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| Name: Bryns Mom | Date: Sep 28th, 2006 8:39 PM |
| Hi Mandy I can imagine how stressful and demanding it must be for you. I am also a stay at home mom - I have a small business I am self employeed so I work on that as well. you can contact me if you want someone to connect with. Cheers Heidi ↑ |
| Name: domboots4 | Date: Oct 1st, 2006 3:50 AM |
| HI, i have a 5 year old son that has pdd-nos.i also am a stay at home . i am in the process of potty training my son and so far we have not made any progress at all .also he does not have any words. so i to am so stressed like if this were not enough i have a 17 year old son and a 3 year old , as it is my son takes most of my time i feel i have no time for my other children or my husband let alone myself. ↑ |
| Name: sylvia0366 | Date: Oct 26th, 2006 5:56 AM |
| Hi Mandy, I understand you perfectly, I am a single mom of 3 autistic children, ages 11, 9 and 7. I had to quit my job 3 years ago after 17 years of being there for the same reasons as you did. My mom use to go to the IEP's for me, but since she did not know much about them, they were taking away all the therapies from my kids, speech, OT, etc...I then would have to ask for days off from work to go and fight with the school. It is very stressful, demanding and frustrating. I know that sometimes I just start crying and asking why me, but then my kids will come and give me a hug and a kiss, and I realize that if they had been born "normal", it would'nt be the same and I would not change them for anything in this world. Hang in there, If you want to talk anytime, just email me at [email protected] Sylvia ↑ |
| Name: jacksmom | Date: Jan 28th, 2007 4:38 AM |
| Jack's story.... After the 12 mos. vaccines my son gradually slipped into autism. He was head-banging, hand-flapping, twirling, lost speech, lost eye contact and he just withdrew. Now two years later.... no head-banging, no twirling, no flapping, has eye contact and is starting to verbalize again. And... he has Down Syndrome to boot. :) Yes... even kids with DS get autism. Actually they get it at a higher rate. What helped him? First I give God praise.... our son wouldn't be here without Him and we prayed and I believe He guided us. Second... supplements. Especially cod liver oil. I recommend Green Pastures CLO with the X factor. Check out Dr. Mary Megson's work on the web. http://www.diet-studies.com/megson.html Our Jack healed gradually... but he is healing. I actually had to make myself GET USED TO him not twirling everything any more! Also check out Dr. Amy Yasko's work. www.holistichealth.com We give Jack alot of supps - cod liver oil, probiotic, magnesium citrate, tart cherry and recently we added cilantro. He takes some other things too but each child is unique. It helps to find a good naturopathic MD or chiropractor. Don't use supps until you research things for yourself. Cilantro for example...should possibly not be used until some other detox has been done. Don't give up. There is hope! And... I will be frank here.... many mainstream doctors know squat about how to heal autism. Don't let that throw you. There are people who do know how to help. God bless you! Love, Jack's Mom :) [email protected] ↑ |
