| Name: heather | Date: Jul 25th, 2006 7:31 PM |
| I am a nurse and I have to agree with those who say there are no cures, only treatments for the hope of improvement. My own 3 year old son scored 32 on the CARS Vineland test (which is mild Autism), but his doctor wants to hold out on giving him an Autistic diagnosis since my son is showing such rapid improvement. I have found that early intervention has played a big part in his improvement so far. And in order to treat it, you need to know what areas of their development are affected the most. Time Magazine just had a great article on Autism, and you can read it for free at http://iqte.st/blog/?p=235 I also recommend reevaluations every couple of years to mark your son's improvements and key in on therapy for those problem areas that are more prevalent at that time. ↑ |
| Name: mondo | Date: Sep 20th, 2006 11:53 PM |
| Hi, i don't know if you have read "Let me hear your voice"- i cannot remember the author's name (woman) but she had 2 autistic sons and both of them came out of it (she recounts) through the Lovaas treatment which was in vogue at the time (back in the early 80's i think and still is used)- it is a stern technique but effective with some kids. I have a 19 yr old son with Autism and i can tell you that his life opened my eyes to the world. The challenge is there but the rewards are infinite. Sign language opened doors to my son since he cannot speak save a few words. Advocate his school curriculum to suit his strengths. Life is colorful. ↑ |
| Name: Hemiola | Date: Oct 4th, 2006 1:38 AM |
| Hi John! I don't think autism is something you "recover" from. What it is, is simply that your son sees the world in a different way than you do. He will learn to live and grow at his own pace, in his own time... because how he interprets the world around him is different than the way you do. It is not really a recovery. It is a journey with a different growth pattern. Know that with love, and patience, he will slowly but surely improve. ↑ |
| Name: Lynne | Date: Oct 17th, 2006 7:35 PM |
Hello John,
Yes, there ARE children who have recovered fully from autism. I have seen it myself and have an autistic son of my own. It depends on the child and how severe he or she is. Go to the web, recoverd from autism.com is one site you can read. Amother is Karyn Seroussis site. Not every child is cured and it is of the rare at this time but there is hope. Another life saver for me has been the gluten and casein free diet I put my son on. Wish I had know about this at the very beginning. I am just glad I learned about it. I believe it's the key to many autistic children. Any one with an autistic child should look into this diet. It's hard to believe a diet could make such a difference but i have seen it with my own eyes. Read why it works and it will make sense. What do you have to loose.....just 'EVERYTHING" to gain. ↑ |
| Name: felicia | Date: Oct 28th, 2006 3:04 AM |
Hello John,
I am happy to say YES! But to discuss this here is too hard. Please email me at [email protected] for an explanation.
Regards,
Felicia ↑ |
| Name: sharlottes_mom | Date: Oct 31st, 2006 12:03 AM |
| i dont think children with austism can ever fully recover from it, i have only heard of children recovering from epilepsy ↑ |
| Name: mardie | Date: Nov 2nd, 2006 11:51 PM |
| hi john, i too have a soon to be 3 year old son with autism and i ask myself the same question everyday..but even though i havn't actually known anyone that was cured of autism, i hold on to the hope..i heard about a girl who recovered from autism and her mom wrote a book called "awakening ashley" i seen them on tv so maybe this book is something you might want to look into..the mother also talks about the programs she used that helped fully cure her daughter.. ↑ |
| Name: jacksmom | Date: Jan 28th, 2007 4:24 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 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] ↑ |
| Name: Heather Ann | Date: Jan 29th, 2007 8:06 PM |
| Hi John, My husband and I have two boys both diagnosed with autism and yes we believe in recovery. Our oldest boy is living proof. He is now almost 9 and at the age of thee because he was so hyper we were told he would have difficulty learning and doing his therapy. We changed his diet removed all things from hisnenvironment like tv that increased his hyperactivity and found out he was ready to learn. The Dr. had wanted him on ritlan and we refused. This past June, all the prayer and we do give God all the glory, aba therapy, change in diet, nutritional supplements paid off in the Dr.'sown words she told our son "you had autism, now you don't, go home." Our 2nd boy is 80% back and the Dr. said he is going to be fine. sAME TREATMENT applies to him as well. ↑ |
| Name: BriansMOM | Date: Feb 11th, 2007 11:31 PM |
| Hi John I have never heard of someone completely recovering from autism. There are children who improve but it will always be a challenge. But autistic or not everyone has some type of challenge or struggle in their lives... ↑ |
| Name: ltl | Date: Feb 12th, 2007 4:14 AM |
| Hi John, I am currently reading the book, "The Autism Sourcebook" by Karen Siff EXkorn. She reported that her son has "recover" with early intensive therapy. Now, her son can not be distinguished from the "typical" kids, but of course, his speech is not as fluent. He had learned to respond to questions and commands, learned to make friends and socialised, and also learned and enjoyed giving and receiving hugs. It's very encouraging for me as I read this book. ↑ |
| Name: gagirl5215 | Date: Feb 21st, 2007 3:44 AM |
| Avalon, I have a 27 mo. old son that has just been diagnosed PDD. Do you mind if I get your email address. I would love to talk with you a little more if that is possible. I am in area where I can get no extra help from an ABA school and I think you could greatly help me. Thanks soooo much! ↑ |
| Name: virginia | Date: Mar 27th, 2007 7:16 PM |
| Hi Kim. I was so excited when I read what you said. Please tell me how [email protected] ↑ |
| Name: rachtwins | Date: Mar 28th, 2007 4:10 AM |
| no its for a lifetime but they can improve ↑ |
| Name: lindakugelman | Date: Dec 29th, 2007 4:15 PM |
John,
Many parents have seen tremendous improvements in there children with autism by using Dr. Amy Yasko's protocol.
She was covered in Discover magazine in April, 2007.
You should check out this program for recovery from autism.
I have been in the step 1 part of this protocol and will be moving to Step 2, soon.
Here is a quote from Julia York,M]A][ J]D]
from March, 2006.
"...As the co-founder of a non-profit corporation aimed at providing parents with much-needed information on biomedical interventions for autism, I have been exposed to a great deal of information about different treatment programs. After reviewing this information and speaking to literally hundreds of parents with autistic children, I can tell you that Dr. Yasko's protocol is one of the most comprehensive and effective of the many treatment programs now available. Through her study of the underlying genomic which can lead to the condition we call autism, Dr. Yasko has uncovered the potential building blocks to achieving full recovery from this crippling diagnosis. No longer do we have to accept the life sentence that autism so often represents to the affected child and his family. If we are willing to march boldly forward, accepting that our children are sick and that treatments do exist effectively manage this problem, we too can experience the miracle of recovery."
Here is the URL for Dr. Yasko's website.
http://www.holistich
ealth.com/Welcome.html
Best
of success,
Linda ↑ |
| Name: amarbuyan | Date: Feb 14th, 2008 3:55 AM |
Dear John and other parents of autistic children,
My son is 5 years old, he is autistic. We diagnosed him ourselves, because our doctors denied that he was autistic. We live in Mongolia where we have no autism profesionals or trainers at all. All you can do is to rely on your own stregth. Even we have no books or manuals in mongolian language. So the parent has to know English to study how to work with his child. 1.5 year ago I started working with my son using manual book on ABA and picture exchange system (without any professional help or guidance) and my son really improved. He started to ask questions, his language use improved. He got more disciplined and the world became more understandable to him. He now follows all the routines and instructions in kindergarten. He acquired many self-help skills, he improved many of his academic skills. So there is always hope, and even belief that your child will improve.
But my son still has no real conversation and he can't play with his peers. He doesn't understand many things like friendship, empathy, danger. He has no friends. Therefore he doesn't like going to kindergarten. And I wonder if he really needs the kindergarten if he doesn't have friends and relationships there.
Recently we learned about the intervention called Relationship development intervention (RDI). It sounds really promising, because it says that their intervention is focused on the relationship building, and in the result of the RDI autistic children start to have genuine relationships and conversations, not taught as skills. Also children 's other problems like behavioural, language delay,.. are resolved. I'm going to try this intervention and if you are interested I will keep you updated on my son's changes. Is there any parent who tried RDI, please share your ideas. ↑ |
| Name: annet oomen | Date: Jul 28th, 2008 10:23 PM |
hi everybody,
When my son was 4 years old he was diagnosed with autism and a severe behavior problem.
He went to a special school/institute and even in the weekends he was in a programm, just to make it easier for him and for us.
Had often outbursts of rage, and made no contact. Over the years between his 4th and 8th year we tried several things to make him improve in what way ever possible, nothing worked and it didn't got any better. Even the best therapists told us not to make any illusions about his future, he would never be able to have normal social contact, have a normal job or do anything in sports. His muscular skills were bad, he couldn't ride a bicycle or catch a ball. He was a total stranger for us, we loved him but couldn't come through, he lived in in his own world.
When he was 8 years old a pastor told me that God could heal him. At first I was very sceptical and was mad that this man dared to say something like that and I experienced it as false hope. But after a few days I came to the conclusion that it couldn't get worse then it was at that moment, and according to the doctors they couldn't give me anything where I could put my hope in for his future.
I deceided to start to read the bible, wnet (and still do) to a church where they believe and do everything the bible says, and learned how to ajusted Gods word in my sons live and in our live. I was alone, my husband didn't believe that stuff. But after 2 years my son came home, out of his schoolbus and said: mom - HE OOKED ME IN THE EYES FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!- Why did you put me on a school with alle strange children? They behave very strange and don't listen, don't look at you..... I knew the miracle had arrived and called my husband. Even though he was not a believer he came home right away, and started to have his first conversation with our son - it is hard to discribe and express our feelings at that moment, but I think you all understand that till today we are still gratefull toward God!
We took him out of all the special programms an for the next year he learned eveything about the world around him! That you can buy bread at a bakery, how to pay for things etc etc. His muscular skills were also miracly healed, he broke every sportsrecord at his new school and is a enthousiastic soccer player. How is he now? He is now 19 years old, has a normal social live, many friends and wants to become a lawyer and hopes to become a judge one day. He is in excellent health and very good company to have around! You can read his whole story on www.jubilee.nl and if you have any questions, please write! God is no respector of persons and wants to do the same for you, no matter what needs to be healed. I just wanted you to know that this is what has happened in our family. From all over the world I get reactions and help people as much as possible by email, so if you have a question please write. It is not my goal to get you in our church, but to introduce you to the goodness of God. ↑ |
| Name: lou.wolves | Date: Jul 31st, 2008 7:19 PM |
| hi john, can i ask where did you hear about recovery from autism. i have been told by doctors that its a lifelong illness ↑ |
| Name: jilliek | Date: Aug 10th, 2008 11:00 PM |
| I have a child that has recovered from Autism. He is 6 years old now and we were told when he was 23 months old that he was PDD/NOS. Hit us like a ton of bricks. We put him in early intervention and I never would accept what the doctors were telling me. My husband and I got in many arguments and disagreed on a lot of ways to approach our son. With the persistance of my husband and myself we overcame this battle. We are truly blessed and we are still so overwhelmed with joy everytime we see our son. We still have a speech therapist that comes to our home once a week and he still gets services at school. He is in a "typical " classroom at the local public school. For over three years it was an emotional journey . . . the high pitched yelling, the tantrums, the hand movement, it was very intense. The looks from other parents, or just looks from strangers would make me break into a cold sweat. I understand what you are going through and if you ever need to email me please feel free. My address is [email protected]. Bless you and yours. ↑ |
| Name: Kowanko | Date: Jul 9th, 2009 1:19 AM |
John,
I just got the news from my son's psychotherapist yesterday that he no longer meets the diagnostic criteria for autism. He was diagnosed three years ago and was seen twice by this same psychologist. Kids can and do recover from autism. There is a lot of hope. He just had one hour a week of speech therapy and occupational therapy. Everything else was bio-medical. Good nutrition is key. Follow the Dan protocol. ↑ |
| Name: There IS Hope | Date: Jul 14th, 2009 2:22 AM |
| Hi. I work in a school district, as a special-education paraprofessional. I have been blessed to care for and help many different children of various ages, with a variety of challenges. I recently listened to / watched a woman share her incredible story of raising a son with autism. It touched me deeply. Her son was healed, a few years back, and continues to improve in his schooling. I ordered her book and found so much hope in her experience. Hope that applies to everyone, including families with autism but not limited to only autism. My heart goes out to all. If anyone is interested in the details of the book and the radio / t.v. program, please e-mail me at [email protected]. (Since it is my understanding that some things cannot be posted.) With excitement, encouragement, and heart-felt appreciation and compassion to every family touched by especially autism...There IS Hope. ↑ |
| Name: marjacorp | Date: Aug 19th, 2009 6:41 PM |
| my son is now 18 and as recently as yesterday we were tested by the school system and they indicated he is no longer testing autistic- he still has conversation weaknesses but overall it is very difficult to tell from where we have ciome - I was blown away ↑ |
| Name: marjacorp | Date: Aug 19th, 2009 7:02 PM |
| Love of God and Family along with Independent living and happiness is our goal - I m not certain we will call it "recovery"- I replied earlier that our son is tesing as no longer austistic as of yesterday and his IQ is also in the average range - total credit goes to GOD for healing and giving us the tools to intervene as obstacles were presented (often). I have been told he would not achieve normal functioning by the medical community and school system - we homeschooled, did ABA and DTT along with speech and OT thru second grade in public school and also attened a christian school until last year. We are not attending public school and slong with academics getting job skill training to transition comfortably to a full time job - if we wants to pursue college he can but he loves to work ↑ |
| Name: tasha1011 | Date: Aug 10th, 2010 4:14 PM |
Hi John,
My son is now 9 years of age and is very successful. I do not know of a "cure" but we have used behavior specialists, speech pathologists, and I have researched and used these skills at home. My son initially had a one-to-one aide. In kindergarten, he was in a special day class. He is now entering 4th grade. He is in a "regular" classroom, has friends, last year - received academic certificates, is in Cub Scouts and overall is successful. He even talks to me about attending college one day.
I write about my experiences and give tips on my blog http://raisingsucautistic.blogspot.com/
As I said - with or without a cure, your son will be successful because you sound like a caring parent. ↑ |
| Name: Valmcin | Date: Nov 16th, 2010 5:34 PM |
You most certainly can recover a child from autism.
Go to www.autism.com
Check out http://www.recoveredautism.com
In Canada www.autismrecovery.ca
Our son is 12 and was diagnosed with severe autism. He is 90% recovered and gaining on his peers everyday. We know so much more now than a decade ago. ↑ |
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