Update on our progress

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Hi all. I just wanted to give an update and let you all know how things have

progressed. Last weekend was the 11th round of DMSA/ALA (25 mgs each) per Andy

Cutler protocol. Also, we started viral protocols about a month ago (higher dose

Vit C, OLE, and Virastop).

Dylan has been doing great!!!! I almost don't want to say anything for fear of

jinxing it....but I remember how much it helped me to hear about other people's

successes, so I thought I would share ours. Dylan has about 10-12 words now and

he hasn't lost them!! He uses them daily and says " momma " all the time! He's 4.5

years old and I waited a long time to hear that word from him. He uses his sign

language more and more appropriatley and as an actual form of communication

instead of just as a game.

Another exciting thing is that he seems to be gaining control of his hands and

fingers. Before, he had the " claw hands " and almost no dexterity in his fingers.

Now he can manipulate them in many different ways. The most amazing thing

happened .....we realized he can count!!! He has been showing us on his fingers

how he can count and he loves it!!! The other day after I had given him a banana

he brought me another one. I said " no Dylan, you already had a banana " ...well

he puts up 2 fingers to tell me he wants 2 bananas!!!!!! It was awesome!

Also, (and this one made me cry)....my lovely son who could only draw lines

and took a long time to learn how to draw circles is now drawing

people!!!!!!!!!!!! And not just any people, but his family! While in school he

drew 3 people and signed to the aide which one was me, his father, and him. He

has learned to draw and does it completely independently. His teachers were

blown away. When I got the picture I cried. I think it was the first time I

realized how much our family means to Dylan and how much he loves us. I cannot

even explain the feeling.

We started biomedical last December. Originally we were GF/CF but switched to

enzymes because my son was not a big responder to the diet but testing shows

that he has sensitivity to gluten/casein. We treated yeast and saw some

improvements with naturals (GSE, biotin, threelac, Candidase) but nothing with

Diflucan. We are on all the typical supps but I never really saw improvements

until just recently...then it was like an explosion.

Yeast is still an issue, but what can we do? He's chelating and on anti-virals

and that causes yeast because they're WORKING!!! I just treat as best I can and

I know in a while I'll have to take a break and really clean out his gut. I have

just kinda excepted that almost all treatments can cause yeast and if I spend

all my effort on that issue I'll never get to the core of my son's autism (which

is metals and viruses, obviously)

One more note: We started with a DAN! who was nice, but she was going to bleed

us dry. In one month I spent $3000 on tests, appointments, and supplements. If

you can afford a DAN!, great. If you can't, then you are in the right place.

Everything I've done for my son has been on the advice and based on the

experience of people on this board. I don't even know you guys, but I love you

so much. It's the unselfish devotion to helping others that you guys have shown

me that is saving my boy. I cannot tell you how grateful I am. I think I finally

feel hopeful for the future, and I'm getting the feeling my son is going to be

okay.

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