Jen, Form the reading I've done, it seems like there are four camps on GFCF: 1)those who think it is complete humbug because only anectodotal evidence is...
On July 3rd, I propose meeting at Sholam Water Park in Champaign, Illinois for a day at the pool and a cookout. Fireworks are then being held at Lodge Park in...
I'm in!!! This sounds like a lot of fun! We'll try the fireworks but in the past Tino has been really frightened by the noise... even if you can barely hear...
The next meeting of CU-SSAS/ Central IL GRASP will be held on Tuesday, June 9th at 7:00 pm in the Champaign Public Library in Pavilion Room A on the ground...
In a recent post I mentioned that we started our 6 year old Asperger's daughter on meds (Tenex)but are not having very good results. It's been suggested by our...
This is not from personal experience but I have a close friend who has a 12 year old daughter with PDD and she's been taking Prozac for years. I think she...
I was wondering if any parents have witnessed their kid accidentaly hurt themselves during play and what was their reaction? The reason I ask is because my...
We just took the advice of our doctor and put our 7-year-old daughter on an SSRI because of her OCD behaviors (Zoloft). She has only been on the medication for...
My son has been on Luvox for 8 years. It works great for the OCD component of ASD. He has not had any health side effects. It is also been around long enough...
Read up on sensory integration dysfunction. When she is REALLY hurt she will let you know. Claire ... From: jennibhopeful <jennibhopeful@...> Subject:...
What ever drug you put your child always remember to check all of the side effects. Some SSRI can bring on a latent tendency for psychotic conditions. I am...
FYI. I get these updates each day, now sometimes even more than once a day. We need to be heard. Please call your legislators and Governor Quinn about this....
This sounds like an interesting program! Please note that registration is requested. Feel free to share this with others who might be interested as well. Ann ...
fyi ... There are also grants through the National Autism Association. The application period has passed for this year, but you might plan for next year. See...
I first want to say that we proceeded on the GFCF diet after having IgG (i.e. food intolerance) testing completed, not a second before. We didn't think it...
I'm sure there are some of you on here that have a child taking Risperdal. I've read the package insert, FDA warnings, pros vs. cons, etc. that I can find...
Kris, I would have a few questions about your son: 1. how old is he? 2. Has he been on other meds prior to Focalin? 3. How long have his aggressive impulses...
Hello. Carle Clinic is indicating that the MMR vaccination is no longer available as three separate shots.  A co-worker's daughter received the first...
Hi Kris, I have a question for you: does a kid only need to be put on the diet for certain period of time (like you indicated for 8 months), and after...
Yes, this happened to me too. The peds nurse said that the Carle pharmacy is no longer ordering the 3 separate components. I wonder if there's some type of...
Hi, Sasha. My understanding of the GFCF diet and the period of time your child will be on it is this: it varies from person to person and a lot also depends...
My son, who is going to turn 6 next month, was on Risperdal for about 6 months right before he turned 4 till he was almost 4 1/2. The benefits were he had less...
I am horrified of the day that I have to consider medication for my daughter. She is almost three years old and I just want to try everything I can without...
I do not have any personal experience about it, but I have been hearing favorable things about Seroquel and from what I understand, the FDA has recently looked...
NO - Not all children with autism need to be medicated. As you might know, there is no medication for autism - however, individuals may take medication to...
We, my entire family of 5, are now dairy free. Our primary goal is to improve our physical health (allergies, asthma) but I'm hopeful that our son with...
NO! My son is very much autistic and very much NOT medicated, at least not for autism traits. He takes medicine for asthma and allergies and I do have a long...
Hi everybody, If you are interested in meeting Brian King LCSW - he will be at this event. Even if you aren't interested in hearing him speak, it's a very...
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