where do we start??? information overload!

August 7, 2001

Hi all. I have just read Karyn Seroussi's book--WOW!! That book gave me so

much hope, but I am left feeling quite confused and overwhelmed. My son is

19 months and was diagnosed with PDD 2 weeks ago. He has started an ABA

school, but its only for 4 hours a week right now; he will go for 25 hours

starting in January. He has received speech therapy in our home for 2

months now for 2 hours a week, and will continue this until ABA starts full

time. The developmental ped recommended atleast 20 hours a week of intense

therapy for him at this time. I am thinking of trying to take classes to

learn to do the ABA myself at home, but I have no idea where I can find

these classes. (we live in NY, between Albany and Syracuse). I read so

much about all these different therapies from the diet, (we have started the

dairy free a week ago, and plan to start the gluten free this week) to the

secretin, the nystatin, seeing a GI specialist. I just dont know what to do

first, what would be best for my son, and how to test for these problems

such as candida and peptide levels???? Anyone with help, thank you so much.

I would just like to know some parents stories about what therapies have

worked for them, and how to start all of this. My sons pediatrician is a

bit skeptical (and still does not believe that the diagnosis is correct),

but compliant with basically most things I suggest. There are no DAN

doctors in our area either Thanks again

Toby in NY, Mom to , 19 months PDD

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