Moms of ASD kids--What type of multivitamin do you give your child?

[Guest guest]

I had ordered a vitamin for kids on the spectrum but found out it is

illegal. I am also giving them to one of my daughters that has some

issues but I want to get her on SCD also. I am kind of torn because I

don't want to give an illegal supplement but on the other hand these

were so much money I can't bare to not use them!

So what do you give your kids that is legal for a vitamin for kids with

autism?

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

-- In pecanbread , " kptert " wrote:

>

> I had ordered a vitamin for kids on the spectrum but found out it is

> illegal. I am also giving them to one of my daughters that has some

> issues but I want to get her on SCD also. I am kind of torn because

I

> don't want to give an illegal supplement but on the other hand these

> were so much money I can't bare to not use them!

>

> So what do you give your kids that is legal for a vitamin for kids

with > autism?

> Thanks,

> >>>>>

Some legal multis are listed at http://www.pecanbread.com/new/Sup1.html

Kirkman's makes a legal multi, Freeda makes the SCD multi, Gi

Prohealth has 1 legal multi... The links for these are also on this

page.

Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23yrs, PCOD 22yrs

mom of and

[Guest guest]

Kirkman's has SuperNuthera in a hypoallergenic capsule that they have made SCD

legal. SuperNuthera is a supplement designed specifically for children with

autism. Be sure you get the one without Vitamins A & D if your child is taking

any fish oil supplement. I believe Kirkman's actually has a list of supplements

on their site that are SCD-compliant. You may email me off-list with any

specific questions, or go on Kirkman's website/give them a call, and they are

great at answering questions (by phone anyway, I haven't had good luck getting

them to respond to email questions).

Nannette, SCD 27 months for IBS

daughter, , 15yo, SCD 27 months for autism

[Guest guest]

Kirkman's DRN Capsules are also legal; that is what we use.

Maybe you can use up what you have by giving it to your daughter that

is not yet on SCD and change her supplement when this one runs out so

you do not waste so much $ (regardless of when you start her on SCD.)

This is a process that sometimes needs to go slowly, and many factors

need to be considered before everything is perfectly SCD legal.

The important thing is that you know where you want to go and are not

ignorant of the fact that that this is not the supplement you will

ultimately be using. Using what you have is most likely MUCH better

than

1) waiting to do SCD " perfectly "

2) not allowing your child the benefit of the supplements

Finding baance and working toward realistc goals is the key to making

changes that last in the long-run.

[Guest guest]

I am bumping the vitamins up to my daughters that don't have any issues.

Surprisingly one of them actually likes them--yuck! My son kept getting foggier

and foggier on the vitamins. It wasn't a full regression but it was closer to

the way he was pre-SCD than what we had seen in the last three weeks. They

definitely weren't doing him any good.

Thanks,

3yo son-PDD-NOS, SCD since 11/20/07

3yo daughter soon to start!

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Kirkman's DRN Capsules are also legal; that is what we use.

Maybe you can use up what you have by giving it to your daughter that

is not yet on SCD and change her supplement when this one runs out so

you do not waste so much $ (regardless of when you start her on SCD.)

This is a process that sometimes needs to go slowly, and many factors

need to be considered before everything is perfectly SCD legal.

The important thing is that you know where you want to go and are not

ignorant of the fact that that this is not the supplement you will

ultimately be using. Using what you have is most likely MUCH better

than

1) waiting to do SCD " perfectly "

2) not allowing your child the benefit of the supplements

Finding baance and working toward realistc goals is the key to making

changes that last in the long-run.

[Guest guest]

I had tried Super Nu Thera this past spring and my son was a hyper, stimming

mess on it! I know some people love it but my son just could not take it. We

then tried Behavior Balance from Autism Coach and it was fine but didn't really

have too much in it. (I think it is just mostly somce of the b's) I wanted to

find something that was more rounded but the one I tried is not working out. I

will check out Kirkman's, thanks!

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Kirkman's has SuperNuthera in a hypoallergenic capsule that they have made SCD

legal. SuperNuthera is a supplement designed specifically for children with

autism. Be sure you get the one without Vitamins A & D if your child is taking

any fish oil supplement. I believe Kirkman's actually has a list of supplements

on their site that are SCD-compliant. You may email me off-list with any

specific questions, or go on Kirkman's website/give them a call, and they are

great at answering questions (by phone anyway, I haven't had good luck getting

them to respond to email questions).

Nannette, SCD 27 months for IBS

daughter, , 15yo, SCD 27 months for autism