This landmark court case is reviewing, in a court of law, whether or not autism can be caused by vaccines.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Autism Case Lands in Court
Cases of autism, inevitably caused by toxic poisoning in some form, are becoming more and more evident. Natural Cellular Defense can make a huge difference for an autistic child.
This landmark court case is reviewing, in a court of law, whether or not autism can be caused by vaccines.
This landmark court case is reviewing, in a court of law, whether or not autism can be caused by vaccines.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
IEP Time!
It's that time of year again, as anyone with a child with special needs knows, to review progress and come up with a new IEP. I just went today for Demi's. MUCH better than last year! Yea for Demi!
Last year, as I've mentioned here before, Demi struggled to make progress. What seemed like simple goals (trace her name, draw a stick person, cut across paper) were mountains for her. She struggled with the same tasks for most of the year. I started her on Natural Cellular Defense (liquid zeolite) last March and she finally started making progress. By the end of the school year, she had started to make progress, but not enough to accomplish her goals.
Amazingly, she didn't regress at all over the summer and continued slow, but steady, progress this entire school year. In the words of one administrator at the meeting today, "she has made amazing progress!" Her speech has increased incredibly (from barely intelligible at home to mostly intelligible to strangers), she recognizes all her upper and lower case letters, as well as their sounds, which is actually age-appropriate - woohoo! She accomplished her goals so quickly this year that we started adding new ones back in December and again in February!
Of course, none of her progress would have been possible without support from great teachers and therapists (who have remained largely the same over the last 2-3 years), but I believe NCD lifted some fog in her brain which allowed all of the learning to sink in.
As my skeptical father said at one point, "Whatever you're doing, keep doing it!" I definitely will!
Last year, as I've mentioned here before, Demi struggled to make progress. What seemed like simple goals (trace her name, draw a stick person, cut across paper) were mountains for her. She struggled with the same tasks for most of the year. I started her on Natural Cellular Defense (liquid zeolite) last March and she finally started making progress. By the end of the school year, she had started to make progress, but not enough to accomplish her goals.
Amazingly, she didn't regress at all over the summer and continued slow, but steady, progress this entire school year. In the words of one administrator at the meeting today, "she has made amazing progress!" Her speech has increased incredibly (from barely intelligible at home to mostly intelligible to strangers), she recognizes all her upper and lower case letters, as well as their sounds, which is actually age-appropriate - woohoo! She accomplished her goals so quickly this year that we started adding new ones back in December and again in February!
Of course, none of her progress would have been possible without support from great teachers and therapists (who have remained largely the same over the last 2-3 years), but I believe NCD lifted some fog in her brain which allowed all of the learning to sink in.
As my skeptical father said at one point, "Whatever you're doing, keep doing it!" I definitely will!
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Therapeutic Listening
We've been on "break" from the Therapeutic Listening since before Christmas - over 2 months now. I haven't seen any regression at all. Hard to say whether the listening had a good effect that stuck around or had no effect. We definitely noticed difference while going through it, so it was touching something.
Demi is visiting grandparents this week of "Mid-Winter Break". Yea! No kids for the week! I feel a slight tinge of guilt for feeling so unfettered, but it soon passes. ;) I'll be interested to hear the GP's report on Demi after this week. They haven't seen the girls since Christmas. Of course, they're always positive, but they try to be as honest and unbiased as grandparents can be.
We ran out of ThreeLac before I took them to the GP's. I'm a bit worried that Demi will regress with out it (i.e. yeast will flare). I need to get it ordered so I can hit it hard when she comes home.
Demi is visiting grandparents this week of "Mid-Winter Break". Yea! No kids for the week! I feel a slight tinge of guilt for feeling so unfettered, but it soon passes. ;) I'll be interested to hear the GP's report on Demi after this week. They haven't seen the girls since Christmas. Of course, they're always positive, but they try to be as honest and unbiased as grandparents can be.
We ran out of ThreeLac before I took them to the GP's. I'm a bit worried that Demi will regress with out it (i.e. yeast will flare). I need to get it ordered so I can hit it hard when she comes home.
Thursday, February 01, 2007
No negatives yet
I started Demi on Liver Life last week when it came. We worked up to 10 drops/3x/day on that, per advice from AutismNCD group. Once I started the LL, I started increasing her NCD. We did 10 drops today with no ill effects. I got the liquid zinc earlier this week but have not given her any yet. I plan to hold 10 drops through the weekend, start a low dose of zinc tomorrow (just in case), and then ramp up more on NCD next week. I've gotta keep a handle on the yeast; I think it's starting to creep back in again.
I've had some nice mini-surprises lately. Last night when I was making supper (manicotti), Dana asked what the spaghetti sauce in the bottom of the pan was for (Dana is typically sharper than Demi). Before I could answer, Demi spouted, "It's to help it cook better!" I had not mentioned anything about the dish or the process before this exchange ( and I don't think I'd ever made manicotti before!). She was totally clued in!
We had speech therapy today. Her therapist mentioned that she was going to need to test her again to make sure we're still on the right track. She said once certain skills start clicking (oral motor), others fall into place quickly. She needs to reassess where Demi is, even though it's only been 6-7 months since she was tested. Now, that's progress! :D
Another "new" thing for Demi has been chiropractic adjustments. She just had her third one today. I can't say it's doing anything (who knows!), but I thought it was worth a try since it was extremely convenient (same time and location as her weekly therapy) and also covered by insurance. On the evening after her first adjustment, she seemed unusually chatty on the phone. Typically, she answers questions with single word responses. That night (a week ago), she was yakking on about different kids in her class, different things she'd done. Of course, Nana couldn't understand most of what she was saying, but she was talking up a blue streak! Could be all coincidence...
I've had some nice mini-surprises lately. Last night when I was making supper (manicotti), Dana asked what the spaghetti sauce in the bottom of the pan was for (Dana is typically sharper than Demi). Before I could answer, Demi spouted, "It's to help it cook better!" I had not mentioned anything about the dish or the process before this exchange ( and I don't think I'd ever made manicotti before!). She was totally clued in!
We had speech therapy today. Her therapist mentioned that she was going to need to test her again to make sure we're still on the right track. She said once certain skills start clicking (oral motor), others fall into place quickly. She needs to reassess where Demi is, even though it's only been 6-7 months since she was tested. Now, that's progress! :D
Another "new" thing for Demi has been chiropractic adjustments. She just had her third one today. I can't say it's doing anything (who knows!), but I thought it was worth a try since it was extremely convenient (same time and location as her weekly therapy) and also covered by insurance. On the evening after her first adjustment, she seemed unusually chatty on the phone. Typically, she answers questions with single word responses. That night (a week ago), she was yakking on about different kids in her class, different things she'd done. Of course, Nana couldn't understand most of what she was saying, but she was talking up a blue streak! Could be all coincidence...
Monday, January 22, 2007
Ramping up NCD again
Things seem to be back to normal now for Demi. After taking her NCD dose down to 4 drops (12/day) and giving her 2 sachets of Threelac each day, her severe lack of attention dimished last week.
I'm ready to try again, but I procrastinated and only ordered the zinc and Liver Life just now. I'll try increasing slightly, but I won't go over that dangerous 8 drops level until I can get some zinc and liver life into her, which might not be until next week.
Last Friday, her teacher tested her for letter sound identification and she got all but 3. Yea, Demi! Based on that result after listening to the Alphamotions song MANY times at school, I'm guessing she's an auditory learner. I'll have to figure out how to teach her things that way. Any suggetions?
I'm ready to try again, but I procrastinated and only ordered the zinc and Liver Life just now. I'll try increasing slightly, but I won't go over that dangerous 8 drops level until I can get some zinc and liver life into her, which might not be until next week.
Last Friday, her teacher tested her for letter sound identification and she got all but 3. Yea, Demi! Based on that result after listening to the Alphamotions song MANY times at school, I'm guessing she's an auditory learner. I'll have to figure out how to teach her things that way. Any suggetions?
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