefully

> it'll subside soon since its been 2-1/2 weeks already. I do hope

> that the veterans will have a more concrete answer for you. Good

> Luck.

> > Tracey, mom of Clay, 4, autism. SCD 9 mos.

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> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the

book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the

following websites:

> http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

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> http://www.pecanbread.com

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