Autism video

All:

Hope this isn't violating anything in the forum, but my grandson is autistic and I felt the need to pass along the below message. Purely voluntary, if anyone would like to participate. Thanks.

The video is touching and the music is quite good.

The band, Five for Fighting, is generously donating $0.40 to Autism Speaks for *each time* the video is viewed the funding goes toward research studies to help find a cure. When you have a moment, please visit the link below to watch the video and pass it along to your friends and family. They are aiming for 10,000 hits, but hopefully we can help them to surpass this goal.

http://www.whatkindofworlddoyouwant.com/videos/view/id/408214

Roger J Carlson said:

I'm always suspicious of these kinds of things, so I usually verify with a site like Snopes.com. I was pleasantly surprised to discover it's legitimate.

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Thanks, Roger. I checked it out, too, but I should have included that in my post. The original sender on my message was:

Andy A. Herrera
Director of Educational Equity & Diversity Programs
Division of Student Affairs
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
(814) 898-6111 - (814) 898-6024 (fax)
AIM: AndyEqtyDvrsty

oscuridad said:

thanks for putting that up. I am sure you are aware but there is enormous evidence of a connexion between autistic behaviours and gut health. Pure Aloe Vera juice lines the gut and reduces permeability and so reduces the passage of toxins into the blood. (We met a lady with an autistic son whose symptoms were dramatically reduced by drinking aloe vera juice every day).

There is also a suspected link with candida albicans overgrowth. We know this through bitter experience.

Reduce or eliminate refined sugars, give acidophilus, reduce wheat (if you can) and dairy. You will probably see a big improvement. I hope I am not butting in here, or giving my thoughts where they are not welcome, but the power of the control of diet can be quite remarkable.

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Thanks, Oscuri. Interesting information. Yes, Aiden is on gluten-free, lactose-free diet. Here's the little guy...

flutecrafter said:

other than just lactose, you should look into the milk protein as well.
Casein is one of the issues for my daughter.

We have had to go gluten and casein free here, as well as removing
any artificial food colors from their diet, and removing all corn products
from my son's diet.

There is much that can be done to help along those lines, but no silver
bullet that I can find.. I'm still searching and praying though, and they
have both come a very long way towards being out of the mist.


I will certainly hit that link, and I thank you for putting it up there.

Mark

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Thanks, Mark. I left out Casein. That's a no-no, too. The last time they visited (Christmas) and Jeannie and I went to the natural food store to find stuff to make for him, there were so many no-this's and no-that's on the label that I wondered if there was really anything in the package. He does okay, though. He's a great kid. He does respond, but verbal communication is pretty much out (save quoting movie lines). He does spell things out; e.g., with magnetic letters on the 'fridge. He once reacted to his sister crying by spelling "sad" with his letters. You know it's in there--it just can't get out very well.

(This is harder to discuss than I thought it would be...)

His parents, Neal and Janice, are great and doing all the right things. He's in an ABA program in Norman, OK, and loves school. His teachers say he's a favorite among the staff due to his antics. One fun thing: a new gal (read: young, cute) started working at the school. He had always resisted when it came time to move from one activity to the next--but then he started cooperating if she'd give him a hug. "Uh huh," I thought. "This kid's no fool!" I'm sure it's a gene pool thing.

Sorry, didn't mean to turn this into a monologue. He's just so neat...