Guest guest Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 > > Help! i am trying to find a dan dr. in ga fo my son. Please let me > know of your experiences, likes and dislikes. We have to make the > right choice. I can't go to another dr. I don't like > Thanks > hi, i live in augusta ga and my sons dan dr is Dr . we love Dr . He can always get my son in for a appointment, no matter what.He has good beside manner and i don`t have any dislikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 i'm in search of a DAN! dr. as well. I heard that Dr. son-Lippett did not have a good reputation. She's in Smyrna. I heard that Janine Romaner is a good dr. She practices the DAN protocol but is an naturopathic doctor and not an MD. She's in Kennesaw. > > > > Help! i am trying to find a dan dr. in ga fo my son. Please let me > > know of your experiences, likes and dislikes. We have to make the > > right choice. I can't go to another dr. I don't like > > Thanks > > > hi, i live in augusta ga and my sons dan dr is Dr . we love Dr > . He can always get my son in for a appointment, no matter what.He > has good beside manner and i don`t have any dislikes. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 I have heard the same feedback on Dr. son but did not experience this myself.We have seen her and had a good experience. She has set protocols that she does andit is my experience that she follows Cave ...I just wanted to put it out there. I do not think she is all bad. My son has had his ASD diagnosis dropped last yr and is doing well. He was a excellent responder to most dan interventions and for that we thank God everyday but I did and do find her to be a very bright doc who has followed most of the standard DAN protocols from reading Dr. MCcandless' books, Dr. Bock, Jepson, etc.She has not been far off the mark w/my son. I do know that there are people that have hadbad experiences w/her and I have watched her closely because of that feedback ....just waiting for her to screw up. I just wanted to put that out there because we have found her tobe quite good so far (three years). I find her to be expensive and as a social worker you knowI am not pulling in the big bucks but think most of the DAN docs are costly.,.,,could be wrong. That has just been my experience.....AnnemarieOn Jan 11, 2008 7:13 PM, jsmama9699 <jsmama9699@...> wrote: i'm in search of a DAN! dr. as well. I heard that Dr. son-Lippett did not have a good reputation. She's in Smyrna. I heard that Janine Romaner is a good dr. She practices the DAN protocol but is an naturopathic doctor and not an MD. She's in Kennesaw. > > > > Help! i am trying to find a dan dr. in ga fo my son. Please let me > > know of your experiences, likes and dislikes. We have to make the > > right choice. I can't go to another dr. I don't like > > Thanks > > > hi, i live in augusta ga and my sons dan dr is Dr . we love Dr > . He can always get my son in for a appointment, no matter what.He > has good beside manner and i don`t have any dislikes. > -- Annemarie Messerschmidt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 I have heard the same feedback on Dr. son but did not experience this myself.We have seen her and had a good experience. She has set protocols that she does andit is my experience that she follows Cave ...I just wanted to put it out there. I do not think she is all bad. My son has had his ASD diagnosis dropped last yr and is doing well. He was a excellent responder to most dan interventions and for that we thank God everyday but I did and do find her to be a very bright doc who has followed most of the standard DAN protocols from reading Dr. MCcandless' books, Dr. Bock, Jepson, etc.She has not been far off the mark w/my son. I do know that there are people that have hadbad experiences w/her and I have watched her closely because of that feedback ....just waiting for her to screw up. I just wanted to put that out there because we have found her tobe quite good so far (three years). I find her to be expensive and as a social worker you knowI am not pulling in the big bucks but think most of the DAN docs are costly.,.,,could be wrong. That has just been my experience.....AnnemarieOn Jan 11, 2008 7:13 PM, jsmama9699 <jsmama9699@...> wrote: i'm in search of a DAN! dr. as well. I heard that Dr. son-Lippett did not have a good reputation. She's in Smyrna. I heard that Janine Romaner is a good dr. She practices the DAN protocol but is an naturopathic doctor and not an MD. She's in Kennesaw. > > > > Help! i am trying to find a dan dr. in ga fo my son. Please let me > > know of your experiences, likes and dislikes. We have to make the > > right choice. I can't go to another dr. I don't like > > Thanks > > > hi, i live in augusta ga and my sons dan dr is Dr . we love Dr > . He can always get my son in for a appointment, no matter what.He > has good beside manner and i don`t have any dislikes. > -- Annemarie Messerschmidt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 My suggestion as I manage the ARI and the UA hotlines is to make a DAN! appt and tell them that you can take a cancellation. Many parents come from other states and cannot take a last minute cancellation where you can if you live near the doc. **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 My suggestion as I manage the ARI and the UA hotlines is to make a DAN! appt and tell them that you can take a cancellation. Many parents come from other states and cannot take a last minute cancellation where you can if you live near the doc. **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 Thanks for your reply. Dr. Lippett has a waiting list untill 2009. I don't think any dr is worth that long of a wait. I am researching a couple of names and I will let you know what i find. Rita autism From: jsmama9699@...Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:13:03 +0000Subject: Re: dan dr i'm in search of a DAN! dr. as well. I heard that Dr.son-Lippett did not have a good reputation. She's in Smyrna. Iheard that Janine Romaner is a good dr. She practices the DANprotocol but is an naturopathic doctor and not an MD. She's in Kennesaw.> >> > Help! i am trying to find a dan dr. in ga fo my son. Please let me > > know of your experiences, likes and dislikes. We have to make the > > right choice. I can't go to another dr. I don't like> > Thanks> >> hi, i live in augusta ga and my sons dan dr is Dr . we love Dr > . He can always get my son in for a appointment, no matter what.He > has good beside manner and i don`t have any dislikes.> Put your friends on the big screen with Windows Vista® + Windows Live™. Start now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 An opening always comes up in about 6 months for Dr. Lippitt. Re: dan dr i'm in search of a DAN! dr. as well. I heard that Dr.son-Lippett did not have a good reputation. She's in Smyrna. Iheard that Janine Romaner is a good dr. She practices the DANprotocol but is an naturopathic doctor and not an MD. She's in Kennesaw.> >> > Help! i am trying to find a dan dr. in ga fo my son. Please let me > > know of your experiences, likes and dislikes. We have to make the > > right choice. I can't go to another dr. I don't like> > Thanks> >> hi, i live in augusta ga and my sons dan dr is Dr . we love Dr > . He can always get my son in for a appointment, no matter what.He > has good beside manner and i don`t have any dislikes.> Put your friends on the big screen with Windows Vista® + Windows Live™. Start now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 An opening always comes up in about 6 months for Dr. Lippitt. Re: dan dr i'm in search of a DAN! dr. as well. I heard that Dr.son-Lippett did not have a good reputation. She's in Smyrna. Iheard that Janine Romaner is a good dr. She practices the DANprotocol but is an naturopathic doctor and not an MD. She's in Kennesaw.> >> > Help! i am trying to find a dan dr. in ga fo my son. Please let me > > know of your experiences, likes and dislikes. We have to make the > > right choice. I can't go to another dr. I don't like> > Thanks> >> hi, i live in augusta ga and my sons dan dr is Dr . we love Dr > . He can always get my son in for a appointment, no matter what.He > has good beside manner and i don`t have any dislikes.> Put your friends on the big screen with Windows Vista® + Windows Live™. Start now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 I was told the same thing and never dug deeper until this post because there are so many advocates for Dan here that fight so hard for this way - and we never went to a Dan (not all are MDs) I posted the following link (the blog) http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?cat=46 at the bottom but then read it all the way through it after I posted it. Read the following all the way through as well -it was not a mistake -and also it's not the only one. Here's just one clip: " What the ARI website doesn't tell you, is that the Order To Show Cause by The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs before the Pennsylvania State Board Of Medicine (the complaint against Dr. Roy Kerry, the Pennsylvania doctor who prescribed the chelation therapy drug that resulted in the death of Tariq Nadama), leaves very little question about what apparently really happened: " 69. Respondent spoke to Professional Conduct Investigator of the Bureau of Enforcement and Investigator concerning his treatment of Tariq. " " 70. Respondent admitted that EDTA is very rare to use on children. " " 71. Respondent admitted to using Disodium EDTA to chelate Tariq. " " 72. Respondent stated to Investigator Reiser that Disodium EDTA is the only formula of EDTA he stocks in his office. " " 73. Respondent admitted that CaNa2EDTA is available but that he has never used this agent. " Read about Actos which some of you use -like " Secondly, all these parents who scream blue murder about the evil Big Pharma and complain bitterly about the safety records of thiomersal are apparently more than happy to fall into the loving embrace of this medication, made by Big Pharma and with no safety record at all. My guess? Dr Boris wins at the DAN! bragging contest this year. " and Wow -just read this and let me know what you think after reading it. As parents we need to at least open our minds to listen to all sides even if it's against what we believe for the sake of our children. Many of us here may not have wanted to read about all the treatments for autism intense biomedical stuff many of us never did or do. For the same reasons I suggest if you are a die hard (sorry maybe shouldn't use that word) fan of DAN -you should read this just for the information you may 'not' have heard... yet. http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?cat=46 ===== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 RE: If so then we need to learn from it and change the world..... not be frightened or persecute the victims because their ailments scare us! Amen! If our fluoride issues warrant chelation, I am fortunate enough to have studies from the mainstream for that. Problem is those children in those studies were far more affected neurologically...precisely why I am up a creek in the mainstream right now despite a crazy medical history for both kids. In our case we'd be looking for lower than FDA approved doses to address physical ills both now and in the future. Also, FDA approval only goes so far with me. Is it a comfort, yes. BUT people often forget that mainstream physicians prescribe drugs routinely for purposes other than those FDA approved. One such drug, is oxytocin. It is not FDA approved to induce labor yet is used for that purpose instead of Pitosen. Why? 1 pill of Pitocen costs $87 and 1 pill of Oxytocin is $1. It has been known to cause harm to moms and babies but it is often used. For the birth of my son I specifically offered to pay extra rather than get this drug. They did not even have Pitocen despite the name on the bag of oxytocin they gave me. This was not a rural hospital either. Just the way it is. People forget the FDA is understaffed and underfunded. > > With regards to this aweful tragedy, the wrong type of chelator was used in this instance and it was a doctor error rather than an issue with chelation itself. A chelator that is designed for adults was eroniously used instead of a chelator designed for children. It truly does illustrate that one must choose their doctor with care. Medical mistakes do happen and we all must be vigilent in assuring that our doctors are not careless with our beloved children. > > While chelation is certainly not a treatment for Autism, it IS considered an APPROVED method for treating heavy metal poisening. > > My son DOES have heavy metal poisening in the form of lead and mercury poisening. My DOCTOR.... a mainstream MD who has been practicing for over 40 years who over the years has added environmental medicine to his practice, is using an FDA approved medication for my son in the prescribed method and dosages as is approved by the FDA. This is a widely respected professional who writes papers, lectures on the subject of environmental medicine and has earned the respect of his peers. He is not a DAN though I notice that he does follow the DAN protocol. Because we are in Canada perhaps attitudes are a bit different.... > > My doctor will not use any type of protocol that is not FDA approved. > > Not every autistic child will have heavy metal poisening but some will. If yours does, it is important to know this and to investigate your options. Walking in ignorance is just that.... ignorance. > > It seems as though the discovery of metal poisening in a child provokes a witch hunt. Why is this? Is it because it makes us frightened of the possibility that our world is harming our babies? If so then we need to learn from it and change the world..... not be frightened or persecute the victims because their ailements scare us! > > Heavy Metal poisening is a new reality in our world. We must fight it and find ways of removing the metals from our bodies. Cowering in shame does no good. Standing up and fighting strong may eventually bring awareness to this growing global problem...... for as we are poisening the fish in the sea, eliminating the ice flows for the polar bears survival, we are poisening our own beloved children. It is a shame that we must soon acknowledge in order to save our planet. > > > Janice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 1.Chelation is not used to treat autism, but rather to treat heavy metal overload (lead, mercury, cadmium, etc), which is a major cause of autism and retardation. 2.Tens of thousands of children and hundreds of thousands of adults have been treated safely with chelation therapy for many decades. 3.The child’s mother, Marwa Nadama, said that her son showed such remarkable improvement after the first few chelation treatments that if she had a choice, she would choose chelation again. 4.Conventional physicians, who have been critical of chelation, routinely use drugs such as Risperdal and Clonidine in treating autism. Death is a known side-effect of such drugs (read the labels!). Such deaths get no media attention. In 2005 the Food and Drug Administration reviewed the research literature on Risperdal in autistic individuals. They decided not to approve Risperdal because of the number of deaths associated with it. Despite this deadly “side-effect” of Risperdal, it continues to be the most frequently prescribed drug for autistic individuals. 5.Most autistic children who are chelated are chelated orally or transdermally (by gel, through the skin), as suggested in our Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!®) document available at our website www.autism.com. 6.Thousands of parents of autistic children, treated safely with chelation, report, like Tariq Nadama’s mother, that their children have shown remarkable improvement after chelation was initiated. Formal data collection is just getting underway, but the initial data, on several hundred children is very encouraging: 7.Since 1967 The Autism Research Institute has collected “Parent Ratings of Behavioral Effects of Biomedical Interventions.” To date, over 24,500 parent responses have been collected. Chelation is a recent addition to our list of interventions. So far, of the first 470 parents who reported on the efficacy of chelation, 75% report “good” results, which is by far the highest “good” percentage reported for any of the 88 biomedical interventions (including 53 drugs) the parents have rated Quoting back and forth could go on forever...... kiddietalk wrote: > I was told the same thing and never dug deeper until this post > because there are so many advocates for Dan here that fight so hard > for this way - and we never went to a Dan (not all are MDs) > > I posted the following link (the blog) > http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?cat=46 at the bottom but then read > it all the way through it after I posted it. Read the following all > the way through as well -it was not a mistake -and also it's not the > only one. Here's just one clip: > > " What the ARI website doesn't tell you, is that the Order To Show > Cause by The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Bureau of Professional and > Occupational Affairs before the Pennsylvania State Board Of Medicine > (the complaint against Dr. Roy Kerry, the Pennsylvania doctor who > prescribed the chelation therapy drug that resulted in the death of > Tariq Nadama), leaves very little question about what apparently > really happened: > > " 69. Respondent spoke to Professional Conduct Investigator of the > Bureau of Enforcement and Investigator concerning his treatment of > Tariq. " > " 70. Respondent admitted that EDTA is very rare to use on children. " > " 71. Respondent admitted to using Disodium EDTA to chelate Tariq. " > " 72. Respondent stated to Investigator Reiser that Disodium EDTA is > the only formula of EDTA he stocks in his office. " > " 73. Respondent admitted that CaNa2EDTA is available but that he has > never used this agent. " > > Read about Actos which some of you use -like > " Secondly, all these parents who scream blue murder about the evil > Big Pharma and complain bitterly about the safety records of > thiomersal are apparently more than happy to fall into the loving > embrace of this medication, made by Big Pharma and with no safety > record at all. > > My guess? Dr Boris wins at the DAN! bragging contest this year. " > > > and Wow -just read this and let me know what you think after reading > it. > > As parents we need to at least open our minds to listen to all sides > even if it's against what we believe for the sake of our children. > Many of us here may not have wanted to read about all the treatments > for autism intense biomedical stuff many of us never did or do. > > For the same reasons I suggest if you are a die hard > (sorry maybe shouldn't use that word) fan of DAN -you should read > this just for the information you may 'not' have heard... yet. > http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?cat=46 > > > ===== > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 With regards to this aweful tragedy, the wrong type of chelator was used in this instance and it was a doctor error rather than an issue with chelation itself. A chelator that is designed for adults was eroniously used instead of a chelator designed for children. It truly does illustrate that one must choose their doctor with care. Medical mistakes do happen and we all must be vigilent in assuring that our doctors are not careless with our beloved children. While chelation is certainly not a treatment for Autism, it IS considered an APPROVED method for treating heavy metal poisening. My son DOES have heavy metal poisening in the form of lead and mercury poisening. My DOCTOR.... a mainstream MD who has been practicing for over 40 years who over the years has added environmental medicine to his practice, is using an FDA approved medication for my son in the prescribed method and dosages as is approved by the FDA. This is a widely respected professional who writes papers, lectures on the subject of environmental medicine and has earned the respect of his peers. He is not a DAN though I notice that he does follow the DAN protocol. Because we are in Canada perhaps attitudes are a bit different.... My doctor will not use any type of protocol that is not FDA approved. Not every autistic child will have heavy metal poisening but some will. If yours does, it is important to know this and to investigate your options. Walking in ignorance is just that.... ignorance. It seems as though the discovery of metal poisening in a child provokes a witch hunt. Why is this? Is it because it makes us frightened of the possibility that our world is harming our babies? If so then we need to learn from it and change the world..... not be frightened or persecute the victims because their ailements scare us! Heavy Metal poisening is a new reality in our world. We must fight it and find ways of removing the metals from our bodies. Cowering in shame does no good. Standing up and fighting strong may eventually bring awareness to this growing global problem...... for as we are poisening the fish in the sea, eliminating the ice flows for the polar bears survival, we are poisening our own beloved children. It is a shame that we must soon acknowledge in order to save our planet. Janice [sPAM]Re: [sPAM][ ] DAN DR It wasn't just sick. There is a small risk of something much worse. Here are two articles and a blog on chelation risks: Experts: Chelation Therapy Not Worth the Risk Aug. 26, 2005 - A 5-year-old boy with autism died last Tuesday after getting a controversial treatment. According to news reports, the boy, Abubakar Nadama, went into cardiac arrest while undergoing chelation therapy -- his third such treatment -- at Advanced Integrative Medicine Center in Portersville, Pa. It is not yet known whether the treatment was the direct cause of the child's death. Chelation (pronounced key-LAY-shun) is used to remove heavy metals from the blood. It's approved for acute lead poisoning. The risk is that, in addition to toxic metals, it removes vital minerals from the body. No form of chelation therapy is approved by the FDA for treating autism. The treatment given to the boy was intravenous EDTA -- ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid. That angers autism expert Rubin, MD, a pediatrician affiliated with Emory and Morehouse universities and president of the Institute for the Study of Disadvantage and Disability. " I say this emphatically: Chelation is a very risky procedure with no proven benefits for children with autism or related conditions, " Rubin tells WebMD. Unproven Cause, Unproven Treatment Despite strong evidence to the contrary, many parents believe their children's autism is caused by mercury from thimerosal, a vaccine preservative. A recent Institute of Medicine (IOM) report explicitly rejects this theory. That report also finds no evidence that chelation helps autism. Nevertheless, many parents treat their children's autism with chelation therapies. Most of them consider intravenous EDTA an extreme treatment, says Sallie Bernard, executive director of Safe Minds, a group that strongly disagrees with the IOM's conclusions. " The boy who died was using a form of chelation therapy that is not generally recommended or widely practiced within the autism community trying chelation, " Bernard tells WebMD. " It is an unusual circumstance. EDTA is not what most of these parents are doing. It is not what is considered the right form of chelation. " Bernard -- under the supervision of a medical doctor -- has treated her own son's autism with oral chelation agents. Parents' Options That isn't what pediatrician Hyman, MD, would recommend. Hyman, an autism researcher at the University of Rochester, N.Y., has studied complementary and alternative treatments for autism. " When you have no cause and no cure, you have a lot of frustration, " Hyman tells WebMD. " As a doctor you can prescribe chelation for autism, but the efficacy just hasn't been demonstrated. " So why do so many parents say it works? Hyman says that most parents who try chelation don't give up on other, more effective treatments for their children. But when the kids improve, they think it is chelation that did the trick. " Many advocates of unproven treatments, such as parents of young children with autism, have such hope and desire that an unproven treatment is going to work that they do discern an improvement, " Hyman says. But Rubin insists that uncertain benefits are no reason to subject children to known risks. Instead of trying risky treatments, he advises parents that there are many things known to work. " I say to parents who want to try chelation, 'If I was in your position, I would feel as eager as you to do anything for my child,' " he says. " But what works is active, intensive, occupational therapy. What works is speech therapy, horseback-riding therapy, swimming. Parents, you do more than you realize by being loving and caring. We don't know where your child is going to go developmentally, but we will make sure they get to the best they can go. " A Call for Research Bernard says the Pennsylvania boy's death underscores the need for more research on chelation treatment. " If we had research so that we knew, number one, does chelation work or not work, and number two, what is the best way to do it, then any parent could make a better decision based on evidence-based medicine, " she says. " Now every parent is left to his or her own resources. Obviously some parents may not know the right way to do this. If we had some science, everybody would be better off. " ---------------------------------------------------------- SOURCES: The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Aug. 25 and Aug. 26, 2005. Rubin, MD, Emory and Morehouse universities, Atlanta; president, Institute for the Study of Disadvantage and Disability. Hyman, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, Strong Children's Research Center, University of Rochester, N.Y. Sallie Bernard, executive director, Safe Minds. Reviewed by WebMD Health News 2005. © 2005 WebMD Inc. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/511713 ---------------------------------------------------------- FDA links child deaths to chelation therapy Drug used to treat lead, mercury poisoning; often used for autism The Associated Press updated 2:24 p.m. ET, Thurs., March. 2, 2006 ATLANTA - A drug that is sometimes used to treat lead poisoning - and is also believed by some parents to be effective against autism - caused the deaths of two children last year, the government said Thursday. One youngster was autistic; the other had lead poisoning. The deaths mark the first documented link between a chelation drug and cardiac arrest in children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Both children were treated with a product called Endrate. CDC officials are also looking into the 2003 death of a 53-year-old woman in Oregon who was given chelation therapy by a practitioner of natural medicine. Brown, chief of the CDC's Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch, said hospital pharmacies should consider whether stocking Endrate is necessary, given its risks and the availability of other treatments. The maker of Endrate, Hospira Inc., had no immediate comment. Chelating agents are chemical compounds, injected or given orally, that latch on to metals in the body and carry them out through urine or feces. Chelation is commonly used for lead poisoning. Some doctors have used chelation to treat autism, believing mercury or other heavy metals cause the condition's symptoms. However, medical evidence does not support that belief, and the drug is not approved for that use, CDC officials said. Endrate is approved for treating certain heart rhythm disturbances and high concentrations of calcium triggered by a bone cancer. Since at least 1978, federal health officials have warned against giving it to children with lead poisoning. Endrate's calcium-removing abilities can dangerously disrupt the body's chemistry, Brown said. In August, a 5-year-old boy with autism died in Portersville, Pa., while receiving an infusion of Endrate in a physician's office. A coroner later ruled that the treatment killed the boy. In February 2005, a 2-year-old girl with lead poisoning was treated with three chelating agents - one of them Endrate - and died at a hospital hours later from what an autopsy concluded was cardiac arrest due to depleted levels of calcium. © 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11640868/ And here's a blog if you want to read more http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?cat=46 ===== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 Hi: I was just wondering if anyone could share with me what their regime is with their DAN Dr. What supplements are your kids on and which ones do you think helped them? Also, do you feel that there were any negative things associated with these supplements or tests? We had our first appointment with our DAN Dr and I think it is going to work out well. Does anyone use B12 shots? If so did this increase speech? Jen **************Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 Jen, I am glad you had your appt as I recall you were anxious about it. Two PDD Nos kids in my in person group are being put on MB12 shots. Bother were on a supplement regime tailored to their needs (each kid was different as were their respective supplements) and the DAN Dr. did not prescribe MB12 shots until she was sure yeast was under control. In the young girl the shots were given to they seemed to help organize speech the girl already had. She still has some remaining issues but if I recall properly they are articulation and not organization. The young boy about to get them has plenty of speech, all ecolicia. Zinc was tried first and now he is moving toward MB12. I wish you good things and hope you find your answers. Take care! Liz > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 I have a question: My son is on the autism spectrum and has Apraxia, the Dan Dr he saw recommended he have blood work to check a few things, they informed me at the lab it would be about four tubes of blood. My son has Dr anxiety he doesn't have much speech yet, and he gets so afraid. We decided to go to Children's hospital for it, seeing as they deal with children more and it should be better there. I think my husband and my Dad are going to take my son. I tend to get nervous when I know my son will be in distress. Has anyone else had to go through this and doesn't this sound like a lot of blood to be taken out of a four year old? I know that the tests require different tubes of blood. We got a stool and urine kit to be done at home, I started the urine thing, and read later they cannot have apples 24 hours before the test so we have to start over. I know these thing are not done quickly and they have to be done right, but it is so frustrating sometimes to go through all this. I guess I was just wondering if anyone had any words of advice or anything. I think that it will be a good thing once everything is checked. You sure love your children and take on their pain, I have learned that. Thanks Jen **************Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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