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Hello,

My 3 year old son Noah was recently diagnosed with Autism, I

had my suspicions and now they have been confirmed as of August 23,

2001. I am trying to learn as much as possible and learn any type of

ways that Noah may benefit, I knew very little of what Gluten was so

looked up some info, and I am sure all of you can help me out some

more, since my doctors here in Oklahoma have left me with many

questions. First of all I am not sure how to even get started. If

Noah would benefit from this diet then I am ready to begin. From what

I read he may be a good canidate, Let me describe him and I am up for

any and all suggestions, Okay, let's see he has been diagnosed with

a mild case of Autism, He is learning to say 3 and sometimes 4 word

sentences. It seems like every day he is talking more, he does repeat

himself, he does alot of stemming with his arms (arm flapping) when

he is excited. he loves the computer and can turn it on and get his

learning games on by himself. He has an excellent memory on where

places are etc. he has problems sleeping, seems constipated alot, and

is not potty trained. He loves MILK and CEREAL!!! He gets excited

when you say " let's go to church and you can play with the other

kids " it is like he wants to but when he is faced with the situation

he just doesn't know what to do. He is very affectionate especially

to me, and he knows when people are crying they are sad. I am

wandering how to go about If Noah would be a good canidate for this

diet, should I even ask his doctor? If his doctor didn't suggest it,

I am assuming the doctor doesn't know??? I will go now, and if you

have gotten this far (read all of this) God Bless You!!! and I am

open for all your advice!!!THANK YOU!!!!!!!

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Welcome Noah's Mom,

I would give the diet a try. We had 3 drs. tell us Jane didn't need

the diet, but after a few mos. we tried it anyway. Her sleep problems

completely disappeared within a few days. She is very mild ASD, too,

but we see small changes that encourage us. To be able to sleep at

night is worth it alone!! :-) We've only been on the diet for two mos

and have lots to learn yet.

Janelle

Jane 2 1/2 PDD-NOS

1 NT

[Guest guest]

Hi Amelietrice,

Welcome to the group! I can't answer most of your questions, but as

an adult with RSS I hope I can address some of your fears for

Troupe's future. Although he'll probably never be an NBA star or a

linebacker on the football team, he'll probably be able to

participate in sports -- I did gymnastics for 13 yrs and Hillary

(another RSS adult on the list) participated in bunches of sports in

high school! I never had GH (or any other medical intervention).

I'm now (almost) 4'8 " . I'm also happily married (he's 6'1 " ) and a

graduate student. I've really lived a very typical life, except

that I know where every nearby stepstool is, I get to buy cheaper

clothes (when I can find ones without cartoon characters) and I can

climb grocery store shelves better than anyone I know (those years

of gymnastics lessons paid off)!

My parents and other parents of older RSS kids will tell you that

the first few years are the toughest!! Keep feeding Troupe whenever

you can, treat him as his age (not his size) and keep reading here --

the parents here will really help you out!

If I can answer any questions, just lemme know!

-Ana (28, RSS)