RE: My Replies Re: Dylan's Health

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Tracey,

Doesn’t matter who

asked what question J I am with Janet in suspecting ASD. I don’t think a forceps birth

could cause it, but again, who knows? The one common thread in ASD is gut

problems. I think that is why kids with DS often have ASD is because they have gut

problems on a good day. But it’s just a guess on everyone’s part

right now. Constipation is just the other side of the coin of gut issues. That

has been ’s problem. Also many of the kids don’t show out

ward symptoms but their guts are not absorbing food as it

should and they will go on to develop all kinds of food sensitivities

and allergies.

There are many good lists out there for kids with

ASD and so many of the parents use supplements and diet to control it, it

should not be hard to find a good

regime for him. Janet can prolly fill you in on some of the most basic ones. The lastest and greatest seems to be Bacopa. I have heard that many of the kids

in a family of a kid with ASD having food issues too. Do a search on phenol

containing foods and then watch and see if they are cause of the red ears/cheeks.

Have you asked your son why he sometimes

seems to be distant? Our neighbor’s

son is very good at explaining why he behaves certain ways. Course the

explanation may not make sense to US, but it will give you insight. For

example, he asked me to write his name on his cup here when we were having a

party, and I asked him why. His response was he was afraid to get the ink on

the his hands as he couldn’t stand the way it felt on his skin. That is a

sensory issue. They seem to be hyper sensitive to touch and noise. Though not

in a consistent manner so it’s hard to pinpoint sometimes. ‘The Out

of Sync Child” does a great job explaining sensory issues. Which reminds me, when he sits on the toilet do his feet touch the floor?

Some kids can not tolerate having their feet dangle at all. They feel like they

are going to go floating off in space and need to have their feet firmly on the

ground. Just a guess again….could

be lots of things. But some of them are very easily fixed if you just know the

cause.

Another great read is “

The Child With Special Needs” by Greenspan. Look for it cheap on

E-bay or half price shops. He helps you help your child

to be happy and whole and to start where the child is and work with them not

against them. Lots of wonderful information that is very easy to do every day

during play time etc… hardest part is finding time to read the book ;-)

After that it will become second nature and you have a great opportunity since

he is home with you all the time. And it’s not dx specific, IOW, you could apply this book to ANY kid, including a typically

developing one.

BTW- I too homeschooled for 8

years. Had to send the kids to PS a couple of years after ’s

arrival cause you have to be home to home school and I

wasn’t. I agree with your philosophy of parental accountability. Which I

still hold and it drives the schools a bit nuts, but oh well. LOL

Carol in IL

Mom to seven kids, twin grandson's and ,

4 DS

" Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in

vain. " Psalm 127

My problem is not how I look, it's how you see me

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Hi Sharyn, Janet and Carol

I think I may have mixed up who asked what when I

replied. It is

really hectic here as you would suspect. We have

had someone here

this morning with my husband about his family

history, trying to

keep kids quite, feed baby and reply to your

emails.

I'm sorry if I answered to the wrong person there

was just so much

to think of and answer with so many distractions

this end.

Thanks all of you for your advice, love and help.

Love, Light and Blessings

Tracey

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