Am i in the right place?

[Guest guest]

Hi and welcome! I believe the chat is at 10:00 each Sunday night so

you're in luck for tonight! I've never participated in that yet, too

much to do at that time.

I have a 12 y/o son with OCD and we have parents with kids much

younger and also high school age, so you'll fit right in here too!

What type of OCD behaviors does your son have?

I'm a single mom and have 3 sons - twins-12 and a 16 y/o - and one of

the twins, , has OCD. He also has a dysgraphia diagnosis as

his writing is illegible; interestingly, it became this way after his

severe OCD onset a year ago. 's OCD seems to mostly be having

to have a " just right " feeling about things; maybe repeating some

things until he does it " right " ; and he gets " stuck " about some

things - doorways, writing, last year reading too. I guess maybe it

all goes back to that " just right " feeling though. I've always felt

the twins were very immature; they may be 12 and in 7th grade but

they still remind me of elementary school age kids.

Anyway, welcome, and I hope you can access the chat tonight. I also

hope you stick around here; this group has some very experienced

parents in it. Some of the moderators here also have given

presentations at the national OCD conference so they are very

knowledgeable. The group has been a great support to me, actually my

BEST support, as there's not much around where I live that we can

access!

Hope to " see " you here!

> I have just subscribed to this list and the ParentsofadultswithOCD

> list. I wonder where I should be. My son is 17 and trying to

> graduate from high school via correspondence. He is very immature--

in

> body he is an adult, in behavior--a young teen. When is your chat?

[Guest guest]

Hi, I have a 17 y/o also and I belong to both lists.

The chat is at the

site. You log in with your e-mail and password and

then when the parenting groups site comes up, on the

left hand side there is a list of options. Choose

chat. It may take some time signing on and they have a

voice option (that isn't optional) :0) that you have

to download. There has been some problems with some

folks signing on so check it out before you decide to

go on the Sunday night chat. It happens at 7:00 PM my

time which is PST. There has been another chat on

Fridays also duringthe day.

Hope to see you on the chat sometime.

Vivian

--- jddnjreed@... wrote:

> I have just subscribed to this list and the

> ParentsofadultswithOCD

> list. I wonder where I should be. My son is 17 and

> trying to

> graduate from high school via correspondence. He is

> very immature--in

> body he is an adult, in behavior--a young teen.

> When is your chat?

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Welcome, .

You are very likely to be in the right place.

Your next step is to find an LLMD - a Lyme-Literate MD. They are

elusive creatures, and here on the list, we do not speak their names.

But if you post " LLMD needed in (your location), " someone will email

you with recommendations.

The bad news is, there is a tremendous amount of controversy

surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of chronic Lyme Disease, and

patients are caught in the cross-fire. So, your treatment may not be

covered by insurance, and you need to figure out how you will pay for

it. Most LLMDs do not accept insurance because the insurance

companies are likely to lodge complaints against them with their state

medical boards, which can lead to loss of license.

I have been lucky in that my insurance (United) has covered all my

medications, even the $1200/bottle Mepron. And they have partially

covered my labs and visits. So, it's been expensive, but not nearly

as bad as it is for many others.

There are alternatives to antibiotic treatment. Take a look at the

Salt/C protocol - lymestrategies/

Also check out herbal options with this group.

/

The book referenced by this group is a must-read, if you really want

to understand the bug you are fighting.

And there are people who use hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and Rife

machines, heat therapy... there are many, many things you can try.

And, again, welcome to the group no one really wants to join, but that

we all thank our lucky stars for every day. Ask questions. There

are very knowledgeable people here, happy to help and support you in

any way they can.

D.

" " <jewls963@...> wrote:

>

> I will try to make this short...

>

> in 2001 I got bit by a bunch of ticks one day and around one got a

> bulls eye rash. My life hasn't been the same since.

>

> Like most of you, I got a bad mono-like flu, then my knees started to

> hurt, bad headaches, eye pain and pink eye, then i started forgetting

> simple words, strange rashes.

>

> It was 2 years before I finally had insurance and saw a doctor about

> it.

>

> I have been fighting this for 6 years and every doctor I have ever

> been to tells me to get a hobby, or they don't know what is wrong, or

> I need to see a different specialist.

>

> The reason I don't know if I am in the right place is that last

> summer a neurologist did an MRI and spinal tap and said it isn't lyme

> and it isn't MS. Then another doctor ruled out Lupus.

>

> So has anyone else been told it isn't lyme and then years later had

> more testing and been diagnosed. Is it possible the spinal tap and

> MRI tests were wrong?

>

> I am still determined it has to be lyme since all my health problems

> started when I got that bulls eye rash. I am sick of doctors giving

> me pain pills and NSAIDs and telling me it is all in my head.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

<<<<I am still determined it has to be lyme since all my health problems

started when I got that bulls eye rash>>>>.

The tick and the bulls-eye rash is a definite dx of lyme. Always take

pictures of ticks and rashes.

I would always send the tick off to a lab for testing. This way you have

proof. Unfortunately there are too many Drs. that are not educated about

Lyme Disease or refuse to accept it.

You have lyme disease. The tick and rash and now the symptoms tell you

that.

Get yourself to a lyme literate Dr. Get on some abx. Soon.

Connieknwnj

_________________________________________________________________

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[Guest guest]

hey julie, all the tests out there[or most of them] are bs, been through all of

the crap you are going through now. if you have to get a diagnosis go find an

llmd. as dr. burrascano would say, " if you have symptoms you have lyme " dont let

anyone lie to you. this disease is highly controversial. kurt

<jewls963@...> wrote: I will try to make this short...

in 2001 I got bit by a bunch of ticks one day and around one got a

bulls eye rash. My life hasn't been the same since.

Like most of you, I got a bad mono-like flu, then my knees started to

hurt, bad headaches, eye pain and pink eye, then i started forgetting

simple words, strange rashes.

It was 2 years before I finally had insurance and saw a doctor about

it.

I have been fighting this for 6 years and every doctor I have ever

been to tells me to get a hobby, or they don't know what is wrong, or

I need to see a different specialist.

The reason I don't know if I am in the right place is that last

summer a neurologist did an MRI and spinal tap and said it isn't lyme

and it isn't MS. Then another doctor ruled out Lupus.

So has anyone else been told it isn't lyme and then years later had

more testing and been diagnosed. Is it possible the spinal tap and

MRI tests were wrong?

I am still determined it has to be lyme since all my health problems

started when I got that bulls eye rash. I am sick of doctors giving

me pain pills and NSAIDs and telling me it is all in my head.

[Guest guest]

I had the rash and kept testing negative, too. Lyme is supposed to

be a clinical diagnosis, but do you think my drs. would diagnosis me

with it? No, instead I have a lot of specialists and meds. I have

so many diagnoses it's ridiculous! (I was misdiag with MS at one

pt., too.) I think the drs. ought to be ashamed of themselves!

A friend told me about testing with IGeneX (there is Bowen Labs too,

but they have just merged or something, someone can give you the

update here). I took a copy of the symptoms page of www.CanLyme to

my PCP with all my diagnoses and symptoms circled. When he saw that

he started me on antibiotics right away, but I still wanted to get

tested and he consented.

My friend informed me if my dr. said it was negative to obtain a

copy. Glad she told me that, because that is how I went. The test

said a lot more than negative! She advised me to see a LLMD (Lyme

Literate MD) and I did. Even forgetting my test results (picked up

the IGeneX statement instead), when I asked if I had Lyme she

responded, " Absolutely! " .

I have Babesia also, and we found my hubby has the same infections.

I am finally being treated (by a CNHP - certified natural health

professional, Sue Massie). My husband is being treated by her, too.

I read in one dr's article that most Lyme patients end up getting the

diagnosis and treatment, because they didn't accept their drs.

opinions and became proactive.

jan

>

> I will try to make this short...

>

> in 2001 I got bit by a bunch of ticks one day and around one got a

> bulls eye rash. My life hasn't been the same since.

>

> Like most of you, I got a bad mono-like flu, then my knees started

to

> hurt, bad headaches, eye pain and pink eye, then i started

forgetting

> simple words, strange rashes.

>

> It was 2 years before I finally had insurance and saw a doctor

about

> it.

>

> I have been fighting this for 6 years and every doctor I have ever

> been to tells me to get a hobby, or they don't know what is wrong,

or

> I need to see a different specialist.

>

> The reason I don't know if I am in the right place is that last

> summer a neurologist did an MRI and spinal tap and said it isn't

lyme

> and it isn't MS. Then another doctor ruled out Lupus.

>

> So has anyone else been told it isn't lyme and then years later had

> more testing and been diagnosed. Is it possible the spinal tap and

> MRI tests were wrong?

>

> I am still determined it has to be lyme since all my health

problems

> started when I got that bulls eye rash. I am sick of doctors giving

> me pain pills and NSAIDs and telling me it is all in my head.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

I believe you're in the right place!

Doctors kept telling me the SAME thing. It took me 16

doctors/specialists before I found one that said, " I think I know

what's wrong with you " . She WAS RIGHT!! I would tell them " I'm

sick " , " something's wrong " , " I just don't feel right " for 4 1/2

years; by then, I could barely get out of bed.

One Internal Medicine doctor didn't do any blood work; we " discussed "

what was going on. By the end of the visit he advised me to go to a

psychiatrist and sent me home with samples (anti-depressents). NO

THANKS, NO WAY!! When I walked out I WAS depressed . . . another

doctor, another co-pay, still sick, nothing accomplished.

It's NOT in your head! Contact me offline and I'll give you some

contact information.

Keep a good thought -- there IS hope!!

Lori

Oklahoma

[Guest guest]

I wanted to add that Sue Massie says don't waste your money on tests.

They are expensive and not good at all! As I said before, it is

supposed to be a clinical diagnosis. I was a hardhead though and

wanted to be tested, but I attribute that to being very ignorant about

Lyme at the time. I have only begun to learn.

jan

[Guest guest]

I have looked thru a lot of posts but cant really find a " heres a

starter to what we are doing " kinda thing.

What im after i suppose, is your experience, because my sons

Paediatrician doesnt seem to think that theres anything wrong.

This may take a while - i appologise.

My son was born at term a healthy weight and was breastfed for 8wks,

a little sickly but nothing too bad. When he was changed to formula,

the problems started - he was very sickly and a little grouchy. It

took several formula's to find one slightly better than the others.

In the end a low lactose one made him slightly less sick. He was

referred to a paediatrician at 3mths because he just was not gaining

weight.

He was weaned at 6mths and i found that he seemed to be intolerant

to milk, eggs, and bananas. It was my son that gave up milk when he

was 10mths, through his choice (wouldnt take bottles any longer).

And he still failed to gain weight at that age.

At 12mths he could say and sign 4 words (in correct context) and

point to items of interest. By 18mths, he had lost those abilities,

and now doesnt gesture at all, doesnt understand even basic concepts,

and is non-verbal.

He is now 2.1yrs and the size of a thin 12mth old, still non-

verbal, lacks gesture, doesnt 'share', understands very little, and

has been assessed as having cognitive development of a 12mth old,

the communication skills of a 6-8mth old, and gross motor skills of

a 12-14mth old. He toe-walks, stumbles frequently when walking,

doesnt feel pain, and sleeps an awful lot - 12hrs at night, 2 hours

in day, and catnaps throughout the day. He communincates through

screaming until someone guesses what he wants.

On the whole, he is a happy little chap, who laughs and smiles, but

has little eye-contact. He likes a cuddle with me on his terms. He

tends to 'flit' through the house, and 'mouths' toys, and generally

has the attention span of a gnat. His dietician advised yesterday

that i cut out milk and milk products.

What i want to know... in your experience, am i in the right place

here? does anyone have a clue whats going on with my son? The Paed

says hes fine, im not convinced, what should i do to help my son? or

am i barking up the wrong tree completely???

[Guest guest]

It sounds like he may be on the spectrum. He sounds just like my 2 year old

son. My son doesn't interact with anyone but his father and I. He is completely

non-verbal.Doesn't point has little eye contact.(although this has increased

since I started him on super Nu thera. You are ABSOLUTLY in the right place. I

am still new i am sure there are alot here who can give you more advice then me.

Since we have a son around the same age email me off list and I would be more

than happy to talk moe about this with you.

Tami >Mom of 4----daughter 10 NT,daughter 9 NT, daughter 7 ADHD, 2 year old son

ASD

Am i in the right place?

I have looked thru a lot of posts but cant really find a " heres a

starter to what we are doing " kinda thing.

What im after i suppose, is your experience, because my sons

Paediatrician doesnt seem to think that theres anything wrong.

This may take a while - i appologise.

My son was born at term a healthy weight and was breastfed for 8wks,

a little sickly but nothing too bad. When he was changed to formula,

the problems started - he was very sickly and a little grouchy. It

took several formula's to find one slightly better than the others.

In the end a low lactose one made him slightly less sick. He was

referred to a paediatrician at 3mths because he just was not gaining

weight.

He was weaned at 6mths and i found that he seemed to be intolerant

to milk, eggs, and bananas. It was my son that gave up milk when he

was 10mths, through his choice (wouldnt take bottles any longer).

And he still failed to gain weight at that age.

At 12mths he could say and sign 4 words (in correct context) and

point to items of interest. By 18mths, he had lost those abilities,

and now doesnt gesture at all, doesnt understand even basic concepts,

and is non-verbal.

He is now 2.1yrs and the size of a thin 12mth old, still non-

verbal, lacks gesture, doesnt 'share', understands very little, and

has been assessed as having cognitive development of a 12mth old,

the communication skills of a 6-8mth old, and gross motor skills of

a 12-14mth old. He toe-walks, stumbles frequently when walking,

doesnt feel pain, and sleeps an awful lot - 12hrs at night, 2 hours

in day, and catnaps throughout the day. He communincates through

screaming until someone guesses what he wants.

On the whole, he is a happy little chap, who laughs and smiles, but

has little eye-contact. He likes a cuddle with me on his terms. He

tends to 'flit' through the house, and 'mouths' toys, and generally

has the attention span of a gnat. His dietician advised yesterday

that i cut out milk and milk products.

What i want to know... in your experience, am i in the right place

here? does anyone have a clue whats going on with my son? The Paed

says hes fine, im not convinced, what should i do to help my son? or

am i barking up the wrong tree completely?? ?

[Guest guest]

You are in a great place to start. I just want to add on top of a GFCF

diet, no more vaccines. Look at artificial colors preservatives, eat

choices of foods that are as healthy as your can afford. Organic in a

perfect world but hey, I don't get like the organic bananas, because my

budget can not afford. But buying a grass feed cow, look into rice milk and

try not to go soy based too much either.

There is an autism mercury , get over there too. Chelation,

when your world settles down. There are lots of great books. Sit back,

read, and learn, it all takes time.

Welcome!

Tammy

Am i in the right place?

I have looked thru a lot of posts but cant really find a " heres a

starter to what we are doing " kinda thing.

What im after i suppose, is your experience, because my sons

Paediatrician doesnt seem to think that theres anything wrong.

This may take a while - i appologise.

My son was born at term a healthy weight and was breastfed for 8wks,

a little sickly but nothing too bad. When he was changed to formula,

the problems started - he was very sickly and a little grouchy. It

took several formula's to find one slightly better than the others.

In the end a low lactose one made him slightly less sick. He was

referred to a paediatrician at 3mths because he just was not gaining

weight.

He was weaned at 6mths and i found that he seemed to be intolerant

to milk, eggs, and bananas. It was my son that gave up milk when he

was 10mths, through his choice (wouldnt take bottles any longer).

And he still failed to gain weight at that age.

At 12mths he could say and sign 4 words (in correct context) and

point to items of interest. By 18mths, he had lost those abilities,

and now doesnt gesture at all, doesnt understand even basic concepts,

and is non-verbal.

He is now 2.1yrs and the size of a thin 12mth old, still non-

verbal, lacks gesture, doesnt 'share', understands very little, and

has been assessed as having cognitive development of a 12mth old,

the communication skills of a 6-8mth old, and gross motor skills of

a 12-14mth old. He toe-walks, stumbles frequently when walking,

doesnt feel pain, and sleeps an awful lot - 12hrs at night, 2 hours

in day, and catnaps throughout the day. He communincates through

screaming until someone guesses what he wants.

On the whole, he is a happy little chap, who laughs and smiles, but

has little eye-contact. He likes a cuddle with me on his terms. He

tends to 'flit' through the house, and 'mouths' toys, and generally

has the attention span of a gnat. His dietician advised yesterday

that i cut out milk and milk products.

What i want to know... in your experience, am i in the right place

here? does anyone have a clue whats going on with my son? The Paed

says hes fine, im not convinced, what should i do to help my son? or

am i barking up the wrong tree completely???

[Guest guest]

I post about my daughter and what we do with her here.

http://wakingsophie.com

>

> I have looked thru a lot of posts but cant really find a " heres a

> starter to what we are doing " kinda thing.

>

> What im after i suppose, is your experience, because my sons

> Paediatrician doesnt seem to think that theres anything wrong.

>

> This may take a while - i appologise.

>

> My son was born at term a healthy weight and was breastfed for 8wks,

> a little sickly but nothing too bad. When he was changed to formula,

> the problems started - he was very sickly and a little grouchy. It

> took several formula's to find one slightly better than the others.

> In the end a low lactose one made him slightly less sick. He was

> referred to a paediatrician at 3mths because he just was not gaining

> weight.

>

> He was weaned at 6mths and i found that he seemed to be intolerant

> to milk, eggs, and bananas. It was my son that gave up milk when he

> was 10mths, through his choice (wouldnt take bottles any longer).

> And he still failed to gain weight at that age.

>

> At 12mths he could say and sign 4 words (in correct context) and

> point to items of interest. By 18mths, he had lost those abilities,

> and now doesnt gesture at all, doesnt understand even basic concepts,

> and is non-verbal.

>

> He is now 2.1yrs and the size of a thin 12mth old, still non-

> verbal, lacks gesture, doesnt 'share', understands very little, and

> has been assessed as having cognitive development of a 12mth old,

> the communication skills of a 6-8mth old, and gross motor skills of

> a 12-14mth old. He toe-walks, stumbles frequently when walking,

> doesnt feel pain, and sleeps an awful lot - 12hrs at night, 2 hours

> in day, and catnaps throughout the day. He communincates through

> screaming until someone guesses what he wants.

>

> On the whole, he is a happy little chap, who laughs and smiles, but

> has little eye-contact. He likes a cuddle with me on his terms. He

> tends to 'flit' through the house, and 'mouths' toys, and generally

> has the attention span of a gnat. His dietician advised yesterday

> that i cut out milk and milk products.

>

> What i want to know... in your experience, am i in the right place

> here? does anyone have a clue whats going on with my son? The Paed

> says hes fine, im not convinced, what should i do to help my son? or

> am i barking up the wrong tree completely???

>

[Guest guest]

This sound so much like my son

Do you have a diagnosis of Autism ?

Did you take him to a neurologist ?

I'd start with a neurologist, then child find and get into your state early

intervention program and start him on therapies right away.

Your list of symptoms describe my son to a tee and he has autism.

I'd also suggest that you find a great DAN doctor and get some blood work

done to test for food intolerance and metals in his body as well as yeast

overgrowth..

You can e-mail me off the list if you want to talk more about it - I really

think you are dealing with autism here and I can give you a lot of advice to

get started with the early intervention.. As far as the food and diet, this

is all new to me, we just now started it after a blood test revealed last

week that my son is intolerant to milk, gluten, casein among many other

things..

Please e-mail me if you want to talk about it.

JM8031@...

[Guest guest]

Hi,

You have some really great suggestions from the other members. Diet

is VERY important. It may be difficult but it seems to be one of the

most beneficial things parents are doing. Enzymes are also very

beneficial. I work for Enzymedica's education department. Enzymedica

is very well known and reputable enzyme company in the autism

community. We make the #1 selling digestive enzyme, Digest Gold. Yuk

I hate sounding so business like. I just want you to know you can

trust me. But you can also read past posts about Enzymedica and the

products we make. If you have any questions, or would like to see

what we would recommend, please feel free to ask me. We send out

samples and literature packets as well. It has lots of helpful

information. Let me know if I can be of help in anyway.

Alessandra

Enzymedica's Education Department

enzymedica.com

>

> I have looked thru a lot of posts but cant really find a " heres a

> starter to what we are doing " kinda thing.

>

> What im after i suppose, is your experience, because my sons

> Paediatrician doesnt seem to think that theres anything wrong.

>

> This may take a while - i appologise.

>

> My son was born at term a healthy weight and was breastfed for

8wks,

> a little sickly but nothing too bad. When he was changed to

formula,

> the problems started - he was very sickly and a little grouchy. It

> took several formula's to find one slightly better than the others.

> In the end a low lactose one made him slightly less sick. He was

> referred to a paediatrician at 3mths because he just was not

gaining

> weight.

>

> He was weaned at 6mths and i found that he seemed to be intolerant

> to milk, eggs, and bananas. It was my son that gave up milk when he

> was 10mths, through his choice (wouldnt take bottles any longer).

> And he still failed to gain weight at that age.

>

> At 12mths he could say and sign 4 words (in correct context) and

> point to items of interest. By 18mths, he had lost those abilities,

> and now doesnt gesture at all, doesnt understand even basic

concepts,

> and is non-verbal.

>

> He is now 2.1yrs and the size of a thin 12mth old, still non-

> verbal, lacks gesture, doesnt 'share', understands very little, and

> has been assessed as having cognitive development of a 12mth old,

> the communication skills of a 6-8mth old, and gross motor skills of

> a 12-14mth old. He toe-walks, stumbles frequently when walking,

> doesnt feel pain, and sleeps an awful lot - 12hrs at night, 2 hours

> in day, and catnaps throughout the day. He communincates through

> screaming until someone guesses what he wants.

>

> On the whole, he is a happy little chap, who laughs and smiles, but

> has little eye-contact. He likes a cuddle with me on his terms. He

> tends to 'flit' through the house, and 'mouths' toys, and generally

> has the attention span of a gnat. His dietician advised yesterday

> that i cut out milk and milk products.

>

> What i want to know... in your experience, am i in the right place

> here? does anyone have a clue whats going on with my son? The Paed

> says hes fine, im not convinced, what should i do to help my son?

or

> am i barking up the wrong tree completely???

>

[Guest guest]

Alessadra,

   Can you please send me some samples of Digest gold. We have been using HNI

for couple of years and I am not seeing any more changes. Would like to switch

to Enzymedica.

 

thank you,

Anandhi

From: Alessandra <milagros205@...>

Subject: Re: Am i in the right place?

Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 7:22 AM

Hi,

You have some really great suggestions from the other members. Diet

is VERY important. It may be difficult but it seems to be one of the

most beneficial things parents are doing. Enzymes are also very

beneficial. I work for Enzymedica's education department. Enzymedica

is very well known and reputable enzyme company in the autism

community. We make the #1 selling digestive enzyme, Digest Gold. Yuk

I hate sounding so business like. I just want you to know you can

trust me. But you can also read past posts about Enzymedica and the

products we make. If you have any questions, or would like to see

what we would recommend, please feel free to ask me. We send out

samples and literature packets as well. It has lots of helpful

information. Let me know if I can be of help in anyway.

Alessandra

Enzymedica's Education Department

enzymedica.com

>

> I have looked thru a lot of posts but cant really find a " heres a

> starter to what we are doing " kinda thing.

>

> What im after i suppose, is your experience, because my sons

> Paediatrician doesnt seem to think that theres anything wrong.

>

> This may take a while - i appologise.

>

> My son was born at term a healthy weight and was breastfed for

8wks,

> a little sickly but nothing too bad. When he was changed to

formula,

> the problems started - he was very sickly and a little grouchy. It

> took several formula's to find one slightly better than the others.

> In the end a low lactose one made him slightly less sick. He was

> referred to a paediatrician at 3mths because he just was not

gaining

> weight.

>

> He was weaned at 6mths and i found that he seemed to be intolerant

> to milk, eggs, and bananas. It was my son that gave up milk when he

> was 10mths, through his choice (wouldnt take bottles any longer).

> And he still failed to gain weight at that age.

>

> At 12mths he could say and sign 4 words (in correct context) and

> point to items of interest. By 18mths, he had lost those abilities,

> and now doesnt gesture at all, doesnt understand even basic

concepts,

> and is non-verbal.

>

> He is now 2.1yrs and the size of a thin 12mth old, still non-

> verbal, lacks gesture, doesnt 'share', understands very little, and

> has been assessed as having cognitive development of a 12mth old,

> the communication skills of a 6-8mth old, and gross motor skills of

> a 12-14mth old. He toe-walks, stumbles frequently when walking,

> doesnt feel pain, and sleeps an awful lot - 12hrs at night, 2 hours

> in day, and catnaps throughout the day. He communincates through

> screaming until someone guesses what he wants.

>

> On the whole, he is a happy little chap, who laughs and smiles, but

> has little eye-contact. He likes a cuddle with me on his terms. He

> tends to 'flit' through the house, and 'mouths' toys, and generally

> has the attention span of a gnat. His dietician advised yesterday

> that i cut out milk and milk products.

>

> What i want to know... in your experience, am i in the right place

> here? does anyone have a clue whats going on with my son? The Paed

> says hes fine, im not convinced, what should i do to help my son?

or

> am i barking up the wrong tree completely?? ?

>