SCD for 3 months & great progress made!

July 22, 2007

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to report that we started my 8 yr old autistic son on

SCD on 5/3. He has made tremendous progress, particularly in the

past month. This morning, he got up, took off his pajamas, dressed

himself, got his hairbrush & brushed his hair, found his toothbrush

& brushed his teeth--all by himself & without any asking on my

part! I was so overwhelmed with joy and gratitude that I cried when

he walked into the kitchen. He gave me a concerned look, grabbed a

dishtowel and began wiping my eyes with it. Of course, that really

made the tears flow!

Three months ago, he couldn't even make eye contact. He is having

real conversations (3 or 4 back and forth interactions). Before

SCD, he could barely answer " yes or no " questions--and you couldn't

be sure he wasn't just repeating the last word. He was EXTREMELY

hyperactive and couldn't sit still for more than a few seconds. He

is tracing very intricate drawings and sitting still for 10-15

minutes.

So....in the past few weeks I have been backing off on his DAN

supplements and prescriptions. I've been giving him the goat yogurt

and steadily increasing the dosage. I've been feeling like I want

to get him off of all that stuff (he often reacts to the supplements

& vitamins) & don't feel that I've been given the answers or support

that I need from his DAN dr.

I was wondering what things folks have found helpful or beneficial.

I thought I'd list what he's taking and see if anyone has any

thoughts.

Glutathione (via a nebulizer - the suppositories caused terrible

reactions!)

Spironolactone (prescription drug that is supposed to help with gut

healing)

Olive leaf extract (as an anti-fungal- he had been on a 21 day on &

21 day off cycle of diflucan, but I haven't given him this since

starting the diet - I am worried about liver damage. I'd like to

alternate with Oil of Oregano, but so far he has reacted to it)

glucosamine chondroitin

milk thistle

dl phenalanine

l-glutamine

Minerall capsules

SCD legal calcium

SCD legal magnesium

GI Pro Health Acidopholis

Candex at bedtime

B-12 injections every 3 days

Folinic acid injections every 3 days

Our biggest challenge now is that he's still having some issues with

obessive compulsive behaviors.

Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.

Keli

mother of Ben, 8 yrs old, ASD

SCD 3 1/2 months

July 23, 2007

That is amazing. What an incredible story. The B12 injection and folinic acid

are common even for SCD kids because it is very difficult(if not impossible) for

a damaged gut to absorb B vitamins. I wouldn't recommend stopping those. Olive

leaf extract and oil of oregano are also commonly used on SCD when combatting

heartier yeast along with the Candex. I'm not sure about other families'

experiences with glutathion, but it is something his body should be making. If

he is deficient, then it impairs his body's metholation pathway which is what he

uses to detoxify his body. We use an IV for glutathion, and have seen

tremendous differences. It's just something that you need to way the pros and

cons for him with. You can always remove it to see what the rsult is. I am so

happy for you with his progress.

Meleah