My son was diagnosed with autism disorder. He received multiple therapies between the ages of 3 and 6. He responded so well to therapy and medication that we were told he did not need services. We have had behavioral difficulties over the years and the doctors just prescribed more medication. I was never given a clear diagnosis until a couple years ago and he is now 13. The first time I saw his diagnosis on paper is when I asked for his medical records when we became concerned about some side… read more
Hi there! Biomed has been part of our ASD experience since day 1, but we started slowly due to me needing to learn about it on my own. We don't have the types of doctors in our area that do this kind of work. The first thing we did was dietary, eliminating dairy. This was huge for him. Then we moved on to removing gluten. I didn't notice any effect, so stopped. However a couple of years later, we tried again and it made a big difference. We moved on to supplementation and again more gains. One of the biggest things for us was genetic testing. He was found to have an MTHFR defect, which was a key issue. I also have the same defect. We take methylfolate (an easier for the body to use folate/folic acid). A significant percentage of people with ASD have an MTHFR issue. We have since done more genetic testing with 23andme and are currently working on addressing these issues. I'm sorry this rather broad. You are welcome to message me. I'm more than happy to share specifics.
We Are just looking into biomes solution. I contacted Dr Woller at mailto: (Email address can only be seen by the question and answer creators) and will be using Great Plains Lab to start testing and adding supplements based on results. We had our 6 year old son on Risperidone and in 2 months he gained 20 lbs and grew breast tissue. He also started puberty now at 8. His anger increased and we had to start Homeschooling him. Glad to hear the GFCF diet worked better later on. I think we will try it again.