Guest guest Posted October 6, 2001 Report Share Posted October 6, 2001 Hi Michele, We started our son Graham (PDD-NOS) on the diet last January...he was 6 years, 9 months at the time. We have seen some remarkable changes in him since then, so I would encourage you to try the diet anyway, even though your son is older. I really don't know anything about taking longer for results or whatever, although I certainly think it would have been better had we started Graham sooner, but he wasn't even diagnosed until he was 5 and a half years old. Anyway, best of luck and I encourage you to go for it. We have been amazed at the growth Graham has made....not huge changes all at once, but a small, steady accumulation of positive movement forward. Fondly, J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2001 Report Share Posted October 6, 2001 michele- My name is neva i have 3 children, derek now 11(happy birthday,)david 9 autism spectrum disorder asperger's(although not classic probably between autism and asperger's) and hali neatly 15 mo. we nhave been gf/cf for 4 mo now. we have made mistakes and have not been perfect, try as we might) i can say that i have had great progress with david in that time. i have been doing vitamin therapy for 2 years as that was all i was aware of and was just guessing about it (blind leading the unwilling,so to speak..lolol) he has emerged from a fog into a pale mist. he realizes that his head is not supposed to hurt . that he should be able to think clearer and reason through problems. he no longer wets the bed every single night, only when he is tested on a food that does not agree with him. so far bell peppers, brussel sprouts, kale, cauliflower, broccoli, grapes, soy, and CORN(darn) are the offenders. we take it very slow. all white 1st(potatoes, rice, parsnips, {and all products thereof} meat {no beef, except for the occasional burger} lamb, poultry and fish. we drink only water. we have successfully added grean beans, pears, cucumbers, peanuts, tomatoes, carrots, and strawberries(yahoo passed last night!!!) i add 1 food at a time and wait at least a week ,sometime a month before adding a new food. he no longer stims as he did. he asks logical questions more often has more complex language. much greater concentration.(went from 15 min o speech therp to 1 full hour!!! doing flash cards ,descriptives, etc!!) he finds way of calming himself... if he needs a hug he asks. he sometime gets in the ball pit or lies under our bassett hound(purchased under the advice of a doc for sensory integration issues) i feel that i owe my son every possibe change to live out his dreams(at present a cowboy policeman) and to be as near normal as he can be. if i don't do this for him with the best intentions and realist approach to this then i will always ask what if. i only wish that i'd have known about diet intervention when he was 1st diagnosed(age 6)and that i'd been referred to ari as i lived in san diego at the time. i will love him no matter what happens with the diet ,ad whatever else we end up trying. i do believe that the diet with allow him to live a normal life with a few qwerks. neva you may email me privately to ask more specific questions if you like. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2001 Report Share Posted October 6, 2001 -Michele, Actually my daughter is 7 and we just started the diet in July and saw some immediate improvements and then steady gains since. I wish,of course I had tried it sooner but its definitely working now. She immediately was calmer, more focused-and she was already doing great school wise and all. She goes to bed easily(and stays there LOL) she had been toilet trained but still needed to be taken-within about a month of starting the diet she started going by herself every time! Since school has started she is doing amazing with her handwriting, reading, interacting. She learned the kids names quickly and when she sees kids from last year calls them by name. She is also now branching out with the foods she will try/eat. We are thrilled!! There have been a couple of times when she got tested unintentionally- once was a cheesy rice cake which gave her sour diarrhea the next day. The other was an orange HiC juicebox(we cut out orange-makes her hyper) and she was off the walls for 2 days and then got teary and really tired out-fine by the 3rd day. Oh, and she wet her pants for the first time in months. SO...sorry so long winded but you are definitely not too late by a long shot!!!! Good luck!!! Kathy -- In GFCFKids@y..., mmklhughes@c... wrote: > One thing that disturbed us today when the nutritionist mentioned it would > have been better if the " work had been done " (nutritionally speaking) with > between 2-4 yrs old. Since he is already 7 yrs old is this going to take > longer to make an impact on him or see a difference? > > Anyone having started the diet on an older child please feel free to relate > your experiences if comfortable privately or otherwise. > > Thank you, > Michele > (, ASD, 7yrs, Logan, 3.5yrs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2001 Report Share Posted October 7, 2001 Michele, Our AS son started the diet at age 9. That was two and a half years ago. What a difference! The first 6-8 months were rocky because of withdrawal and the learning curve on my part, but the changes have been so dramatic that no one who knows him, from teachers to relatives, would dream of offering him non-GFCF food. He is now nearly 12, in middle school and fully mainstreamed. I can't remember the last time he had a tantrum. He still has some social difficulties, and is definitely " quirky " but he has a few friends and is a pretty happy camper. I will say since starting the diet, we have also added in some nutritional therapies,and will soon be starting chelation. But his greatest leap came with the GFCF diet. It is never too late. in FL > Anyone having started the diet on an older child please feel free > to relate >> your experiences if comfortable privately or otherwise. >> >> Thank you, >> Michele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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