Guest guest Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 My son is 2.5 yrs old and was diagnosed with verbal apraxia about 6 months ago. We are on our 4th therapist and are seeing great results (doing PROMPT therapy currently 2x/wk). Our therapist feels like my son has a very mild case of apraxia and also feels like it is a pure speech apraxia situation as there are no signs of fine motor, receptive language, etc issues (yet at least! - he's still awfully young). His therapist has suggested we get him tested for food sensitivities. Although we haven't seen outright symptoms of food allergy/sensitivity, she feels it would be beneficial to better understand if anything is going on there. The more I've researched the more I am seeing that kids with neuro disorders often have digestive situations/food sensitivities etc. Since we can't pinpoint any outright symptoms, we have no way to track whether or not something is bothering him. Wondering if anyone has info on if there's a link between food/diet and improvement in apraxia. We currently give him ProEFA fish oil and a multi-vitamin, but if there's more we can do with diet we're ready to do it! The traditional prick test showed there were no apparent Ige allergies, but we've heard lots of parents doing Igg testing as well ( test). I'm interested in this, however it seems there are conflicting results and opinions on this approach. Is there any guidance on how to better understand if food/diet is further impairing apraxic children? I am totally confused as to how best to proceed and would love guidance on what's worked for anyone else. Thanks so much! Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 My son has a severe gluten allergy and I would highly suggest to test for it. Some people will get a neurological reaction to gluten that can appear to be many different things. Research Gluten ataxia for some more info. > > My son is 2.5 yrs old and was diagnosed with verbal apraxia about 6 months ago. We are on our 4th therapist and are seeing great results (doing PROMPT therapy currently 2x/wk). Our therapist feels like my son has a very mild case of apraxia and also feels like it is a pure speech apraxia situation as there are no signs of fine motor, receptive language, etc issues (yet at least! - he's still awfully young). > > His therapist has suggested we get him tested for food sensitivities. Although we haven't seen outright symptoms of food allergy/sensitivity, she feels it would be beneficial to better understand if anything is going on there. > > The more I've researched the more I am seeing that kids with neuro disorders often have digestive situations/food sensitivities etc. Since we can't pinpoint any outright symptoms, we have no way to track whether or not something is bothering him. > > Wondering if anyone has info on if there's a link between food/diet and improvement in apraxia. We currently give him ProEFA fish oil and a multi-vitamin, but if there's more we can do with diet we're ready to do it! > > The traditional prick test showed there were no apparent Ige allergies, but we've heard lots of parents doing Igg testing as well ( test). I'm interested in this, however it seems there are conflicting results and opinions on this approach. Is there any guidance on how to better understand if food/diet is further impairing apraxic children? I am totally confused as to how best to proceed and would love guidance on what's worked for anyone else. > > Thanks so much! > Sharon > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Hi! My son is 3 1/2 and not yet diagnosed,but his speech therapist believes he shows signs of Apraxia and there has been an ongoing query of Autism as well. I'm just looking into trying some alternative treatments myself and read many books..one I would highly recommend is by Bock " Healing the New Childhood Epidemics " ..its easy to read and gives alot of information on tests that can be performed and/or supplements. Its difficult for me to make recommendations as I have not yet tried anything on my son other than fish oils, however from what I have read..I think a good place to start is doing the gluten/casein free diet,get a good probiotic and some digestive enzymes which is what I plan on starting soon with my son. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 My daughter WAS allergic to gluten, but was treated via acupressure and is not anymore. WELL worth looking into - no more special diets! It has helped me with my fibromyalgia, also. in Ohio - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 I agree! This was the case for my son as well. We also discovered that my husband has celiac in the process. I've read research that indicates that the malabsorption issues caused by gluten allergy or celiac can cause a neurological reaction in children even when they're getting a nutritionally balanced diet. Please be aware that the blood test for gluten allergy is not very reliable in small children so just because you get a negative result doesn't mean your child isn't gluten sensitive. Honestly, you may be better off just trying the diet for 4 months or so to see what happens. good luck! -les > > My son has a severe gluten allergy and I would highly suggest to test for it. Some people will get a neurological reaction to gluten that can appear to be many different things. Research Gluten ataxia for some more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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