CuringAutismBlog

I see it has been a month since I posted last. Oops!

Mike is doing pretty well but is not "recovered." He still has plenty of very ornery moments, and can't understand another's point of view. We have tweaked the supplements somewhat, but that doesn't seem to help in a big way.

According to Dr. Kenneth Bock, Defeat Autism Now (DAN) doctor, we also need to be pursuing chelation to get rid of mercury, and trying a gluten-free, casein-free diet. These have helped a majority of the autistic kids who have been put on them. So we have done two rounds of mild chelation with alpha lipoic acid so far, per the protocol of Andrew Hall Cutler. Since this is such a mild protocol, we don't expect to see results for a while. Just keep doing it every two weeks for a year or something like that. (It involves two nights and three days of taking an ALA dose every three hours, around the clock.) So we will persevere and see what happens.

As for the gluten-free, casein-free diet, I have been reluctant to bring it up. My husband is such a particular eater that I have never brought it up before, although I knew it might help. I did suggest it to Mike's older sister Shannon, who put herself on it about three weeks ago and is feeling much more clear-headed. (She has mild Asperger's.)

I brought it up to Mike a couple of nights ago and he basically said "no way." He is not interested in forgoing cookies etc. So I have to either 1. put the whole household on a GFCF diet while they are at home, or 2. talk him into it somehow. I will try to talk him into it first.

The GFCF diet is no wheat, oats or rye, and also no milk products of any kind. So, no pizza, no cake or normal bread. The best substitute is a Chinese/Japanese diet, which is what Shannon is eating. Hopefully we can get Mike to consider this. In fact, please pray about it for me!