RecoveringNicholas.com

By now, I’ve realized that the problem was stopping the Brainchild Nutritionals. I left a message for the doctor to get his thoughts and input. Clearly he needs something

Halloween was a chore getting him into school for his party. He walked around the playground during the parade with his head down to the ground – he did not even notice that we were there.

March 2, 2010
I’m just re-reading my blog as I do every once in a while to see how far we’ve come. Me saying that getting him into school was a chore is the understatement of the year. He would not get out of the car. I still have this fiasco embedded into my head and it was 2.5 years ago. When I unhooked his car seat, he climbed into the back of my SUV so I couldn’t reach him to get him out. He screamed for his DVD. He screamed and cried and carried on like you wouldn’t believe. I had no idea why. Perhaps the ride to school wasn’t as long as he would have liked. Maybe he wanted to watch his DVD longer. Maybe pulling up to the school set him off. Who knows? At this point, I did not yet know the nuances that would set him off. We were already late with getting him there and he just would not get out of the car. I was on the verge of taking him back home and forgetting about his Halloween party/parade, but I dragged his screaming body into school. He fought me the whole time.

Today, these are only memories, painful memories. Just another reminder to be thankful for how far Nicholas has come.

Thank you.  Thank you for throwing yourself into the ring to fight this fight.  Thank you for going public with the wealth of knowledge we know is working to recover our children and for sharing your personal experiences - I have stopped getting looked at like I was nuts and people have actually begun listening and asking questions.   Thank you for finally getting a book on treating autism on the bookshelf at my local bookstore.  Before your book, they were all special order (which is ridiculous)!!  Thanks for everything you’re doing - the effort is certainly going to pay off in the end!

I just came across this blog and wanted to share the link - alot of great reading here!  Definately worth a bookmark!

Vaccine Awakening Blog

From today through the next few days, Regression begins – Nicholas cried the whole day at school. Temper tantrums (which were pretty much gone) quickly returned. Nicholas obsessed once again with going outside – and tantrums while standing at the front door. His eye contact has diminished. He began playing with himself without a care in the world again. Started not wanting to get out of the car or even to be un-buckled in his car seat. Halloween was a chore getting him into school for his party. He walked around the playground during the parade with his head down to the ground – he did not even notice that we were there. Hyperactivity has returned. This. Is. Heartbreaking.

Did not give Nicholas the brainchild supplements for the first time.

Doctor says we have to discontinue the Brainchild Nutritionals because it contains TMG and this will conflict with the MB-12 shots.

First appointment at new Dr’s office. Nicholas was GREAT during this appointment. He was comfortable in the office, stayed in dr’s office playing on the floor – and was not in a hurry to leave. I read alot about this doctor and his practice, so I’m excited to get going and see how he can help us with Nicholas. Once I receive the paperwork back from them after they have time to read through his whole history and come up with a treatment plan, I’ll post more info.

We’re starting on MB-12 shots given every 3rd day. We’ll do a 5 week trial and see how it goes - then we’ll go from there.

Having kids on a GFCF diet can be tough - this is a great support group with lots of parents going through exactly the same thing.

GFCFKids on Yahoo

Also, check out the recipe group as well:

GFCF Recipies

I want to be ONE LESS parent who has to hear the words, “Your child has autism”

I want to be ONE LESS parent who has to feel like a prisoner in their own home because of their child with autism.

I want to be ONE LESS parent who gets looked at like they cannot control their child when their child is having a tantrum in a store, restaurant, etc.

My son wants to be ONE LESS child who was robbed of a “normal” childhood, one not filled with vitamin supplements, therapists, speech therapy, etc.

We are now ONE LESS family who believes everything we’re “told” by the CDC and AMA and etc. etc. 

Happy Birthday baby!

This was an unbelievable day.  Unbelievable.  Just unbelievable.

You are nothing short of amazing. Really.

Your 2nd birthday party was a disaster, so I did not have high hopes that this was going to go well.  No one really knows of the difficulties we’ve been going through, so we really didn’t know what to expect.

You played all day WITH your friends - happily.  You visited with family and had fun and you were constantly laughing and having a good time.  You sat with everyone and ate dinner and cleaned your plate when you were done.  When it was cake time, you let us sing happy birthday and you blew out your candles.  YOU BLEW OUT YOUR CANDLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Nicholas, you’ll never know how huge this was - I have never been in this kind of shock in my life.  For one day, we had a glimpse into normal.  Reassurance that you’re breaking through.  That it’s all working.  That you are going to be just fine.  You opened your presents one at a time and you actually opened them - I didn’t do it for you.  You did it, kid.  All by yourself.    You are one of a kind.  I love you!