Guest guest Posted October 2, 2001 Report Share Posted October 2, 2001 Hi Michele, We have 3 kids (7 yrs, 5 yrs & 1.5 yrs) ourselves, we live in the Netherlands. Our 'middle' son is affected by autism. We switched to gfcf on december 9, 2000, immediately when we decided we should give it a try (also after reading many posts on this list, like you). We experience rough times during regression after infringements, but heavenly days mostly after 4 years of a very sick kid. We almost started giving him medication... ** How do you know if...? Please take a moment, an evening to sit behind your computer & go to gfcf.com and Karyn Seroussi's website (I think it was www.andi.com, autism network for dietary intervention). There you'll find 'checklists'. If your answers are positive to many questions, please at least eliminate all dairy at once, don't even give it a second thought. This is the easy part and the quick part with immediate results. Cannot hurt! Gluten is another story, it takes longer for gluten to disappear from the body and is more difficult to eliminate in my experience. Of course he is a picky eater! He eats stuff that makes him sick probably. In time, when you have eliminated the culprits, he will teach himself how to avoid the bad stuff (our 5-yr old already learns this). He might even thank you for it one day. About transitioning from normal food to the diet, there are tips & tricks on Karyn's site. Is it possible to maintain this diet with others in the household who are eating gluten & casein (other children etc)? Yes it is, definitely. Our baby boy (1,5 yrs) has to know already that the place to eat is at the table, in his chair & nowhere else! Our oldest knows exactly what Nick can & cannot eat & helps me figure out recipes for dinners & new cookies. People who visit need to know the 'rules' too. Grandma needs to know, give her tons of info if need be. It certainly is not an expensive diet, be sure to buy FRESH stuff, prepare most food yourself (then you'll also know what's in it). The thing that is the expensive part is the supplementation. Supplements are not covered by insurance in the Netherlands, so we order these from the States. Not cheap, but my kid depends on them. Michele, many people speak of the times 'before' and 'after' the diet. The times before was another time & it seems like another place for us. Now at least we have profound, realistic hope for our son's future. He can now have education, we never thought this possible AT ALL! He now shows a sense of humour, incredible... Good luck, I hope contributed to your making a good, well-informed choice. Bye Marjan mom to , Nick & Finn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2001 Report Share Posted October 2, 2001 If anyone has the address to 's website...PLEASE email me with it!! We are just starting down this road and I can use any information to make the transition easier. Thanks!!! Holly > Hi Michele, > > We have 3 kids (7 yrs, 5 yrs & 1.5 yrs) ourselves, we live in the > Netherlands. Our 'middle' son is affected by autism. We switched to > gfcf on december 9, 2000, immediately when we decided we should give > it a try (also after reading many posts on this list, like you). We > experience rough times during regression after infringements, but > heavenly days mostly after 4 years of a very sick kid. We almost > started giving him medication... > ** How do you know if...? Please take a moment, an evening to sit > behind your computer & go to gfcf.com and Karyn Seroussi's website (I > think it was www.andi.com, autism network for dietary intervention). > There you'll find 'checklists'. If your answers are positive to many > questions, please at least eliminate all dairy at once, don't even > give it a second thought. This is the easy part and the quick part > with immediate results. Cannot hurt! Gluten is another story, it > takes longer for gluten to disappear from the body and is more > difficult to eliminate in my experience. > Of course he is a picky eater! He eats stuff that makes him sick > probably. In time, when you have eliminated the culprits, he will > teach himself how to avoid the bad stuff (our 5-yr old already learns > this). He might even thank you for it one day. > About transitioning from normal food to the diet, there are tips & > tricks on Karyn's site. > Is it possible to maintain this diet with others in the household who > are eating gluten & casein (other children etc)? Yes it is, > definitely. Our baby boy (1,5 yrs) has to know already that the place > to eat is at the table, in his chair & nowhere else! Our oldest knows > exactly what Nick can & cannot eat & helps me figure out recipes for > dinners & new cookies. People who visit need to know the 'rules' too. > Grandma needs to know, give her tons of info if need be. > It certainly is not an expensive diet, be sure to buy FRESH stuff, > prepare most food yourself (then you'll also know what's in it). The > thing that is the expensive part is the supplementation. Supplements > are not covered by insurance in the Netherlands, so we order these > from the States. Not cheap, but my kid depends on them. > Michele, many people speak of the times 'before' and 'after' the > diet. The times before was another time & it seems like another place > for us. Now at least we have profound, realistic hope for our son's > future. He can now have education, we never thought this possible AT > ALL! He now shows a sense of humour, incredible... > > Good luck, I hope contributed to your making a good, well-informed > choice. > > Bye > > Marjan > mom to , Nick & Finn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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