As my husband Chris, and I performed our nightly ritual of cleaning the kitchen and packing lunches, we came across our 5th graders progress report for school. We were both very impressed that he had strait A’s. Chris turned to me and said, “Well, he just may survive Jr. High after all.” To which I [...]
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High Fiber Gluten Free Diets
Of all the diets most widely used in autism community, the Gluten Free / Casein Free diet seems to be the most wide spread. In fact, the Autism Research Institute (ARI) actually found that parents and practitioners report that 60% of their children have a positive response to such a diet. In our family, we [...]
Fish Oil Supplements- Mercury
Just what we do not want to read when we think of fish oil supplements- Mercury. As parents with children on the spectrum, we spend so much time watching out for mercury and other heavy medals and contaminants that our children are so sensitive, too. And yet, a lawsuit has been issued against 8 of [...]