Vitamin Supplements.

Anyone see the movie Lorenzos Oil ? Me neither, but the gist of it is that there are alternates to modern medicine. Not that I'm peddling anything but there's a raft of proprietary medications, basically low level vitamins and minerals that could help. We've been trying a product available in Australia that's a multi B product. Early days but since we've started trying multi Bs in powders our boy has been better behaved. Not an angel, but better, and that's all any parent can hope for.

Vitamins.

Despite being in the established health industry I'm always sceptical when people claim that some sort of vitamin converted their child from a disability into a Rhodes scholar, because it sounds like bull shite. But for one of our boys we are giving him some A and B complex vitamins and he seems to be a bit calmer. A bit. See how he goes in the next few months.

Supplements.

We are currently trialling Vitamin A and B's. After 3 weeks our eldest son is sleeping better and happier but that could just be part of the mood and behaviour swings that he has. We will keep testing at a consistent dosage and get back in a few more weeks. Has anyone else tries supplements ?

Nutrition and diet.

Here's a link to a comprehensive study on dirt and supplements for autism. http://ariconference.com/enews/treatment.pdf It's an interesting 52 page read but it's more interesting that some treatments work better for some than others. What have you tried and how effective has it been ?

WELCOME and It's time for a cure.

Hi, our 2 boys weren't born with Autism but they developed it later in childhood.

 That tells me that Autism is developed through a chemical change, some children have quite pronounced behaviours from early on and some develop the condition anywhere up to 8 years later. This means that Autism isn't the result of parenting or environment. Autism comes from within but what triggers it ?

In certain children,  there is a change over a range of years that becomes classified as Autism and it's a lifelong condition. These changes occur quickly and are profoundly adopted.

I don't know what the chemical change or imbalance is, I have no cure to sell or program, but I have a belief that Autism has a cure.

My partner and I have been through the charlatans who claim to "cure" Autism and some have had up to 40,000 people go through their program with around 40 people ( in total over the years) who are claimed to be "cured". That's a success rate of 0.01%.  That is no cure but a recipe to make money from desperate parents.

While we have not found a cure for our 2 sons, some treatments have resulted in measured success.

Melatonin wasn't a success but I mention it so other parents can ask their Dr. or paediatrician about  it.

 Same with Ritalin, same with Dexamphetamine.

 However Risperdal or Risperidone, has made a dramatic difference in chemically calming their anxiety, lowering their self harm and generally making them less completely obnoxious to be with.

Autism is so widely diagnosed that there will be many drugs to deal with many behaviours and Risperdal works for our boys. But drugs are not a solution or a cure.

If you have an Autistic child you will probably/ hopefully have noticed fleeting moments of clarity, comprehension, understanding and even insight from your child. For a short while your child can comprehend the world around them, maybe not connect with it, but for our two boys, there are definite moments of connection with the real world.

 Why can't these moments last ? What combination of circumstances are needed .

Recently we read about a study at the University of South Australia where the use of fish oil resulted in an increase in vocalisation. We tried it and yes our boys are more vocal and certainly more intriguing in their general sounds that they make, but as yet, nothing that could be classified as 'language'. 

So here we are 6 years down the track, some insight, some understanding of what's needed but not sure in what direction to head.

 This is where you come in.

Please share what treatments or ideas do you have or have already tried ?