Re: Apraxia and Enzyme Options

[Guest guest]

eva, im surprised and saddened that your speech therapist didnt offer you an

info on apraxia or encouragement (or at least that is what i surmised from

your post).

there is a web site/group called " apraxia kids " . it is a monthly newsletter

with lots of info on it. also, my son is almost 9 yrs old. he is apraxic.

his pvt speech therapist is a specialist in treating apraxia. since we

began chelation approx 5 mos ago, my son has said 6 new words (!) all in

appropriate context.

dont know if you have done or even believe in chelation but there appears to

be a connection between lead levels and apraxia.

anyway, there is no overnight treatments and your son may have to go thru

many years of intensive speech, but, there is hope and my son is living proof!

in the meantime, use other modes of communication (PECS, alphasmart, spell

board, writing, etc). there are many forms of communication.

best to you and your family.

vicki

[Guest guest]

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If you really can't afford Enzymes, I suggest researching Juicing.

Eating Raw foods is great because all the nutrients and enzymes do

not get cooked away. But of course for a child, eating the amounts

of raw veggies needed would seem impossible. Juicing for your child

would put those enzymes and much needed nutrients in them.

My mother in law who has digesting issues no longer gets heartburn

and she only started juicing once per day recently. You can get

juicer that are as cheap at 30 bucks at Walmart. Of course, you can

buy them as high as 300 bucks too. And the more expensive ones do

have great benefits, but if you just want to get a lower end one to

start, it will still give you much of the same benefit. Yes

Pineapple is a great fruit to juise because of the enzyme Bromelain

which is really helpful for proteins like meats which can be very

hard for people to digest. This is the problem for my mother in

law. I don't focus a lot on meats for my kids. I do not allow much

red meat and as far as chicken and turkey go, he gets two small

portions a day, sometimes one. If you are looking for an alternative

to actually buying enzymes, I would say juicing is a good bet. It

will also help build his immune system and allow his internal organs

which have probably been over worked to have a break.. Go out there

on the net and check out the info. There is plenty out there. Also,

I just posted about the juicer I bought today....pretty good deal if

you want to look into it. BJ's had a Juiceman for 42 bucks. I know

that even might be more than you have...but that is a one time basic

purchase where you might be having to drop 40-50 bucks on enzymes

periodically. The amount that I have been using on the houston

enzymes has dropped as well.

By the way, my DS is 22 months and is not diagnosed autistic, but if

you know anything about learning disorders, they all mush into one

another. It's all about what specific symptom you are presenting

more at the time. For my child it would seem to be apraxia as well.

But that could change too, he seems to be going through and

shifiting/improving everyday. So yeah defintitely look into the

nutrition. It can really make a difference!

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> Hi All,

>

> The sheer volume of e-mails in this group is overwhelming, so

> forgive me if I ask questions that have been answered a hundred

> times.

>

> My son who is now 4 1/2 was originally diagnosed with autism at age

> 3, but that was soon changed to oral/verbal apraxia -- no autism.

> He has some sensory issues, but not disfunction.

>

> We started him on essential fatty acid supplements and that

actually

> gave him the ability to speak. He is now considered normal in

> speech, though there are a lot of oddities in the motor planning,

> especially of the longer utterances, and he is often.

>

> I have noticed that he gets sick more often than my other kiddos,

> takes longer to heal, gets FREEZING cold when no one else is,

> prefers bland and easily digested foods (bread, milk, pasta,

> mac & cheese, etc), and other little oddities. I have read the

> Enzymes for Autism book and suspect that enzymes might help, but we

> are dirt poor and cannot afford enzymes or special doctors.

>

> Are there any foods that I could feed him that might contain enough

> of the enzymes to make a difference? I know pineapple has good

> digestive qualities. Any other suggestions?

>

> Thanks so much,

> a

>

[Guest guest]

> I have noticed that he gets sick more often than my other kiddos,

> takes longer to heal,

Give vitamin C and vitamin A. At least 500mg vitamin C, and 5000 IU

vitamin A per day.

>> gets FREEZING cold when no one else is,

Check thyroid issues

http://www.kroger.com/hn/Concern/Hypothyroidism.htm

> prefers bland and easily digested foods (bread, milk, pasta,

> mac & cheese, etc),

The milk and mac/cheese are not easily digested. Consider giving

digestive enzymes

http://www.enzymestuff.com/

http://www.houstonni.com/

>>but we

> are dirt poor and cannot afford enzymes or special doctors.

Call or send email to HNI or whatever other enzyme supplier you would

like to consider. Ask for samples, which most of them will send you

at little or no charge.

If you are in US, you can send me a private email and I can give you

other alternatives.

Dana

[Guest guest]

Hi Eva,

My son had severe oral and motor apraxia. He was non verbal (he could

cry and grunt, could not even make an 'o' sound), could not move his

tongue at all and his jaw muscles were so tight it was impossible to

brush his teeth. He was diagnosed with severe autism too.

He received speech therapy for months without any significant

progress. The therapist told me it usually takes years to alleviate

the apraxia. Then we started chelation, and I guess we were really

lucky because my son started making sounds, then saying words then

talking in full sentences. All this in less than 6 months. He still

had articulation issues though. But 18 months after he was diagnosed

with the severe oral and verbal apraxia, he lost the diagnosis!

Today he does not have any speech/language issue, his articulation is

great and he is even bilingual. He is almost 5 yo.

For us, diet, enzymes, supplements including EPA/DHA did not work but

chelation did. I hope you figure out what your child needs.

Good luck!

>

> Hi a or any parent(s)

>

> My son is 3.5 years old and has no words and he was diagonsis

with PDD-NOS last Oct with sensory issues as well. His speech

therapist just told me that yesterday he has serve apraxia problem.

I never heard of apraxia before and don't know what that is. I asked

his speech if there is any medicial treatment for it and she said no.

I'm very worry and sad to hear my son has apraxia on top of all other

problems he has as well.

>

> Laruena, you mentioned essential fatty acid supplements help your

son to speak. can you share with me what essential fatty acid

supplements you give to your son to help him talk? any kind of help

is greatly appreciate.

> God bless,

> Eva

[Guest guest]

,

This is one of the best chelation story I have ever heard. Congratulations.

May I ask what chelator(s) and what protocol(s) you used. We are coming to

that juncture and I am still trying to stay open and unbiased and consider all

the venues.

Best,

Haleh

--- ferdeson <ferdeson@...> wrote:

> Hi Eva,

>

> My son had severe oral and motor apraxia. He was non verbal (he could

> cry and grunt, could not even make an 'o' sound), could not move his

> tongue at all and his jaw muscles were so tight it was impossible to

> brush his teeth. He was diagnosed with severe autism too.

> He received speech therapy for months without any significant

> progress. The therapist told me it usually takes years to alleviate

> the apraxia. Then we started chelation, and I guess we were really

> lucky because my son started making sounds, then saying words then

> talking in full sentences. All this in less than 6 months. He still

> had articulation issues though. But 18 months after he was diagnosed

> with the severe oral and verbal apraxia, he lost the diagnosis!

> Today he does not have any speech/language issue, his articulation is

> great and he is even bilingual. He is almost 5 yo.

>

> For us, diet, enzymes, supplements including EPA/DHA did not work but

> chelation did. I hope you figure out what your child needs.

>

> Good luck!

>

>

>

> >

> > Hi a or any parent(s)

> >

> > My son is 3.5 years old and has no words and he was diagonsis

> with PDD-NOS last Oct with sensory issues as well. His speech

> therapist just told me that yesterday he has serve apraxia problem.

> I never heard of apraxia before and don't know what that is. I asked

> his speech if there is any medicial treatment for it and she said no.

> I'm very worry and sad to hear my son has apraxia on top of all other

> problems he has as well.

> >

> > Laruena, you mentioned essential fatty acid supplements help your

> son to speak. can you share with me what essential fatty acid

> supplements you give to your son to help him talk? any kind of help

> is greatly appreciate.

> > God bless,

> > Eva

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