Re: Adding Supplements Before Cooking

[Guest guest]

> Cristina,

> I'm so glad someone else sits on their child to get them to do

> things. I sit on mine to brush her teeth, apply eczema cream, wash

> her hair(that's a site you don't need to see-yikes!). She is

> beginning to understand when I say " Either let me do---or I will

hold

> you down. " She almost always complies now, except for the hair

> washing. She's just not there yet on that one. She's 2 1/2.

> Janelle

*** Janelle,

brushing teeth is a big issue here.(LOL) There is a

sensory problem related to all that (hair, mouth, body, etc). Here's

my suggestions, and you should ask your OT (if you go to one) to give

you more ideas, that's where I got mine from):

#1 Brushing teeth: I bought an electric toothbrush for $ 5.00 made by

Crest. Then you only want to brush teeth from the back to the front

of the mouth, not sideways (for some reasons, that sets him off), and

you can even do her tongue and gums, but still from back to front,

with not too much and not too little pressure: that can set my son

off too (you'll get it, pretty quick). You can even do her palate if

she'll let you.

then you can give her a toothbrush from time to time to hold and run

around her mouth, so she can be familiar with it, but never for more

than five-ten minutes at a time (and never mind the germs issue for

once, he-he; you can always boil it afterwards). This will let her do

it at her own pace and is also a tactile defensive thing, and could

be self calming for her.

#2 Hair washing: well, for me it is easy: I cut my son's hair very

short, but the problem is right when we have to go to the barber,

then we have to have two to hold him down to get a five minute cut,

turn into a fifteen Anyways, once the hair are short, they still

need shampooing; I usually, just start it as a game, and pour some

water from a cup on his head (not that you never tried that before),

and I let him do it too. if he doesn't, then I take his hand, and

have him do it, hand-over-hand. the shampooing is very quick, and so

it the rinsing. Tho loves water, and I use a hand guided shower

head, so I direct the shower on him first, from his toes to his butt,

then round and round, the a little on his head, then down again...it

is an ongoing process, but gets me where i need to go. Drying hair is

another story: we don't do it, and that's why the short hair-tho he

looks cute with short hair: military cut:) -

#3 Cream...mmm? where is it put? on her butt or on her body? My son

LOOOVES to spread desitin all over my house, car etc, so he likes it

on himself too...I just had an episode two days ago, when I left him

in the car while unloading the twins in, and too close to the diaper

bag-yikes!!!!-well done deal. done three washing for the same items

until it came fairly decent. The car...well still don't know what to

do with the seats.

He doesn't even understands: " time for bath, now! " so I cannot say:

you let me or I'll hold you " . I usually just do it, and it gets done.

Have no choice. I hate forcing him, and feel really awful afterwards,

but hey...!!!

Hope you can get some ideas out of my life (LOL)

Cristina-WA

proud mom to 4.8 yo ASD, & 2 yo NT twins.

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[Guest guest]

I believe that minerals survive the heat, but that vitamins don't.

We had terrible luck trying to hide SNT in jelly, applesauce, and so on,

back in the days when we used it. Eventually, I taught my bigger kids to

swallow pills. My little guy took his supplements mixed in a tiny shot

glass with a scant teaspoon of honey, followed by (his choice) first a glass

of water and then a glass of juice. We got even nasty acidic things down

him this way.

Owens used to make a " milkshake " type drink in the blender, with

supplements and aloe vera gel to suspend them. (Just mix them in juice, and

the minerals sink to the bottom like sand.)

Lorilyn

[Guest guest]

Thanks for all the good info on getting supplements into kids. I guess

parenting autistic children is not for the faint of heart. I'm having more

success hiding the supplements in his food and drink because he's starting to

eat and drink more now. After a month of being CF he finally started

drinking a milk substitute! Maybe he won't waste away after all.

Dawn in Denver

Mother to 5 NT, 3 ASD, and 6 mos.

[Guest guest]

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I have Child Life EFA here cause I hear so many mention adding EFA, but I

never gave LJ supps before so I read the entire label and it says " Do not

cook with this oil or heat over 120 degrees F.. "

(LJs mom) on Long Island New York

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