Sleeping Children/ for Ali

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<< Subject: Re: sleeping children

" Many times I feel like you; but one

thing that works for me is that when my son goes to sleep at night, I sit by

his bed and just look at him. Sometimes tears will stream down my face as I

think of how fortunate I am to have him. I ponder of how blessed I am to

actually have my son with me. When he is sleeping, he looks so peaceful,

and all I want to do is keep him safe. I think about other parents who are

facing greater challenges than me... "

Bravo , well said! Your posting made me cry, even though I do the

same thing every night!

~the " temporarily-out-of-lurking " , Mom to and >>

I understand too the relief & beauty of watching our little ones sleeping so

peacefully, after a usually hectic day filled with many challenges. It is a

warm, but bittersweet feeling sometimes because in that peaceful state their

Autism seems so distant. I am a singer songwriter & have recently been

working on a song for my son, . I wrote the list today because the

chorus has the line: " ....When you sleep I watch your face, and I look to see

a trace...but all I see is an angel's grace in your sweet face; in your sweet

face.... " After reading the 'sleeping children' post I new I had to share

that with you all :-)....

.....For those new on the GFCF path...stick with it. It is not the key for all,

but it IS for many. MY BIGGEST PIECES OF ADVICE>>>>>>

Give it at least a year, and Keep it strict & clean. You really need to

eliminate ALL possible sources of contamination for a good long while to be

sure of the results positve or not. And if there is a slip up, really watch

the reactions behavioral & physical to see what developes. usually we didnb't

see something right away, but a day later... & up to 5 days later we were

dealing with reation & another detox period.

And to make the diet easier to deal with finacially, once you narrow down the

products your child will be eating/drinking...join a food co-op & buy all the

storable foods wholesale. We save a bundle that way! Also....we use alot of

the prepared foods (like bread, cookies, waffles) instead of baking. I was

too duanted by that task & refused to forgo the diet just because I suck at

cooking! Luckily whatever it is, it is all out there prepared already!!!

Good luck to all of you & feel free to email me with any questions.

Peace along the path -Ali (Alisober@...)

To Ali,

Thanks for your words of encouragement! I'm sure it gives us all hope. I'm

glad to hear that your son is doing so well. We are only 2 weeks into the

diet, and it has been pretty tough. Its good to hear stories about the light at

the end of the tunnel!

~ in NY, Mom to 3y5m Mild ASD, and 1y5m