Re: Should I mind my own business??

[Guest guest]

I would guess they have heard of diet interventions but you hear a lot about

what might help and only some of it does. A restrictive diet is hard to deal

with (as we all know too well) so unless you really believe in it, why bother?

I have a friend with an autistic daughter and I keep trying to tell her about

the various helps that I know of. At first she tells me she is barely holding

her head above water and she does not have the energy to try anything new. She

has finally started something that I suggested a year ago. Down the road, she

might try scd as well.

I would not just mind your own business but look for opportunities to share in

a way that it will be taken best. Is there a behavior your son used to be bad

at (prescd) but is now better than the others at? You could casually mention

how much these diet changes changed that aspect for him. I think it is better

to put in little plugs rather than stand on a soapbox.

Good luck.

sarah wrote:

So my question is: Is it possible that these parents have never heard

of any diet interventions? All six sets of parents? Or have they heard and

chosen to ignore. Anyone had any experience with this at their schools?

[Guest guest]

,

Maybe in casual conversation you can just ask the parents what all

interventions they have done with their children therapy, nutrition, etc. That

may give you a chance to at least give some info on what you are doing and give

them something to think about.

Dana

Garrett and

SCD 4 months

Celiac, food allergies

sarah wrote:

My son recently started at a ABA school for children under three. I am

horrified when I see what the parents feed their children at snack:

chocolate cookies, toast, crackers, sugar cereal and sugar milk. I see

these children and I see dark eye circles and pale skin (the same thing

my son had before SCD) but, they are all doing better than my son as

far as communicating. I know they could all be doing much better with

the proper diet and nutrition, but since the parents feel like they are

supposed to be supporting me (being the new mom in therapy) I feel my

diet intrusions will be taken the wronge way. So my question is: Is it

possible that these parents have never heard of any diet interventions?

All six sets of parents? Or have they heard and chosen to ignore.

Anyone had any experience with this at their schools.

?

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[Guest guest]

Well, I think you owe it to them to at least talk about it in case they

don't know. This is what my sister-in-law and I do when we want to convince

someone that something we just discovered is a good idea. If it came from a

book, article, ect., we get a couple of copies...you could use your own if

you can't buy a couple of extras...We will bring up the topic in

conversation with a couple of friends...you'd do it with a couple of the

parents...preferably not one couple, but maybe just a couple of the moms or

something...You say something to the effect of have they heard of the

specific carbohydrate diet. If they say no, you can tell them a little

about it, how it has helped your son, and then just pull out a copy of the

book, hand it to them, and say something about really thinking it is worth

reading about just to check into because it has made such a difference for

you guys. If they say yes, but it sounds too hard, then just tell them what

a difference it has made for you son, hand them a copy of the book, and

encourage them to take a look at the book and reconsider. I'd even mention

that there are thousands of other parents on an egroup that are doing the

same thing and seeing tremendous results, that they could join, ect. You

might want to even print out some brief testimonials, snippits of info, ect.

from the internet that would spark their interest if you think that they

wouldn't read the book. It works for us quite a bit. I hope this helps.

Meleah scd 05/06

iel 3.5yrs. asd, Ethan 5yrs., Mark 18mths., both nt

Should I mind my own business??

> My son recently started at a ABA school for children under three. I am

> horrified when I see what the parents feed their children at snack:

> chocolate cookies, toast, crackers, sugar cereal and sugar milk. I see

> these children and I see dark eye circles and pale skin (the same thing

> my son had before SCD) but, they are all doing better than my son as

> far as communicating. I know they could all be doing much better with

> the proper diet and nutrition, but since the parents feel like they are

> supposed to be supporting me (being the new mom in therapy) I feel my

> diet intrusions will be taken the wronge way. So my question is: Is it

> possible that these parents have never heard of any diet interventions?

> All six sets of parents? Or have they heard and chosen to ignore.

> Anyone had any experience with this at their schools.

> ?

>

>

>

>

> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book

> _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

> websites:

> http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> and

> http://www.pecanbread.com

>

>

[Guest guest]

Most parents have heard, and can't be bothered to try diet. I've had parents

say, " I'd like to talk to you about chelation but I don't want to talk about

that diet stuff. " Looking for a magic pill, like they all thought secretin would

be. To be fair, maybe its all they can do to hold it together. Some parents feel

diet is impossible for them, but perhaps ABA or something else is doable.

I think the best thing to do is make your kid so much better that they come to

you, asking why. Also, in case you stumbled upon parents who truly haven't

heard, say something like " So much can be done these days to help these kids.

You should check out... " and then give them something like a website or book

that is an overview of the big picture of what can be done.

Lorilyn

[Guest guest]

This is a REALLY interesting and asture question!

I like prob. most on this list believe diet to be paramount in our

kids overall health and wellbeing. But we live in a society where

convenience and other things are valued over that. I guess the best

answer is look for an opportunity to put your foot in the door. Be

gentle. Be supportive and if they ask more questions...GREAT! I had

to work to not get on a soapbox and preach. Peopole do NOT want to

hear that! Talking to people in a way that they can hear (what they

don't WANT to hear!!) is a true talent!!!!!!!!

Best,

>

> My son recently started at a ABA school for children under three. I

am

> horrified when I see what the parents feed their children at snack:

> chocolate cookies, toast, crackers, sugar cereal and sugar milk. I

see

> these children and I see dark eye circles and pale skin (the same

thing

> my son had before SCD) but, they are all doing better than my son

as

> far as communicating. I know they could all be doing much better

with

> the proper diet and nutrition, but since the parents feel like they

are

> supposed to be supporting me (being the new mom in therapy) I feel

my

> diet intrusions will be taken the wronge way. So my question is: Is

it

> possible that these parents have never heard of any diet

interventions?

> All six sets of parents? Or have they heard and chosen to ignore.

> Anyone had any experience with this at their schools.

> ?

>

[Guest guest]

>

> This is a REALLY interesting and asture question!

>

> I like prob. most on this list believe diet to be paramount in our

> kids overall health and wellbeing. But we live in a society where

> convenience and other things are valued over that. I guess the best

> answer is look for an opportunity to put your foot in the door. Be

> gentle. Be supportive and if they ask more questions...GREAT! I had

> to work to not get on a soapbox and preach. Peopole do NOT want to

> hear that! Talking to people in a way that they can hear (what they

> don't WANT to hear!!) is a true talent!!!!!!!!

>

Since I am not on SCD for autism but for celiac, here is how I approach it. I

tell people I am

active on a support group for dietary intervention that helps autism. I tell

them about

some of the most dramatic recoveries and my own experience with SCD. I stress

how

delicious the food is and how it surely is worth a one month trial. The rest is

up to tem. of

course I am always ready to pass along the webb sites and title of our book.

Carol F.

SCD 6 years, celiac

[Guest guest]

>

> My son recently started at a ABA school for children under three.

I am

> horrified when I see what the parents feed their children at

snack:

> chocolate cookies, toast, crackers, sugar cereal and sugar milk. I

see

> these children and I see dark eye circles and pale skin (the same

thing

> my son had before SCD) but, they are all doing better than my son

as

> far as communicating. I know they could all be doing much better

with

> the proper diet and nutrition, but since the parents feel like

they are

> supposed to be supporting me (being the new mom in therapy) I feel

my

> diet intrusions will be taken the wronge way. So my question is:

Is it

> possible that these parents have never heard of any diet

interventions?

> All six sets of parents? Or have they heard and chosen to ignore.

> Anyone had any experience with this at their schools.

> ?

>

Both of my son's schools have received " classroom copies " of books

I like. Special Diets for Special Kids, BTVC, The Organic Food Guide

and Enzymes and Autism. After the teachers read them (I ask that all

do; to understand a bit what my son's hx has been,) they send notes

home to the other parents letting them know that these books are

available to borrow.

Glenn has not been the highest functioning kid in his class (he's

essentially non verbal). However, he is generally one of the most

well behaved, well-connected, HAPPY, and BY FAR the best eater.

Quality and quantity. This above all gets people asking 'My kid

would NEVER eat *whatever*! How do you do it? " .

" Well, you see there's these books.... " .

-christine