Comments please My twins have been very lethargic

May 17, 2007

My 3 year old twins have been on the diet for almost two weeks. (since

ASD assement specialist diagnosed them at preschool.) They are verbal

but they were regressing in their verbal skills and behaviour (starte

echolalia, whining and waking at night. Since starting the diet they

have already made improvements. I got a little scared because they

seem so passive, especially . He is normally silly and fun. The

diet has really changed his personality. I am asuming this is normal

for awhile. I had them only on chicken, ground beef, omega three eggs,

ground pork and reverse omosis water. I noticed when I gave them any

juice they got a runny nose so I took them off it. It was not as bad

as it was before we started the diet. The twins are taking 4-6 hour

naps and sleeping all night. Is this normal. Yesterday,I gave them

some juice (diluted 1 part juice and 3 parts water) because I thought

they just looked too sick. They have about 16 oz of the diluted juice,

each at one sitting.

I haven't received my probiotics or progurt starter yet. ( I ordered

them from the states but they havent arrived)They are just strictly on

the diet with out anything supplementing or no yogurt or probiotics.

(I found some that appear legal but they have 30 plus billion and I

thought that would be too much.)

Anyway, any adivce would be helpful as I am scared of harming them.

We have been doing the sc diet for almost two weeks now. We have seen

better eye contact and language skills. My twins are 3 and a half

years old. We havent even been in to see the Dr as we live in Ontario

Canada and the we have a shortage. (We now have an appoint for may 30)

I also made an appoint with a Naturalpathic dr that is willing to work

with our family physician. Appointment is set for tomorrow! YEAH!

May 17, 2007

You need to introduce some foods that are fruit and vegetable right away for

some legal carbohydrates. It is not safe for them to eat only protein for so

long. You might want to reference the stages chart on pecanbread.com under the

food preparation section. It is only a guide, but will give you an idea of the

types of foods that are usually tolerateed earlier than others. Remember to

peal, seed, and cook all fruit and vegetables at this early time in the diet.

You could start with carrot, butternut squash, spinach, or zucchini. Introduce

a new food every two to three days, and watch for any negative changes in the

boys.

Meleah