http://recoveringnicholas.com This blog is about Nicholas's journey through autism to recovery. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:15:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/03/08/35000-unvaccinated-patients-zero-autism/ another one bites the dust.... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/03/08/round-72-complete/ Note: For info on these supplements including where to buy them, visit my Supplement Directory page. Changes since the last update are: reduced Cytoflora to maintenance dose of 5 dropperfuls per day (so far so good) added Wild Oil of Oregano (to keep bacteria and yeast in check) added Organic Coconut Oil Vitamins & ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/03/04/current-master-supplement-list-march-2010/ We're past the 70 rounds of chelation mark and an update is long overdue. During the past 20 rounds, Nicholas has made so many huge improvements that life for us is very, very different than it once was. His language continues to grow in leaps and bounds. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/03/01/update-on-nicholas-9/ Round 71: Complete http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/03/01/round-71-complete/ Nicholas is a very different child than he was 6 months ago, a year ago. I would even have to say that he's a different child from the one he was 3 months ago. We could not be happier with his progress... We just got back from Toys R ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/27/saturday-with-mommy-nicholas/ Here's a quote from Bill Gates that you can see/hear for yourself.... If we do a really great job on new vaccines, healthcare, reproductive health services, we could lower that (the population) by perhaps 10 or 15 percent. About 4 minutes and 30 seconds into this video: http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates.html http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/26/bill-gates-if-we-do-a-really-great-job-on-vaccines-we-can-lower-population/ Wakefield Inquisitioners Have Their Day http://drtenpenny.com/Wakefield_Inquisitioners_Have_their_day.aspx By Dr Sherri Tenpenny February 14, 2010 I’ve been asked many times over the last few weeks to share my opinion on the verdict of the U.K’s General Medical Council (GMC) about Dr. Andrew Wakefield and the retraction of his 1998 article, “Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/23/wakefield-inquisitioners-have-their-day/ Recovering a child from autism is a journey. A journey that is long and can take you many places where you never thought you would have ever gone. It is also a marathon, requiring many breaks to gain perspective and many changes in route to accommodate stormy weather. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/22/recovery-from-autism-is-a-journey-here-are-a-few-tips/ Time flies - before I know it, we'll be at 100!! With every round we finish, we see more Nicholas. More of who he actually is hiding behind the autism that is disappearing right in front of our very eyes..... Detoxing him is not changing who he ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/22/round-70-complete/ It's things like this that are infuriating to a parent of a child with autism.... Up to 77 children die per year because of choking and they want to redesign the hot dog. How many children are injured and die from a toxic vaccine and you keep ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/22/the-aap-only-looks-out-for-your-child-if-the-subject-has-nothing-to-do-with-vaccines/ You have got to love this piece.... Seriously folks, this one is a must read... Dr. Steven Novella Makes The Case for Vaccine Autism Link... By Mistake By J.B. Handley “Many children are diagnosed between the age of 2 and 3, during the height of the childhood vaccine schedule… The true onset ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/18/dr-steven-novella-makes-the-case-for-vaccine-autism-link-by-mistake/ Due to snow days and the holiday, we did an extended round from Thursday night to Tuesday morning. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/16/round-69-complete/ 9 Questions That Stump Every Pro-Vaccine Advocate and Their Claims David Mihalovic, ND [naturopathic medical doctor] October 28, 2009 Since the flu pandemic was declared, there have been several so-called "vaccine experts" coming out of the wood work attempting to justify the effectiveness of vaccines. All of them parrot the same ridiculous ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/14/9-questions-that-stump-every-pro-vaccine-advocate-and-their-claims/ I have been saying this and saying this and saying this..... you just don't sign this, you find another doctor. Why Signing a Waiver to Avoid Vaccines Can Be Considered Abuse by Anai Rhoads Ford Recently, the Washington Post printed an article about vaccine waivers that could jeopardize your parental rights: "The ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/14/why-signing-a-waiver-to-avoid-vaccines-can-be-considered-abuse/ This was deleted off of their website sometime this evening after many of us in the autism community were infuriated by what we had read. Google cache came to the rescue..... You probably don't even need to ask, but they won't be getting any support from me. icare4autism.org - Do Vaccines ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/14/thinking-about-supporting-icare4autism-read-this/ http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/13/pharma-not-in-business-of-health-healing-cures-wellness/ On Feb 3rd 2010 Sen. John McCain introduced a HORRIFIC bill, S.3002 called the "Dietary Supplement Safety Act of 2010" (DSSA). If passed as currently written, this bill would result in the disappearance of many (if not all) nutritional supplements currently on the market from store shelves as it will ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/13/must-read-mccains-proposed-2010-dietary-supplement-bill-must-take-action/ Japanese Data Show Vaccines Cause Autism June 3, 2009 Just months following the US Court of Federal Claims rejection of the claim that the MMR vaccine causes autism, here you will see data from formal peer refereed medical papers showing that vaccines caused autism in Japanese children and will be doing the ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/13/japanese-data-show-vaccines-cause-autism/ If you have time to write, make a phone call or 2 to the Governor...any thing is helpful. We have been working on this for years! If the government wants to keep mandating more and more, barely tested vaccines.. parents need choices for their children! Thanks for any help you ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/13/nj-residents-who-support-vaccination-choice-bill-a-243-update-and-help-needed/ Taurine Enhances the Function of Insulin January 29, 2010 - Byron Richards, CCN Science now shows that the amino acid taurine is a helpful tool in supporting the production of insulin and insulin sensitivity – two major issues for any person seeking solutions for blood sugar issues. Generally taurine is thought ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/13/taurine-enhances-the-function-of-insulin/ Beta Glucan Cure for Fungus Fungal infections occur when your body's resistance is weakened. With a compromised immune system, fungal infections may be difficult to get rid of and may recur. The best way to deal with fungus is to boost the body's natural defense against invaders. Beta glucan can do ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/13/beta-glucan-cure-for-fungus/ Corn Gluten Damages Celiac Patients http://www.glutenfreesociety.org/corn-gluten-damages-celiac-patients/ A Study published in the journal Gut identified that corn gluten caused an inflammatory reaction in patients with celiac disease. “The observation that corn gluten challenge induced an abnormal NO reaction in some of our patients with CD is intriguing as maize is considered safe and is ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/13/corn-gluten-damages-celiac-patients/ Study clearly demonstrates that aluminum found in vaccines can cause neurologic damage Monday, 21 September 2009 22:17 Randi Allaire was an Information Management Specialist in the military for almost four years. Three and one-half years were spent with the Air National Guard as Information Management, the previous five and ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/13/study-clearly-demonstrates-that-aluminum-found-in-vaccines-can-cause-neurologic-damage/ Gluten Intolerance Leads to Cancer, Heart Disease and Death, Research Shows Friday, February 12, 2010 (NaturalNews) New research shows that people with wheat allergies and gluten intolerance have a higher risk of heart disease, cancer and death. Gluten is a protein contained in many grains, including wheat, barley, rye, and oats. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/13/gluten-intolerance-leads-to-cancer-heart-disease-and-death-research-shows/ In case you have not already heard, HBO released a movie about Temple Grandin recently. If you haven't already seen it, it really is a must see. http://www.hbo.com/#/movies/temple-grandin When you're done watching Temple Grandin on HBO, make sure you watch this as well.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wt1IY3ffoU http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/13/hbo-films-temple-grandin/ Refresh how you look at the world of autism... http://www.refresheverything.com/usofautism http://www.tommyland.org/newsletter/pepsi.html http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/13/pepsis-refresh-everything-contest-please-vote-for-the-tomyy-foundation/ Anatomy of a Witch Hunt February 12, 2010 Much has happened in the last few weeks surrounding Andrew Wakefield, and I have not been available to write about it. It has been truly frustrating to see this story reported as if the GMC hearing was legit and The Lancet as if it ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/13/a-must-read-anatomy-of-a-witch-hunt/ UK General Medical Council Told Docs “Commit Fraud for MMR Vaccine Bonuses” February 13, 2010 The UK’s General Medical Council issued formal written advice to UK medical doctors to commit fraud on the UK’s National Health Service for personal financial gain. If UK doctors met target levels for vaccinations they qualified for ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/13/uk-general-medical-council-told-docs-%e2%80%9ccommit-fraud-for-mmr-vaccine-bonuses%e2%80%9d/ More than 1,000 get mumps in New York, New Jersey since August February 8, 2010 10:00 p.m. EST New York (CNN) -- More than 1,000 people in New Jersey and New York, many of them adolescent Orthodox Jews, have been sickened with mumps since August, health authorities said Monday. Orange County, New York, ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/13/more-than-1000-get-mumps-in-new-york-new-jersey-since-august-77-were-vaccinated/ Don't kid yourselves folks, Aspertame is not something you want to eat or drink. Don't take my word for it, do your own research. Aspartame Toxic Effects Ajinomoto brands aspartame AminoSweet Ajinomoto has unveiled a new brand name for its aspartame sweetener which draws on its origin from amino acids. Aspartame has ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/13/health-alert-name-of-aspertame-changing-to-aminosweet/ Another one bites the dust! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/08/round-68-complete/ A Statement from Jenny McCarthy & Jim Carrey: Andrew Wakefield, Scientific Censorship, and Fourteen Monkeys http://www.ageofautism.com/2010/02/a-statement-from-jenny-mccarthy-jim-carrey-andrew-wakefield-scientific-censorship-and-fourteen-monke.html Los Angeles, February 5, 2010 Dr. Andrew Wakefield is being discredited to prevent an historic study from being published that for the first time looks at vaccinated versus unvaccinated primates and compares health outcomes, with potentially devastating ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/05/a-statement-from-jenny-mccarthy-jim-carrey-andrew-wakefield-scientific-censorship-and-fourteen-monkeys/ Another round complete! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/01/round-67-complete/ Note: For info on these supplements including where to buy them, visit my Supplement Directory page. Changes since the last update are: It looks as though the aminos he was taking may have been responsible for his weight gain - so I have removed these: Metabolic Maintenance Amino Blend, Acetyl-L-Carntine and ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/02/01/current-master-supplement-listing-february-2010/ Will There Be Justice? 26 January 2010 by C. Linderman Sr. - ATO Press http://www.autismtodayonline.com/2010/autism/will-there-be-justice/ On Thursday, January 28th 2010, The GMC,General Medical Council, will release their finding in the professional misconduct charges filed against Dr. Andrew Wakefield and Professors John Walker-Smith and Simon Murch. While the verdict is days away, I don’t ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/01/27/will-there-be-justice/ Is Eating Sugar Really That Bad for Us? http://www.alternet.org/story/145367/is_eating_sugar_really_that_bad_for_us January 27, 2010 Americans eat 156 pounds of sugar per person per year. How did this happen and how concerned should we be? Want to gross yourself out? Imagine eating eight teaspoons of sugar straight out of the bag. Yeek, right? That's how much ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/01/27/is-eating-sugar-really-that-bad-for-us/ This is a bit off topic, but maybe not - as we work towards understanding what is going on with our children's bodies... Your Body Within One Hour of Drinking Soda http://www.drmomma.org/2008/01/your-body-within-1-hour-of-drinking.html I have to admit, as a former teacher, I used to cringe when I saw the amounts of soda my students ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/01/25/your-body-within-one-hour-of-drinking-soda/ This article is a must read for anyone who consumes any food or drink with aspartame! Aspartame Poison: The Silent Killer By Ron Harder There is an epidemic across North America today of Multiple Sclerosis and Lupus. Most people do not understand why this epidemic is happening, and they do not know ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/01/25/aspartame-poison-the-silent-killer/ Coming Soon to a (Toxic) Farm Near You: Monsanto's Genetically Modified Wheat Monday, January 25, 2010 by: E. Huff, staff writer (NaturalNews) Monsanto, the multinational agriculture giant most known for its propagation of genetically-modified (GM) crops, has decided to resurrect its pursuit of GM wheat. Abandoned in 2004 due to opposition from ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/01/25/coming-soon-to-a-toxic-farm-near-you-monsantos-genetically-modified-wheat/ Younger mothers' breast milk has highest levels of flame retardants. http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/younger-womens-breast-milk-higher-levels-of-pbdes/ Daniels, JL, IJ Pan, R Jones, S Anderson, DG Patterson, LL Needham and A Sjödin. 2009. Individual characteristics associated with PBDE levels in U.S. human milk samples. Environmental Health Perspectives doi:10.1289/ehp.0900759. Synopsis by Kim Harley, Ph.D. Breast milk from young women ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/01/25/younger-mothers-breast-milk-has-highest-levels-of-flame-retardants/ Done with Round 66!! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/01/25/round-66-complete/ Started with 6 drops - we'll be ramping up to 5 dropperfuls 2x a day. If we see good things from this, we'll go as high as 5 dropperfuls 2x a day and gauge the best dose for him. Update - 1/27/2010: After speaking with a friend, I decided ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/01/23/started-cytoflora-today/ I love Culturelle, always have. Nicholas has been on it from the very beginning. It's been pretty much one of very few supplements that I never changed brands, looked to remove from his regiment, etc. In December, I ran out of it and figured he could go ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/01/20/we-truly-now-know-the-value-of-culturelle/ Keeping count!! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/01/18/round-65-complete/ This round brought another set of good gains which we saw throughout this past weekend. I hope to have my update on Nicholas post done soon..... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/01/11/round-64-complete/ As an American, I refuse to buy mandatory health insurance that supports corrupt conventional medicine http://www.naturalnews.com/027870_health_reform_insurance.html January 05, 2010 by Mike Adams "Why should I be forced to pay money to a system that I know to be largely based on fraud...? If I had a choice, I would buy insurance that covers alternative ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/01/05/as-an-american-i-refuse-to-buy-mandatory-health-insurance-that-supports-corrupt-conventional-medicine/ Note: For info on these supplements including where to buy them, visit my Supplement Directory page. Changes since the last update are: I had stopped and re-introduced Acetyl-L-Carnitine and L-Carnosine to see if we would get another good speech boost (we did!) Slightly increased zinc as he started biting on my shirt ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/01/04/current-master-supplement-listing-january-2010/ There are so many of us who were way ahead of you, Harvard - where's our complimentary degree? Harvard Takes it Back and Says Swine Flu was Oversold Dr Mercola - January 2, 2010 A new analysis from Harvard University, using H1N1 deaths in the U.S. in the spring and projecting likely ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/01/04/harvard-takes-it-back-and-says-swine-flu-was-oversold/ Sugar May Be Bad, But This Sweetener Is Far More Deadly http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/01/02/HighFructose-Corn-Syrup-Alters-Human-Metabolism.aspx Scientists have proved for the first time that fructose, a cheap form of sugar used in thousands of food products and soft drinks, can damage human metabolism and is fueling the obesity crisis. Fructose, a sweetener usually derived from corn, can ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/01/04/sugar-may-be-bad-but-this-sweetener-is-far-more-deadly/ Why Skeptics Love to Hate Homeopathy http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2009/12/09/Why-Skeptics-Love-to-Hate-Homeopathy.aspx by Amy L. Lansky, PhD www.impossiblecure.com Perhaps the most derided of alternative medicines is my own favorite -- homeopathy. Over the past few years, detractors have focused their efforts in the United Kingdom and have succeeded in crippling homeopathic hospitals and clinics funded by the National ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/01/04/why-skeptics-love-to-hate-homeopathy/ Dr. Klinghardt's Treatment of Lyme Disease http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/08/04/Dr-Klinghardts-Treatment-of-Lyme-Disease.aspx Dr. Mercola August 04 2009 Excerpted From the Writings of Dietrich Klinghardt, MD, Ph.D., edited by Eve Greenberg, LPC, CN, Explore Staff Reporter and Director of the Klinghardt Academy of Neurobiology In the last decade the majority of outcome-oriented physicians observed a major shift: we realized ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/01/04/dr-klinghardts-treatment-of-lyme-disease/ Double-Blind Study of Glutathione, Vitamin C and Cysteine in Children With Autism and Severe Behavior Problems http://localclinicaltrials.com/NCT00889538/Double-Blind-Study-of-Glutathione,-Vitam.html?ref=twitter&q=Autism Summary This is a double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of glutathione alone or glutathione, vitamin C and NAC treatment in children with autism who also have severe behavior problems. Our hypothesis is ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/01/04/double-blind-study-of-glutathione-vitamin-c-and-cysteine-in-children-with-autism-and-severe-behavior-problems/ New study: amino acids could heal brain damage Friday, January 01, 2010 by: S. L. Baker, features writer http://www.naturalnews.com/027849_amino_acids_brain_damage.html (NaturalNews) A head-on car collision, a stumble that slams your head to the ground, a wound from a military battle in Afghanistan, a violent criminal assault -- these and other causes of sudden blows ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/01/04/new-study-amino-acids-could-heal-brain-damage/ Vaccines: The Cause of Disease, More Proof Posted on 03 January 2010 by C. Linderman Sr. - ATO Press http://www.autismtodayonline.com/2010/autism/vaccines-the-cause-of-disease-more-proof/ In June of 2008, I participated in the Green Our Vaccines march on Washington D.C. The march had over 8,000 people attending and I still think fondly of the sight of tying up ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/01/04/vaccines-the-cause-of-disease-more-proof/ Perhaps we should stop pumping our children full of garbage in the name of medical advancement when all it means is more profit for Big Pharma and a generation of children who cannot function properly. The FDA, CDC & AAP could care less other than getting your kids their ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/01/04/children-reaching-age-3-without-being-able-to-say-a-word-survey-finds/ Gluten: What You Don't Know Might Kill You Mark Hyman, M.D. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/gluten-what-you-dont-know_b_379089.html Something you're eating may be killing you, and you probably don't even know it! If you eat cheeseburgers or French fries all the time or drink six sodas a day, you likely know you are shortening your life. But eating a nice ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/01/04/gluten-what-you-dont-know-might-kill-you/ Keeping count http://recoveringnicholas.com/2010/01/04/round-63-complete/ AdventuresInAutism.blogspot.com hits this one out of the park. Thank you, Ginger, once again for a brilliant blog post! Julie Gerberding Named Head of Merck Vaccines http://adventuresinautism.blogspot.com/2009/12/julie-gerberding-named-head-of-merck.html Wow... Congratulations Julie! Who would have guessed that you would be the one person in the whole world that Merck would want to head their ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/12/21/julie-gerberding-named-head-of-merck-vaccines/ We took a 2 week break and are back to chelating. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/12/21/round-62-complete/ Keeping score.. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/11/30/round-61-complete/ The usefulness of chelation therapy for the remission of symptoms caused by previous treatment with mercury-containing pharmaceuticals: a case report Serafina Corsello, Alessandro Fulgenzi, Daniele Vietti and Maria Elena Ferrero* New Study about using EDTA to remove mercury! "This is the first study reporting the beneficial effects of EDTA chelating therapy to ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/11/28/816/ September 21, 2005 2 Studies Question the Effectiveness of Flu Vaccines By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL Rome, Sept. 21 - Just as governments around the world are stockpiling millions of doses of flu vaccine and antiviral drugs in anticipation of a potential influenza pandemic, two new research papers published today have found that such ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/11/28/ny-times-2-studies-question-the-effectiveness-of-flu-vaccines/ The Goal of Every H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine: Immunotoxicity, Neurotoxicity and Sterility http://preventdisease.com/news/09/103009_vaccine_sterility_immunotoxicity_neurotoxicity.shtml Science dictates that only a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled study can generate unbiased results in any clinical trial. In the history of vaccine development, no such study has ever been performed. It is only unscientific opinions and pharmaceutical propaganda which ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/11/28/the-goal-of-every-h1n1-swine-flu-vaccine-immunotoxicity-neurotoxicity-and-sterility/ keeping score http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/11/23/round-60-complete/ JACKSON, N.J., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- During its research into the application of neuroscience in business, a New Jersey based think tank, The Center for Modeling Optimal Outcomes®, LLC (The Center) made an inadvertent and amazing discovery. The Center examined the neuroscientific dynamics of logic and emotion in decision making ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/11/19/scientific-link-to-autism-identified/ http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/11/17/diedre-imus-on-fox-news-before-you-vaccinate/ keeping count http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/11/16/round-59-complete/ A Comprehensive Guide To Managing Autism by Willis S. Langford http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/11/15/a-comprehensive-guide-to-managing-autism/ Here is a great resource to help you understand the methylation pathways: Methylation Map Be sure to print it out for handy reference! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/11/15/methylation-map/ An Avalanche Of Reports Of Adverse Reactions To The H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine – And Yet World Health Authorities Continue To Insist That It Is Safe Is the swine flu vaccine safe? Only a small portion of the population has been vaccinated in most areas so far, and yet ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/11/15/an-avalanche-of-reports-of-adverse-reactions-to-the-h1n1-swine-flu-vaccine-%e2%80%93-and-yet-world-health-authorities-continue-to-insist-that-it-is-safe/ Expert Pediatrician Exposes Vaccine Myths http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/11/14/Expert-Pediatrician-Exposes-Vaccine-Myths.aspx "… and it became clearer to me as I read the research, listened to more and more parents, and found other practitioners who also shared the same concern that vaccines had not been completely proven safe or even completely effective, based on the literature that ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/11/14/expert-pediatrician-exposes-vaccine-myths/ It's really important that you read through the comments that have been posted. Some Pregnant Women Fearful of H1N1 Vaccine http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/11/14/pregnant-thinking-about-the-h1n1-vaccine/ Facebook crowdsourced investigation exposes vaccine denials of SIGA Technologies http://www.naturalnews.com/027483_SIGA_Technologies_vaccines.html Friday, November 13, 2009 by: Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor (NaturalNews) When you publish a hard-hitting story containing links to lots of little-known documents, you never know what kind of bizarre blow-back you'll receive. The latest episode of reactive strangeness ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/11/13/is-dr-ozs-siga-technologies-lying-about-vaccine-industry-link-sure-looks-that-way/ Dear Dr. Oz, I recently viewed the vaccines segment on your show, 4 Vaccines All Women Need, and I cannot begin to tell you how disappointed I am in you as a doctor and as a human being. To me, you seemed different. You seemed like you knew better. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/11/13/dr-oz-vaccines/ Now I just think he's a schmuck like the rest of them. Conflicts of interest? Dr. Mehmet Oz owns 150,000 option shares in vaccine technology company Tuesday, November 10, 2009 by: Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor (NaturalNews) Dr. Mehmet Oz is a huge promoter of vaccines. He's been on television ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/11/10/i-used-to-really-like-dr-oz/ What Could the H1N1 Vaccine, Autism, and Chronic Disease Have in Common? Retroviruses. Dawn Crim VACTRUTH 11/09/2009 (vactruth.com) Researchers have known for quite some time now that retroviruses are present in certain vaccines. A particular retrovirus, known as XMRV, has even made the news very recently. It has been found in certain individuals suffering ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/11/09/what-could-the-h1n1-vaccine-autism-and-chronic-disease-have-in-common-retroviruses/ keeping count http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/11/09/round-58-complete/ In case you've never seen this.... it is a must see. Gary Null's Vaccine Nation http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6531447125053615129# http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/11/05/gary-nulls-vaccine-nation/ This interview is a must-hear! Take the time out and listen to this interview with Dr. Buttar who has successfully treated Desiree Jennings with IV chelation, antioxidants, etc - and in 36 hours, this woman went from having dystonia to not having neurological impairment. http://askrsb.podbean.com/2009/11/04/exclusive-flu-shot-victim-desiree-jennings-cured-of-untreatable-neurological-disorder/ PS - This is not an ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/11/05/a-must-hear-interview-with-desiree-jennings-doctor-dr-buttar/ Age of Autism: How Wired Magazine’s Amy Wallace Endangers Our Kids. By J.B. Handley Wired Magazine’s recent cover story on autism, written by Amy Wallace, is titled “An Epidemic of Fear: How Panicked Parents Skipping Shots Endangers Us All.” (HERE) For any reader hoping for an unbiased, objective discourse on the ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/11/05/age-of-autism-how-wired-magazine%e2%80%99s-amy-wallace-endangers-our-kids/ In case you have not yet heard of Desiree Jennings, the cheerleader who now suffers from dystonia after receiving a FLU vaccine, you can see the original story here: http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/23/washington-redskins-cheerleader-desiree-jennings-permanently-disabled-after-seasonal-flu-vaccine/ Now, please go to her website: http://desireejennings.com and check out how well she is talking now! She is most likely going ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/11/04/recovery-is-possible-and-happening-before-our-very-eyes/ This article is a must read... A Decade Of Questioning Harm And The Autism-Vaccine Connection ""President Obama, can you please explain why HHS, along with the local and federal law enforcement agencies would not allow a person to pour Thimerosal (an ingredient in some vaccines which contains ethyl-mercury) onto the stone plaza ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/11/04/a-decade-of-questioning-harm-and-the-autism-vaccine-connection/ Shopping and Nicholas are two words that you never used to be able to put into the same sentence unless of course oil and water are also used in the same context. This past Friday night, I took Nicholas grocery shopping. He did not want to sit in the cart ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/11/03/shopping-and-nicholas/ Keeping Count http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/11/02/round-57-complete/ Autism and Element Imbalances Concern has been raised over the link between exposure to heavy metal toxins and neurological brain damage associated with learning and behavioral disorders in children. Research shows that exposure to heavy metals such as lead and mercury can impair brain development at very early ages—even at ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/11/01/autism-discount-from-directlabscom/ Note: For info on these supplements including where to buy them, visit my Supplement Directory page. I have made major changes since my last update. Nicholas is no longer drinking supplement juice - he is swallowing capsules, so some supplements have changed to capsules and gelcaps from liquids. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/11/01/current-master-supplement-listing-november-2009/ CCFC Victory: Disney Offers Refunds on Baby Einstein Videos http://www.commercialexploitation.org/babyeinsteinrefund.html If you have any Baby Einstein videos which you purchased between 2004 and Sept 2009, you can get an exchange or refund for up to 4 DVDs. Click on the link above for more info and return information. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/11/01/ccfc-victory-disney-offers-refunds-on-baby-einstein-videos/ Nicholas had an amazing Halloween - we are so thrilled with his progress and the changes in him - every day he blows us away. Every single day. Friday, he had his school Halloween parade and party. We went to watch the parade and this year, we could tell ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/31/what-a-great-halloween/ Attention all friends from New Jersey.... Candidate Chris Christie supports vaccination choice! Corzine has got to go! Let's send the message loud and clear that we want a choice! Read about it here from LifeHealthChoices.com: http://www.lifehealthchoices.com/103009-get-out-the-vote-chris-christie-supports-parental-choice http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/31/time-to-vote-nj-christie-supports-vaccination-choice/ http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/29/if-you-think-dr-oz-is-giving-you-good-advice-regarding-the-flu-vaccines-think-again/ Cause of SIDS discovered? I really thought this was sooo interesting. New Zealand has not had a single case of SIDS since their research found out what causes it. I've highlighted important points in blue for those who don't have time to read all of it right now. Update: I also ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/27/cause-of-sids-discovered/ Check out this TACA link for doing GFCF on a budget - and yes, even for those using food stamps: http://gfcf-diet.talkaboutcuringautism.org/gfcfsf-diet-on-food-stamps.htm http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/27/gfcf-diet-on-a-budget-possible-even-on-food-stamps/ Dr. Paul Offit, The Autism Expert. Doesn't See Patients with Autism? http://www.ageofautism.com/2009/10/dr-paul-offit-the-autism-expert-doesnt-see-patients-with-autism.html By J.B. Handley Paul Offit wrote a book, Autism’s False Prophets, with the overt goal of repudiating the biomedical treatment movement for autism. Of course, the real goal of the book, and how it’s being used today, is to convince ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/27/age-of-autism-dr-paul-offit-the-autism-expert-doesnt-see-patients-with-autism/ If you're following Andy Cutler's Chelation Protocol and would like to talk to other parents who are as well, join us on yahoo: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/AndyCutlerChelationForAutism/ http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/27/following-andy-cutlers-chelation-protocol/ Here is a collection of recent articles on Supplements that I thought would be helpful: NaturalNews.com: Oregano Oil eliminates parasites in humans Quercetin: A Rising Star for Nerves, Immunity, and Metabolism Iodine Supplementation Improves Intelligence in Children Fly High with Fat: Student Pilots Demonstrate Why Fat is Crucial to Health Asthma Caused by Deficiency in ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/27/recent-infoarticles-on-supplements/ Here are ten questions vaccine-pushing doctors and health authorities absolutely refuse to answer: #1) Where are the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies proving flu vaccines are both safe and effective? Answer: There aren’t any. (http://www.naturalnews.com/027239_v…)... Read More #2) Where, then, is the so-called “science” backing the idea that flu vaccines work at all? Answer: Other ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/27/10-questions-vaccine-pushing-doctors-and-health-authorities-refuse-to-answer/ http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/10/27/What-You-Didnt-Know-About-Fiji-Water.aspx http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/27/what-you-didnt-know-about-fiji-water/ This video is about Max Majeski’s journey after an adverse reaction to the Hepatitis B vaccine at birth. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/27/maxs-journey-after-an-adverse-reaction-to-the-hep-b-vaccine/ On our way to 60!! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/26/round-56-complete/ So, despite the fact that Merck reassured us that they would bring back the separate measles, mumps and rubella vaccines, they have apparently changed their minds and decided against doing such afterall. So, for those parents who wished to space out the vaccination schedule and give ONE LIVE VIRUS ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/23/separate-measles-mumps-rubella-vaccine-formulations-discontinued/ Obstetrics and Gynecology International Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 807659, 4 pagesdoi:10.1155/2009/807659 Research Article Labor Augmentation with Oxytocin Decreases Glutathione Level http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ogi/2009/807659.html http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/23/pitocin-labor-augmentation-with-oxytocin-decreases-glutathione-level/ Safety and Efficacy of Oral DMSA Therapy for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Part A - Medical Results http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6904/9/16 BMC Clinical Pharmacology 2009, 9:16doi:10.1186/1472-6904-9-16 Published: 23 October 2009 Abstract (provisional) Background This study investigated the effect of oral dimercapto succinic acid (DMSA) therapy for children with autism spectrum disorders ages 3-8 years. Methods Phase 1 ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/23/safety-and-efficacy-of-oral-dmsa-therapy-for-children-with-autism-spectrum-disorders/ Vaccines' Dark Inferno: What is not on insert labels? Neither our federal health authorities nor the private vaccine industrial complex know how to solve the hidden health dangers lurking in vaccines. Richard Gale and Dr. Gary Null Progressive Radio Network, September 28, 2009 The vast majority of scientists, physicians, nurses and public health educators' ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/23/vaccines-dark-inferno-what-is-not-on-insert-labels/ http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/10/06/Why-You-Should-NOT-Vaccinate-Your-Children-Against-the-Flu-This-Season.aspx# This year it is more important that you protect your children and loved ones from the flu vaccines than influenza itself. In his article published on LewRockwell.com, Bill Sardi details 18 reasons why you should not vaccinate your children against the flu this season. Here are nine of them: The ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/23/do-not-let-your-child-get-flu-vaccine-9-reasons-why/ http://whitehouse.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/10/08/first-daughters-not-vaccinated-against-h1n1/ October 8, 2009 President Obama's school age daughters have not been vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says the vaccine is not available to them based on their risk. The Centers for Disease Control recommend that children ages 6 months through 18 years ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/23/first-daughters-not-vaccinated-against-h1n1/ http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/23/dr-ozs-children-will-not-be-receiving-h1n1-vaccine/ http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/23/how-mercury-causes-neurodegeneration-brain-damage/ Watch CBS News Videos Online Part II http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/23/dr-wakefields-interview-on-cbs-news/ Greenpeace protests genetically modified corn in Mexico updated 8:22 a.m. EDT, Tue October 20, 2009 By Arthur Brice CNN (CNN) -- Mexico saw the first public protests this weekend over the government's decision to allow cultivation of the first genetically modified corn, which environmentalists and others say could ruin the nation's native crop. About ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/23/greenpeace-protests-genetically-modified-corn-in-mexico/ NVIC Launches Research Fund To Study Health & Vaccination Read more here: http://www.nvic.org/NVIC-Vaccine-News/October-2009-(1)/NVIC-Launches-Research-Fund-To-Study-Health-Vacc.aspx http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/23/nvic-launches-research-fund-to-study-health-vaccination/ News on vaccines, environmental pollutants, and susceptibility. http://www.generationrescue.org/binstock/index.htm Teresa posts alot of helpful research and news to various groups on the internet - join some of the communities on the right side of this page to read her posts. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/23/scientific-news-by-teresa-binstock/ Hertz-Picciotto's blood mercury autism study: what the researchers omitted Teresa Binstock Researcher in Developmental & Behavioral Neuroanatomy October 21, 2009 Irva Hertz-Picciotto & colleagues have published results of a study comparing mercury (Hg) levels in children with and without autism (1). The study does not report findings about total body burden of Hg in ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/23/hertz-picciottos-blood-mercury-autism-study-what-the-researchers-omitted/ Before you put on your walking shoes, let's take a look at Autistm Speaks Annual Report, shall we? Make sure you open the link, so you can read along with me, okay? Thanks. http://www.autismspeaks.org/annual_report.php Click on the 990 pdf from 2008. Here's a direct link: http://www.autismspeaks.org/docs/Autism_Speaks_Form_990_2008.pdf Reported Salaries: Mark Roithmayr: $400,413.00 Peter ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/23/autism-speaks-annual-report/ European Children Better Protected than US Children: An Outrage Did you know that Kraft Macaroni and Cheese is formulated differently in Europe than that in the U.S.? This fact recently surfaced while I was doing an investigative search, I was livid! I’ve been teaching, lecturing, and reporting about the dangers of food ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/23/european-children-better-protected-than-us-children/ Written by Defeat Autism Now provider, Marcella Piper-Terry http://4allofyou.blogspot.com/2009/10/treating-flu-naturally-priceless.html "Treating the flu without worrying about Mercury or Squalene from vaccinations: Priceless." Another great post by Marcella, Sambucol Good for Prevention BUT NOT treatment of the H1N1 Flu: http://4allofyou.blogspot.com/2009/10/sambucol-good-for-prevention-but-not.html http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/23/treating-the-flu-naturally-prevention-of-the-swine-flu/ Judge Halts Flu Vaccine Mandate For Health Workers New York Health Care Employees Won't Be Forced To Get H1N1 Vaccine...For Now Health care workers in New York will no longer be forced to get the H1N1 swine flu vaccine, CBS 2 has learned. A state Supreme Court judge issued a restraining order ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/23/judge-halts-flu-vaccine-mandate-for-health-workers/ Quote From Marcia Angell MD is a well-known, respected physician, long-time editor of NEJM. It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted physicians or authoritative m...ed...ical guidelines. I take no pleasure in this conclusion, which ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/23/a-quote-you-may-never-forget/ Thanks Dr. Mercola! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/23/dr-mercola-vitamin-d3-kills-h1n1/ NaturalNews.com: Esteemed virologist Dr Albert Osterhaus accused of stoking pandemic fears to promote his own vaccine business interests (NaturalNews) In the world of virology, few people have the track record of achievements attributed to Dr. Albert Osterhaus. He's the Head of Department of Virology at the Erasmus MC, University of Rotterdam. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/23/naturalnewscom-esteemed-virologist-dr-albert-osterhaus-accused-of-stoking-pandemic-fears-to-promote-his-own-vaccine-business-interests/ http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/23/bill-maher-on-vaccines/ Additional information can be found on this Generation Rescue website: http://generationrescue.org/desiree_jennings.html Age of Autism: Vaccine Injury Isn't Just for Babies: The Desiree Jennings Flu Shot Story http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/23/washington-redskins-cheerleader-desiree-jennings-permanently-disabled-after-seasonal-flu-vaccine/ Government Hijacks Kids TV To Propagandize For Swine Flu Shots Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com Thursday, October 22, 2009 The federal government has accelerated its $16 million dollar PR campaign to brainwash and coerce increasingly suspicious Americans into taking the swine flu vaccine by weaving their propaganda into a popular pre-school show for children ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/23/parents-beware-vaccination-episode-of-sid-the-science-kid/ Thank you, Gary Null, for standing up for our rights, our children. Thank you! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/23/a-must-see-gary-null-speaking-at-the-nys-assembly/ Keeping count http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/19/round-55-complete/ Keeping Count! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/12/round-54-complete/ Autism rates double in children as vaccines poison an entire generation Tuesday, October 06, 2009 by: Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor (NaturalNews) According to a U.S. government survey just published, rates of autism in children have doubled since 2003. Today, an estimated 1 in 91 children are being diagnosed with ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/08/autism-rates-double-in-children-as-vaccines-poison-an-entire-generation/ Birth Dose Hepatitis B Vaccine Study Click HERE to read the study Delayed Acquisition of Neonatal Reflexes in Newborn Primates Receiving a Thimerosal-containing Hepatitis B Vaccine: Influence of Gestational Age and Birth Weight in .PDF form in the journal, NeuroToxicology. Read an analysis of the study by Mark Blaxill in his ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/07/birth-dose-hepatitis-b-study/ A couple of things blew us away today - Nicholas spelled his name from beginning to end with no help whatsoever. Tonight, as we were eating dinner, Nicholas was drawing. His drawing tonight was unlike anything we have ever witnessed with him before. On the first drawing, he drew ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/07/nicholass-masterpiece/ Watch CBS News Videos Online http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/10/07/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5369956.shtml http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/07/cbs-unplugged-autism-rates-interview-with-david-kirby/ http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/07/cbs-news-interview-with-dr-wakefield-does-hep-b-vaccine-cause-defects/ Former science chief: 'MMR fears coming true' By SUE CORRIGAN, Mail on Sunday Last updated at 16:08 22 March A former Government medical officer responsible for deciding whether medicines are safe has accused the Government of "utterly inexplicable complacency" over the MMR triple vaccine for children. Dr Peter Fletcher, who was Chief Scientific ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/07/former-science-chief-mmr-fears-coming-true/ Elderberry flavonoids bind to and prevent H1N1 infection in vitro. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/07/elderberry-flavonoids-bind-to-and-prevent-h1n1-infection-in-vitro/ http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/07/how-mercury-causes-brain-neuron-degeneration/ 0.5 parts per billion (ppb) mercury = Kills human neuroblastoma cells (Parran et al., Toxicol Sci 2005; 86: 132-140). 2 ppb mercury = U.S. EPA limit for drinking water http://www.epa.gov/safewater/contaminants/index.html#mcls 20 ppb mercury = Neurite membrane structure destroyed (Leong et al., Neuroreport 2001; 12: 733-37). 200 ppb mercury = level ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/07/how-much-mercury/ I am up late, still in amazement of the time that Nicholas and I spent together after school. Sometimes, he has had days where I just don't want him to go to bed - well, this is one of those days that I don't want the day to end. Today ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/06/a-bike-ride-to-remember/ I am very sorry the Travolta's lost their son, Jett. In seeing the family's photographs, you could see the love they had for their child. I fully respect their choice to have kept their son's autism private and hope that they can find some comfort in the midst ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/05/the-jett-travolta-foundation/ Dear Nurses, I applaud you and respect you for standing up for your rights against mandatory vaccination and would like to thank you for doing so. I appreciate the visibility you are bringing to this issue, because let's face it - if the doctors and nurses don't want to be ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/05/nurses-stand-up-for-vaccination-choice-in-albany/ Autism Speaks finally got something right..... There is much debate about this video in the autism community, which is a shame because it's not for those in our community, it's to grab the attention of those not (yet) in our community. I thought this truly knocked it ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/05/i-am-autism-2/ Keeping count! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/05/round-53-complete/ Kathleen Sebelius: “Autism Now Hits 1 in 100 Children. We Have No Idea Why.” By David Kirby Washington loves to dump its bad news on a Friday afternoon, and today it confirmed that one percent of American children (and by extension, perhaps 1-in-58 boys) - has an autism spectrum disorder. On a ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/10/04/age-of-autism-kathleen-sebelius-%e2%80%9cautism-now-hits-1-in-100-children-we-have-no-idea-why%e2%80%9d/ Just keeping count http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/09/28/round-52-complete/ Well, we've passed the 50 rounds of chelation mark! Nicholas has come so far in this past year and I am so grateful for his progress and this little boy's hard work and determination. And equally grateful for him swallowing his supplements without much of a struggle! Nicholas's progress ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/09/27/update-on-nicholas-8/ My sincere condolences to the families and friends of these beautiful babies. My heart goes out to you and my prayers are with you all during this time. When four infants, each less than four months old, who live within a mile radius of each other pass away in their ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/09/24/four-elizabeth-nj-infants-died-within-an-8-day-period/ Anyone have the SIGG bottles with the coppery color inside? SURPRISE - THEY HAVE BPA! Not what you would have guessed from a BPA-free bottle, right? Click the link below and send it back for a real BPA-free replacement (the ones with the off-white inside). (and hold onto your cap ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/09/23/get-a-replacement-for-your-bpa-containing-bpa-free-sigg-bottle/ One of the very few things that Autism Speaks got right. The Autism News: "I am Autism" http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/09/23/i-am-autism/ Just keeping count http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/09/21/round-51-complete/ Yippeee!!!!! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/09/14/round-50-complete/ Today is 09/09/09 - and the National Autism Association has launched the 'How Much Longer?' campaign. Please take 5 minutes (not even) and use their easy tool to get the message out. http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/howmuchlonger.php http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/09/09/090909-join-in-on-naas-how-much-longer-campaign/ Just keeping count http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/09/07/round-49-complete/ http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/08/31/round-48-complete/ Think your SIGG water bottle is BPA-free? Think again. Think your SIGG water bottle is BPA-free? Think again. by Savannah Mayfield If you spent almost $20 on a SIGG water bottle for your child, thinking it is free of toxins, you are going to want to read this article. Our friends at ZRecs ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/08/27/think-your-sigg-bottle-is-bpa-free-think-again/ I've been hesitating on writing this since since I did not want to jinx it, but Nicholas no longer has to drink his supplements!! He is now swallowing all of his capsules like a champ!!! I am using a capsule filler and have been mixing his day's worth of doses, ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/08/26/its-official-no-more-yucky-supplement-juice/ NJ TV Schedule for Channel 4 WNBC: Friday, August 28, 2009: 7:00 - 10:00am Today Show Saturday, August 29, 2009: 6:30pm NBC Nightly News Sunday, August 30, 2009: 6:30pm NBC Nightly News Sunday, August 30, 3009: 7:00pm Dateline NBC *If you can only record/watch one, this is the one to watch. Thoughtful House ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/08/25/set-your-dvrs-dr-wakefield-and-thoughtful-house-on-dateline-nbc-with-matt-lauer/ I started Nicholas on L-Carnosine today. I made sure I gave zinc and Vitamin E along with it. We'll see if we see any good come from this one..... This is the one I bought: Now Brand L-Carnosine 500mg Vcaps (Love iherb.com - if you've never ordered from them before, TUM744 ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/08/25/started-l-carnosine/ Responding to Chris Mooney in the LAT By Ginger Taylor http://www.ageofautism.com/2009/08/responding-to-chris-mooney-in-the-lat.html My letter in response to the LA Times article: Bringing science back into America's sphere on Chris Mooney's book "Unscientific America" Lori, Chris and Sheril, I am an autism parent with an MS is Clinical Counseling from Johns Hopkins University and a contributor ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/08/25/a-must-read-brilliant-response-to-chris-mooney-in-the-la-times/ How much longer, President Obama, do we have before the hope for America's Children fades completely? How much longer, FDA, will you allow America's children to be the guinea pigs? How much longer, CDC, before you advocate for safe vaccines? How much longer, Tom Insel & National Institutes of Health (NIH), before you ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/08/24/how-much-longer/ Dr Blaylock’s Solutions To Help Those Forced To Take An A/H1N1 Vaccine Stay Healthy http://clareswinney.wordpress.com/2009/08/03/dr-russell-blaylock-talks-about-natural-solutions-to-help-if-you-are-forced-to-take-ah1n1-vaccine/ By Clare Swinney This report provides practical information on how to protect yourself if you are unlucky enough to be forced to take an A/H1N1 vaccine. Dr Blaylock Dr Russell L. Blaylock, a highly-respected neurosurgeon, who has ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/08/24/if-you-are-forced-to-take-a-swine-flu-vaccine/ Hi everyone. I hope you are all doing well and enjoying the summer. Since FLU season is looming, I wanted to send you some information in case you have not been following the swine flu news – and also wanted to share information regarding both the ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/08/24/info-i-have-compiled-about-the-swine-fluvaccine/ Just keeping count (This was a short round due to fever - possibly from the High Dose Vitamin A protocol we completed on Thursday) http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/08/22/round-47-complete/ This week, we did the 2nd Round of the High Dose Vitamin A Protocol. On both Wednesday and Thursday, Nicholas took 400,000 IU of Klaire's Micellized Vitamin A on each day. We did this approximately 6 month ago and have been giving him 25,000 - 30,000IU of it ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/08/21/high-dose-vitamin-a-protocol-2nd-round/ Just keeping count! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/08/17/round-46-complete/ Just keeping count! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/08/10/round-45-complete/ We had Nicholas try the RevitaPOPs in addition to his daily Mb-12 injections - and wow -- these things are good!! He's been asking for one every day (which he never does) and he just seems clearer afterward, both speech and brain-wise. So I just wanted to share!! ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/08/04/loving-the-revitapops/ Governor Corzine signs Autism Insurance Bill into Law See the Governor Sign Historic Legislation Governor Jon S. Corzine will be signing legislation that will help children on the autism spectrum receive the medically necessary services they need in the state of New Jersey. We would like you to ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/08/04/governor-corzine-to-sign-autism-insurance-bill-into-law-august-13th/ Just keeping count! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/08/03/round-44-complete/ Just keeping count! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/27/round-43-complete/ Nicholas has gotten a little yeasty in the past week - we've had company, so he keeps stealing everyone's sodas and by the time we've caught up to him, he of course has had way too much of it to drink. Well, anyway - this past Friday, he was trying to ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/26/mommy-give-me-back-my-voice/ http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/23/nvic-questions-safety-of-giving-swine-flu-vaccine/ Gender-selective toxicity of thimerosal. ALL SEVEN MALE mice DIED while the females did not. ALL SEVEN MALE mice DIED while the females did not. ALL SEVEN MALE mice DIED while the females did not. ALL SEVEN MALE mice DIED while the females did not. ALL SEVEN MALE mice DIED while the females did not. ALL SEVEN ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/22/pubmed-gender-selective-toxicity-of-thimerosal/ 6,772,357,798 people on Earth, 20:49 GMT (EST+5) Jul 20, 2009/ http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html 429 deaths, from 94,512 H1N1 cases, worldwide. http://www.who.int/csr/don/2009_07_06/en/index.html How is this a pandemic? http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/21/how-is-the-h1n1-swine-flu-a-pandemic-how/ I usually wait a little while in between updates, but I don't want to forget anything as we have been seeing amazing progress over the past few weeks.... Nicholas talked to a friend on the phone for the very first time yesterday. It was so amazing and adorable -- and ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/21/update-on-nicholas-7/ http://mvvic.org/ Real doctors speaking the truth about vaccination. Real scoop that vaccines have never erradicated anything... ever. Real problems - autism is just the beginning. Real immunity - vaccination is not immunity. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/20/medical-voices-vaccine-information-center/ Just keeping count! In order to be able to just hand Nicholas 1 cap of dmsa and 1 cap of ALA, I increased his ALA to 25mg per dose from 20mg. This is so much easier now. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/20/round-42-complete/ This one is a must read... Julie Gerberding Now Officially a Paid Pharma Shill Withholding her Conflicts of Interest I am sure the public feels reassured about the vaccine by seeing the familiar face of a public health official talking about "magic" vaccines. Except that Dr. Gerberding is not a public health official ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/19/julie-gerberding-now-officially-a-paid-pharma-shill-withholding-her-conflicts-of-interest/ Thank you, Ginger -- well said! Up with People, Obama style http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/19/adventures-in-autism-up-with-people-obama-style/ Are the New Flu Shots Toxic Enough? July 3, 2009 Just when I was researching a particular new ingredient, called Squalene, in the new swine flu shots, this article from Dr. Sherri Tenpenny was published. The Squalene additive was tested as an experimental vaccine on U.S. soldiers and was ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/19/are-the-new-flu-shots-toxic-enough/ The amount of news going around this past week about the Swine Flu and it's forthcoming vaccine is enough to make your head spin. So, I am posting a recap of everything that's been happening. If you only take away one thing from this post, take this away, ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/18/recent-swine-flu-vaccine-news/ Tell Legislators You Want the Right to Self-Quarantine in the Event of a Pandemic, Not Forced Vaccinations The World Health Organization (WHO) after changing the definition to fit current conditions, declared a "Level 6" pandemic in mid-June, 2009. The CDC and WHO are now predicting that the H1N1 "Swine Flu" ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/18/act-now-tell-legislators-you-want-the-right-to-self-quarantine-in-the-event-of-a-pandemic-not-forced-vaccinations/ Coverage for Autism was left out of the HR 3200 healthcare bill. So, we must act - and act now. Let her know this is unacceptable! Fax stories along with your child's photo or call and speak to someone or leave a message - but DO SOMETHING! ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/18/call-for-action-contact-speaker-pelosi-to-include-autism/ Julie sums up how many of us warrior parents feel on a daily basis. An amazing article written by an amazing warrior mom. Make sure you follow the link and leave a comment for Julie. Autism Perception: "A Bump in the Road?" By Julie Obradovic July 17, 2009 I had the opportunity ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/18/great-age-of-autism-piece-autism-perception-a-bump-in-the-road/ Health Care Bill Will Fund State Vaccine Teams to Conduct ‘Interventions’ in Private Homes Thursday, July 16, 2009 By Terence P. Jeffrey, Editor-in-Chief Click here for article CNSNews.com) - There is a knock at the front door. Peeking through the window, a mother sees a man and a woman, both in uniform. They ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/16/health-care-bill-will-fund-state-vaccine-teams-to-conduct-%e2%80%98interventions%e2%80%99-in-private-homes/ http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/16/phone-call-proof-mandatory-vaccinations-usa-part-1/ It appears that Nicholas may have a girlfriend. Yes, a girlfriend. During outdoor playtime at school yesterday, Nicholas spent the day holding hands with a girl and they went from activity to activity together talking the whole time! I never expected news like this. Wow. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/15/the-progress-continues/ Just keeping count New doses: DMSA went from 20mg to 25mg per dose ALA went from 10mg to 20mg per dose http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/13/round-41-complete/ This past Wednesday, we took Nicholas to the Land of Make Believe, which is a local amusement park with a train, carnival rides and a wading pool filled with slides, a huge pirate ship for them to play on/slide off of, lazy rivers, and more. Nicholas was fantastic! He had ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/11/690/ We took Nicholas to his first movie today (in a theater anyway). We took him to see Ice Age 3 - and he loved it. He was pretty well behaved - and we made it to the end of the movie (which I was not expecting for some ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/06/the-big-big-big-big-big-movies/ Woo-hoo - made it to 40. 50 here we come!!! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/06/round-40-complete/ http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/05/cbs-news-pediatricsvaccine-scrutiny-follow-the-money/ Girls used as Guinea Pigs in HPV Trials Admits GSK Christina England - July 5, 2009 We have always suspected it and now they admit it,GSK are using young girls (as young as 9 in some areas) as human Guinea Pigs in HPV vaccine Cervarix trials. This was only discovered after reading ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/05/girls-used-as-guinea-pigs-in-hpv-trials-admits-gsk/ Gardasil Victims – In Memoriam – Healthy Young Women – Aged 15 to 21 Gardasil Victims Remember My Name The title for this page comes from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. From 1999 - 2004, the names of women and children who were victims of domestic violence were posted on their ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/05/gardasil-victims-%e2%80%93-in-memoriam-%e2%80%93-healthy-young-women-%e2%80%93-aged-15-to-21/ Nicholas has been doing phenominally well and we could not be happier. Two major events have happened - which I have probably already written about, but I will say again is that Nicholas has been doing quite well with the potty. We had one little hiccup, but I ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/05/update-on-nicholas-6/ Journalist Files Charges against WHO and UN for Bioterrorism and Intent to Commit Mass Murder Thursday, June 25, 2009 by: Barbara Minton, Natural Health Editor (NaturalNews) As the anticipated July release date for Baxter's A/H1N1 flu pandemic vaccine approaches, an Austrian investigative journalist is warning the world that the greatest crime ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/04/journalist-files-charges-against-who-and-un-for-bioterrorism-and-intent-to-commit-mass-murder/ As if there aren't enough adverse reports and deaths from the Gardasil and Cervarix vaccines, now Australia wants to administer this vaccine to babies. BABIES??????????? Cervical Cancer vaccine for babies SYDNEY: A doctor at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne has proposed to test a cervical cancer vaccine in ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/04/cervical-cancer-vaccine-for-babies/ Click to view: Autism Vaccine Complaint Movie: "Selective Hearing, Brian Deer and the GMC" http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/03/autism-vaccine-complaint-movie-selective-hearing-brian-deer-and-the-gmc/ Obama's Plan to Change U.S. Health Care System Will Cost Nearly Two TRILLION Dollars Link to article on Mercola.com http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/03/obamas-plan-to-change-us-health-care-system-will-cost-nearly-two-trillion-dollars/ http://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/ucm101580.pdf Adverse events reported during post-approval use of Tripedia vaccine include idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, SIDS, anaphylactic reaction, cellulitis, autism, convulsion/grand mal convulsion, encephalopathy, hypotonia, neuropathy, somnolence and apnea. Events were included in this list because of the seriousness or frequency of reporting. Because these events are reported voluntarily from a population ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/02/sanofi-pasteur-lists-autism-as-a-adverse-event-on-its-dtap-tripedia-vaccine/ Well, it's about time. Hey FDA, can you look at cipro next? "We believe there is a clear health benefit of over-the-counter combination products containing acetaminophen," Yeah, sure you do. But wait, don't you mean the benefit is a financial one?? "Manufacturers could lose hundreds of millions of ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/02/fda-may-put-restrictions-on-tylenol/ Solutions for Forced Vaccinations and Flu Pandemics Thursday, July 02, 2009 by: Paul Fassa, citizen journalist (NaturalNews) In response to several readers concern over the issues presented by the article Watch Out for Flying Syringes, GMO Food Vaccines, and Forced Vaccinations, here are some solutions. Most of the solutions suggested are for ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/02/solutions-for-forced-vaccinations-and-flu-pandemics/ Ginger wrote a great piece about the recent Newsweek article on Oprah that I wanted to share. How Allopathic Medicine is Shooting Itself in the Foot by Attacking Oprah Oprah, thank you for doing what you do and bringing all of these issues/treatments to everyone's attention. Our personal health ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/02/how-allopathic-medicine-is-shooting-itself-in-the-foot-by-attacking-oprah/ Weed-Whacking Herbicide Proves Deadly to Human Cells Roundup herbicide has toxic inert ingredient. Weed-Whacking Herbicide Proves Deadly to Human Cells Used in gardens, farms, and parks around the world, the weed killer Roundup contains an ingredient that can suffocate human cells in a laboratory, researchers say. By Crystal Gammon and Environmental Health News ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/02/roundup-proves-deadly-to-human-cells/ Dr. Tenpenny's Swine Flu Hype Center http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/02/dr-tenpennys-swine-flu-hype-center/ Everytime I read the writings about an adult with autism going through the same things as my son, it's reassurance that I am doing the right thing. I hope that Roger can get the medical attention that he deserves, it's long overdue. A "Refrigerator Mother" Adult with Autism Speaks Out http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/02/letter-from-an-adult-with-autism/ It won't be long before Deer is kicked to the curb and rightfully so. Press Complaints Commission Orders Sunday Times to Remove Deer's Stories on Dr. Wakefield http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/02/times-ordered-to-remove-deers-stories-on-dr-wakefield/ Autism and Gene Research. Who Benefits? http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/02/age-of-autism-autism-and-gene-research-who-benefits/ http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/07/01/swine-flu-vaccine-will-we-have-a-choice/ Keeping count! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/06/29/round-39-complete/ Just keeping count! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/06/22/round-38-complete/ A UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF RESISTANCE TO MANDATORY VACCINATIONS http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/06/20/a-universal-declaration-of-resistance-to-mandatory-vaccinations/ AP Interview: Kids may get swine flu shots first By LAURAN NEERGAARD – June 17, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) — Schoolchildren could be first in line for swine flu vaccine this fall — and schools are being put on notice that they might even be turned into shot clinics. Health and Human Services ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/06/20/ap-interview-kids-may-get-swine-flu-shots-first/ Sexy Autism Ads: Clever or Catastrophic? This woman ought to be ashamed of herself - what an absolute disgrace. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/06/20/the-autism-news-sexy-autism-ads/ I apologize to my readership in advance for this posting, but it's been bothering me for quite some time and I need to get it off my chest and into the eyes of anyone considering buying this or any product from Linn. A few years ago, my husband had his eye ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/06/20/a-totally-off-topic-rant-my-review-of-the-linn-unidisk-sc/ Autism, Cancer and AIDS http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/06/20/great-age-of-autism-piece-autism-cancer-and-aids/ The Food and Drug Administration on Monday said children shouldn't stop taking drugs that treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, despite a study showing the stimulants may be associated with sudden death. FDA Cites Limitations of ADHD Drug Study http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/06/16/an-example-of-brilliance-at-the-fda/ Done! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/06/15/round-37-complete/ Great piece by Dr Jay Gordon. Thank you for everything you do, Dr Jay. Autism & Toxins, Jay Gordon, M.D. Dr. Karp, if you are going to talk and blog about kitchen cleaners, furniture polish, pesticides and other toxins, how can you possibly ignore the 30-40 injections of potentially risky material ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/06/15/autism-toxins-jay-gordon-md/ If any of you sent me an email and have not received a response from me, please resend it to me. All of my email was wiped out last week, so I lost so many emails I had not yet had a chance to respond to. Thanks, Michelle mom(at)recoveringnicholas.com http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/06/14/if-i-havent-answered-your-email-please-resend-it/ JULIA WON HER LAWSUIT WITH THE VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM! THE GOVERNMENT CONCEDED! This means that they agreed that the MMR vaccine caused her encephalitis and resultant brain damage (I mean Marvelous Mind - right Howard!!). This is such a huge, huge, huge help for Julia and my family. The government ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/06/13/another-autism-case-wins-in-vaccine-court-2/ 40 Rounds, here we come! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/06/08/round-36-complete/ In reviewing my punch list of new supplements to research or trial, glyconutrients peaked my interest as something that I maybe wanted to try - but to be quite honest, I'm not quite sold on them. I'm not on the search for the "magic bullet" (or supplement in this ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/06/04/glyconutrients-autism/ Note: For info on these supplements including where to buy them, visit my Supplement Directory page. Changes since the last update are: I tried Nordic Naturals Orange Cod Liver Oil instead of the Complete Omega 369 and noticed a difference in both language and eye contact, so I went right back ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/06/04/current-master-supplement-listing-june-2009/ Since it's that time again where schools are letting out, the temperature is rising and swimming pools look more and more inviting by the day - I figured I would post all of the information I have saved regarding our ASD kids and chlorine. Stan Kurtz: A review of medical literature ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/06/04/chlorine-and-autism-what-parents-need-to-know/ another one bites the dust! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/06/01/round-35-complete/ Well, in less than a week, Nicholas is potty-trained!!!!!!!!! No more diapers (during the day) for Nicholas. We are sooo thrilled with this huge accomplishment! (I have to send out a big thanks to Gymboree for making big boy underpants with trains on them!) http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/05/29/nicholas-is-potty-trained/ Another biggie, which I forgot to mention, was that Nicholas is understanding emotions and he is even reading our facial expressions and tieing them to emotions. He can identify and tell us when he is sad, mad, happy, etc. When he reads the look on my face, he ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/05/28/addition-to-my-progress-update/ Sam - you truly are an inspiration!! You should be very, very, very proud of yourself - you are quite talented!! Click to read the story on Age of Autism http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/05/28/inspiration-at-its-finest/ When Nicholas was almost 2 1/2 years old, we took him to a local Neurologist who was apparently "the dr to see" in a big hospital in NJ. You know, the kind of doctor who is on Autism Boards and "really knows his stuff" You know, the one ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/05/28/sharyl-attkisson-explores-off-label-use-of-risperdal-in-children/ Round 34 brought some pretty incredible gains along with it. Nicholas was incredible during the round - absolutely incredible. He started finishing sentences which blew us away. It hit us instantly when he did because we then knew - he UNDERSTOOD what he was hearing. I ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/05/28/progress-update-on-nicholas-2/ Keeping Score! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/05/25/round-34-complete/ Keeping Score! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/05/18/round-33-complete/ Yesterday, I attempted to get Nicholas to take a gelcap - and he DID!! I decided to try with these tiny Oil of Oregano gepcaps - smallest ones I could find. I went first and showed him step by step and then asked him to try it. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/05/15/swallowing-capsules/ I started giving Nicholas Wild Oil of Oregano today. These are small gelcaps and Nicholas swallowed it with very little coaching! Physician's Strength 100% Wild Oil of Oregano Update - January 27, 2010: These were the gelcaps that started us getting Nicholas on the path to swallowing capsules. While ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/05/14/added-wild-oil-of-oregano/ I added Chromium Picolinate to Nicholas's supplement regiment today: 100mcg with breakfast, lunch and dinner. Chromium is an essential trace mineral that works with insulin to support healthy blood glucose levels and plays and important role in the proper utilization of protein, fat and carbohydrates. Why am I adding this ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/05/12/added-chromium-picolinate-today/ Just keeping count! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/05/11/round-32-complete/ This is a great recap of 'The Doctors" episode on Autism with Jenny McCarthy, JB Handley, Dr Kartzinel and Stan Kurtz which aired on May 6th, 2009. Vaccines and Autism: Your Child and "The Greater Good" Yesterday's episode of "The Doctors" was worth watching, if only because it is sure ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/05/08/great-recap-of-the-doctors-episode-on-autism/ Here are some more recovery stories which involved using DMSA and/or ALA chelation: New! Andy Cutler Protocol Recovery Post Julian's Recovery Story Rachael's Recovery Story 7 Year Old Girl Kolin's Story AC Chelation Protocol Progress Reports 10 months into recovery Recovery in Progress: MyLostChild http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/05/03/more-dmsa-recovery-stories/ With the worst of the pollen rearing it's ugly head this past week, Nicholas was in no shape to chelate this weekend, so we skipped it. Just keeping track.... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/05/03/skipping-chelation-this-weekend-3/ I'm posting this because it's a question I get asked fairly often and didn't want to look this up again! :-) For round 1 and 2, I used 8mg DMSA only For round 3, I added 8mg ALA, but this made him sick to his stomach, so I dropped it down ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/30/chelation-dose-increase-schedule/ Before I get into the protocol we're using to recover Nicholas, I just want to mention that Andy's books, Amalgam Illness and Finding Hidden Hair Toxicities have been two of the most helpful books I have purchased yet. (Best place to purchase them is from noamalgam.com) Amalgam Illness ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/29/andy-cutlers-chelation-protocol/ In addition to my own recovery story, here are some other stories from those who have recovered or are currently in the process of recovering from using DMSA and/or ALA. For more information on the protocol I am using to recover my son, click here. New! From Severely Autistic at ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/29/recovery-stories-and-recoveries-in-progress-using-dmsa-andor-ala/ Yep, you guessed it... I'm writing about and posting recovery stories today.... In case you have not already seen them, there are a bunch of recovery videos here: http://recoveryvideos.com/ Generation Rescue Testimonials http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/29/more-recovery-videos/ Readers: Please go to AutismSalutes.com to send your congratulations to Angela (Nathan's mom) so she receives them. From AutismSalutes.com: My son, Nathan, lost his autism diagnosis on April 8th, 2009. I don’t even know where to begin. I am still trying to bring my mind back from being around the moon ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/29/nathan-loses-his-asd-diagnosis/ http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/29/a-must-see-kyles-recovery-interview/ Another round of chelation complete! 35 rounds, here we come! :) http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/27/round-31-complete/ MSG is being sprayed right on fruits, nuts, seeds, grains, and vegetables as they grow -- even those used in baby food link: http://truthinlabeling.org/msgsprayed.html In the 1970s, reluctant food processors "voluntarily" took processed free glutamic acid (MSG) out of baby food. Today it's back, in fertilizers called "Omega Protein Refined/Hydrolyzed Fish Emulsion" ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/21/msg-is-sprayed-on-food-as-they-grow/ So, we took a ride yesterday and did a few different things - and I have to comment on it because when we've tried going several places with Nicholas - it always seemed to end in a breakdown of sorts.... So, first stop: Toys R Us. Yes, I know, ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/20/more-progress/ Wow -- I cannot believe we hit 30 already! Time really flies. Increased the doses of both ALA and DMSA this round. DMSA: we increased from 16.67mg per round to 20mg per round. ALA: we increased from 8.33mg per round to 10mg per round. Round 50... here we come!!! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/20/round-30-complete/ Note: For info on these supplements including where to buy them, visit my Supplement Directory page. Changes since the last update are: switched brands of Vitamin C and DMG switched brand of ubiquinol to CoQ10 ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/17/current-master-supplement-listing-april-2009/ So, this past Wednesday, I switched the version of Vitamin C that I was using to a liquid one. I heard raves over how this tastes -- and while I wouldn't want to drink it straight - it is tasty - and mixes well with my son's supplements. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/17/switched-vitamin-c/ I started giving Nicholas Biotagen, which is a prebiotic from Klaire labs, last night. Started with 1/4 teaspoon. Klaire's Biotagen It is formulation of soluble dietary fiber with prebiotic activities that stimulates growth of colonic populations of beneficial bacteria and enhances gastrointestinal and systemic immune function in multiple ways. BiotaGen™ combines ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/14/new-supplement-added-biotagen-prebiotic/ Just keeping count! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/13/round-29-complete/ Excuse the back posting, I wanted to make sure Nicholas was going to do well on the new DMG that I bought before mentioning that I decided to give another brand a try. Also, with the expense of giving Nicholas 9 Kirkman DMG capsules per day, I had to ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/12/changed-brands-of-dmg/ If you still believe that the CDC, FDA or the AAP care about our kids and have their best interests in mind (and not their own), I'd like to know how much it would take for you to change your mind. Wake up people. Health agency covered up lead ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/10/cdc-withheld-evidence-that-contaminated-tap-water-caused-lead-poisoning-in-kids/ We are so excited with the way Nicholas is progressing. Every day, he's just getting better and better!! A couple of things he has done since my last update: - He is singing the ABC song in it's entirety. I didn't even know he could. I just started singing ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/10/progress-update-on-nicholas/ Doctor-Heroes Standing For Better Vaccine Science by Barbara Loe Fisher http://www.vaccineawakening.blogspot.com/ The cry that was heard around the world in the early 1980's, when mothers and fathers realized an old, crude pertussis vaccine was killing and damaging the brains of their children, is being echoed today by new generations of parents struggling ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/10/doctor-heroes-standing-for-better-vaccine-science/ Just making record since we started armour thyroid today: Nicholas is 41 inches and 62 pounds. Height for age percentile: 25th-50th Weight for age percentile: >97th Weight for height percentile: >97th Growth Percentile Calculator Update: June 13, 2009 Nicholas is 70 pounds. We did not check his height. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/10/heightweight-stats/ 14-year old Carly Fleischmann was on Larry King Live last Friday. She is an amazing girl with autism. She can't speak, but has found a powerful voice. This segment really touched me - just more evidence to let us know that our kids hear everything and are very much ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/10/carly-fleischmann-14-year-old-with-autism-on-lkl/ Jenny McCarthy, Jim Carey, Dr. Jerry Kartzinel, JB Handley (Generation Rescue) and Dr. Bernadine Healy (Former former Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), largest U.S. federal agency responsible for conducting and supporting medical research. Dr. Healy has no known conflicts of interest in the vaccine-autism debate) were on ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/10/larry-king-live-the-debate-over-autism/ Dr. Knaus - you are just too adorable! Thank you! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/10/dr-ronald-knaus-follow-up-and-response-to-jenny-mccarthy-on-larry-king-live/ Well, well, well..... now I am getting a better picture of why our pediatricians continue to fail our children. The hold big pharma has on our country, our lives, our laws has to stop. Doctors who have seen adverse reactions to drugs and have the courage to ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/10/vioxx-maker-merck-and-co-drew-up-doctor-hit-list/ Last year, Nicholas went from weighing 42 pounds to 64 pounds in less than 6 months time. I suspected a thyroid problem, but the labwork did not point in that direction. So, I kept looking for answers - not finding any reason for this. One thing that ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/10/started-nicholas-on-armour-thyroid-today/ I've read alot of parent reports citing negative things happening once they added Miralax to help with their child's constipation. I know alot of DANs recommend it and Dr. Kartzinel has mentioned it in his new book written with Jenny McCarthy. We all need to make our own decisions for ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/10/thinking-about-giving-your-asd-kiddo-miralax-think-again/ Well, apparently Alison Singer is campaigning to become the Autism Czar.... I don't need to tell you that there could not possibly be a worse choice. Please pass this around.... Alison Singer as Autism Czar? Oh Please Lord... No. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/10/alison-singer-campaigning-to-become-autism-czar/ FourteenStudies.org was recently launched and if you haven't already seen it, you must take a look. If you listen to well-paid spokespeople of the vaccine industry, you’ll hear that the case is closed on the link between vaccines and autism and that the scientific consensus supports no association. It’s eerily ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/10/fourteenstudiesorg/ Almost to 30 rounds - woo hoo!! (Hey, small goals...small goals! Before we know it, we'll be at 50! One little step at a time!) http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/06/round-28-complete/ "AUTISM YESTERDAY" Autism is Reversible from JB Handley on Vimeo. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/04/03/a-must-see-autism-yesterday/ Just so I have this in a safe place.... Nicholas is on the daily maintenance dose for the High Dose Vitamin A protocol. He's doing really well on it, so we're going to continue. Here's where his daily breakdown of Vitamin A comes from: Klaire's VitaSpectrum - 8,167IU (he gets ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/03/31/daily-vitamin-a-intake/ I gave Nicholas 1/4 cap of Klaire's MethylFolate (5-methyltetrahydrofolate) today - which equals about 250mcg. Nicholas is currently getting 3600mcg of Folinic Acid, but it was also recommended that we try adding the 5-MTF to see if it would help, so we're giving it a shot. Goal dose ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/03/30/added-methylfolate-today/ What an incredible round! Nicholas is so "on" while on round, that it kills me to end the round. But 27 rounds down... and we keep going..... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/03/30/round-27-complete/ The Step Two catalog came in the mail last week and Nicholas proudly pointed out a sand & water table that he wants to go to the Toy Store to get. Not like he needs another place to play with sand (he has a sand box) - but he ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/03/30/35-boxes/ I added a drop of Advanced Biocidin to Nicholas's supplements today. I think that with all of the yeast we've eliminated, there's been some bacterial overgrowth, so I'm adding this supplement back into his daily routine. I will only keep it on board if I see that it ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/03/29/restarted-advanced-biocidin/ I bought a bottle of Klaire's Interfase a while ago and have not yet tried it, so I decided to start giving Nicholas one capsule per day to see if I notice any differences. Interfase from Klaire Labs Note: Interfase Plus contains EDTA which is contraindicated in mercury-toxic individuals, so I ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/03/28/started-interfase/ Note: For info on these supplements including where to buy them, visit my Supplement Directory page. Changes since the last update are: increased Nordic Naturals Omega 369 stopped ubiquinol - capsules were too much of a pain to open, ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/03/24/current-master-supplement-listing-march-2009/ Taking a weekend off from chelation to do the High Dose Vitamin A Protocol. Nicholas's measles, mumps and rubella titers were extremely high (yeah, big surprise), so we're giving this a shot to see if it makes an difference in him. Today he got 400,000IU Klaire's Micellized Vitamin A and ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/03/20/high-dose-vitamin-a-protocol/ Just keeping count http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/03/16/round-26-complete/ As of today, we're up to 600mg of Enhansa. So far, Enhansa has been a god-send for us. As of March 21, we're up to 675mg per day split in 3 doses. It's really keeping yeast in check nicely. We haven't seen another die-off like we ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/03/14/increased-enhansa-2/ Today is day 2 of the oxytocin nasal spray. He is not a happy camper with me spraying something in his nose (not like I thought he would be happy about it) - but we'll see if it has any effect on him..... March 30, 2009 - gave this a ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/03/10/started-oxytocin-nasal-spray/ A few notes from his teacher from today: He is an amazing child doing amazing things! Nicholas is a joy to have in class, and to see how he has progressed since Sept. is simply amazing. Nicholas comes in happy, waits patiently with friends to come into the classroom and appears happy throughout ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/03/10/recent-comments-from-nicholass-teacher/ This is off-topic, but I was blown away by this so I figured I would share. I am the daughter of a smoker who smoked for many, many years until the price of cigarettes became enough of a reason for my father to quit cold turkey - and we ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/03/09/the-shocking-ingredients-in-cigarettes/ We started a new round of hbot dives last night.. To date, we have completed approximately 358 hours, although for a while I was not tallying our hours completed, so this was a low estimate - we probably have completed over 400 hours or more. March 8, 2009 - 2 hours March ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/03/09/march-hbot-hours/ 6 months of chelation are under our belt. I hope to run tests soon so we can have some idea of how much we have left to go. But as long as Nicholas keeps dumping metals and improving, we're pushing ahead. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/03/09/round-24-complete/ Yesterday, Nicholas woke up a different child. It seemed as though he was more with us. His language was more complex. He just seems different again. Nicholas is one of the politest children I have ever met. Excuse me, please and thank you - and I even ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/03/07/progress-update/ I increased Enhansa to 450mg per day - so far so good -- lots of new emerging language! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/03/05/increased-enhansa/ A couple of people have emailed me asking this question.... Of all the biomed you've tried, what gave you the biggest WOWs? Nicholas's progress, in general, is a huge WOW - and it took alot of supplements to get us here -- but out of everything we do or have ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/03/04/biomed-that-brought-us-wows/ 24 Rounds down! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/03/02/round-25-complete/ Click to read about it! Thanks Generation Rescue! This is awesome!! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/02/25/generation-rescue-in-usa-today/ ANOTHER AUTISM CASE WINS IN VACCINE COURT By Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. On February 12, the federal "Vaccine Court" in Washington issued a sweeping ruling in three highly touted "test cases" against families who claimed that their childrens' autism had been caused by vaccines. The Special Masters in those three cases found ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/02/25/another-autism-case-wins-in-vaccine-court/ just wanted to post this in case anyone has been following Dr Moulden and was interested in purchasing his DVD. Well, don't waste your money. I ordered this in December and as of today, have yet to receive this. On inquiring over a month ago as to when I ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/02/23/scam-warning-dr-mouldens-dvd/ I could hardly believe this. Grandpa and Grandpa came over yesterday and I hear Nicholas in the other room talking to Grandma. He told her that Daddy dumped the soda down the drain and mommy said it was because it was not good for us. LOVE IT! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/02/23/nicholas-tattled-on-daddy/ With Nicholas being less and less eager to drink his stuff lately, I was on the lookout for a new multi-vitamin -- and have been giving him a new one for the past week with no issues whatsoever. And, it's SO MUCH cheaper than the brainchild formulas, so that ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/02/23/new-multi-vitamin/ I added this about a week ago. 2 Drops of Adrenal Cortex Extract Nicholas has adrenal fatigue - I had tried this ages ago, but he reacted bad to it, so we've been trying it again and so far so good. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/02/23/new-supplement-added/ Last night, Nicholas's face looked like it was dirty from something. After looking more closely, it looked like he was starting to get freckles. This afternoon, when he got home from school, it was coming from under his ear, up the sides of his face and across his ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/02/23/nicholas-has-a-freckle-looking-rash/ Keeping Score.. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/02/23/round-23-complete/ Nicholas is a little bit yeasty these days -- we were all sick a couple of weeks ago and I missed two days or so of getting his supplements into him, so I knew it was inevitable - but we're pushing through it and fighting the yeast beast yet once ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/02/17/update-on-nicholas-5/ Keeping Score http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/02/16/round-22-complete/ Deidre Imus hits the ball out of the park once again with her latest post on HuffingtonPost.com: Last month, Dr. Paul Offit, Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the vaccine industry's most outspoken activist, warned Huffington Post readers not to "risk going unvaccinated." When ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/02/12/lets-follow-the-money-trail-shall-we/ This Warrior Dad has changed his mind about Autism and Vaccines... http://autisminnb.blogspot.com/2009/01/on-autism-and-vaccines-i-have-changed.html Only one question I have for him to ponder? If vaccines are not at fault, why is my son thriving more and more with each round of chelation that we complete? He was not born with the ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/02/12/a-changing-mind/ Hospitals Flush 250 Million Pounds of Expired Drugs Into Public Sewers Every Year http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/02/11/hospitals-flush-250-million-pounds-of-expired-drugs-into-public-sewers-every-year/ This Grandma and Grandpa are true Grandparent Warriors!!! I am so glad to hear that Connah is doing well and pray that he continues on this path to health! I am always amazed how doctors will shun anything alternative - and when I say alternative, I mean a ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/02/11/boy-with-11-tumors-survives-thanks-to-grandparents-alternative-treatments/ This one is a must read: Ruin Your Health With the Obama Stimulus Plan Commentary by Betsy McCaughey Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Republican Senators are questioning whether President Barack Obama’s stimulus bill contains the right mix of tax breaks and cash infusions to jump-start the economy. Tragically, no one from either ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/02/11/ruin-your-health-with-the-obama-stimulus-plan/ Keeping count http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/02/09/round-21-complete/ Nicholas got this toy as a gift from grandma and grandpa a while ago.... We put it away because he wasn't ready for something like this. Last week, we brought it back out to give it a try. We are so glad we did! He is having ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/02/06/love-this-toy/ Nicholas is again saying more things we've never heard before -- and is getting to be quite conversational. We're not there yet, but I can hold a back and forth with him and actually get real answers. Last night, we went for a ride in the car -- he said, ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/02/06/yay/ I just received an email newsletter from the Mayo Clinic and I had to write about it. Here's the article: Ask a Children's Health Specialist: Autism treatment: Can special diets help? I wrote to them after reading this and wanted to share my response. If you are moved to do ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/02/03/drugging-kids-is-mainstream-but-changing-a-diet-is-alternative/ "With a name like Smuckers, it has to be good" So, I guess since they're Smuckers that we should just take their word for it since you know, their slogan tells us so -- Yeah, well, this doesn't fly with us anymore - we are no longer the uneducated consumers. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/02/03/were-done-with-smuckers-too/ When shopping around for organic mattresses (and almost fainting at the prices of them), I found this information to wrap your existing mattresses so that you or your child is not breathing in the fumes when they sleep. Buy some thick (125 microns) clear polythene - not polyvinyl chloride ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/02/03/wrapping-your-childs-mattress/ 20 rounds down...... Time has flown by. Nicholas just gets better and better and better. This, by far, has been the most rewarding biomedical intervention yet. (and the cheapest!) - When we first started biomed, the gains were slow in coming. If I compared his ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/02/02/round-20-complete/ and in this case a box of kleenex as well. How Important is Hepatitis B Vaccination at Birth? Ian's Voice I cannot even begin to think about how these parents even managed to live through this. Our thoughts and prayers are with them all. Ian is an angel keeping guard over ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/02/02/sometimes-a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words/ Nicholas was sick last week, but was much better so we went ahead and chelated this weekend. I cannot believe the language coming out of him -- the complete (and correct!) sentences are flooring us. We're in the middle of round 20. Earlier today, his grandmother went upstairs to ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/02/02/change-is-in-the-air/ What is happening to the food supply in this country? Our food supply in deep trouble and is rapidly being destroyed. Soon enough there will be no food which isn't genetically modified, irradiated, etc. Organic Farming Booby Trapped If you don't buy our beef, we won't buy your cheese! Is America on the ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/02/01/what-is-happening-to-the-food-supply-in-this-country/ 10 years ago, the US CDC partially supported the study titled, "Neuropsychological Performance 10 Years After Immunization in Infancy With Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines" 10 years ago. 10 years. I've known that the connection has been known for quite some time, but seeing this in print like this just hurts. Again. They were ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/01/27/10-years-ago-the-us-cdc/ This is disgraceful on so many levels. First melamine in our food supply... and now this. How do we trust anyone at this point with the food we buy and feed to our families? Why does this keep happening? and for crying out loud, where the ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/01/27/high-fructose-corn-syrup-contaminated-with-mercury/ Ug! Nicholas started getting a cold yesterday right along with the rest of us. Poor thing keeps telling us his tongue hurts when really trying to tell us he has a sore throat. He keeps wanting band-aids for it. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/01/26/the-cold-bug-bit-nicholas/ I've been preparing Nicholas's powdered supplements a week at a time for a long time - but before I found these pill containers, I was opening capsules several times a day every day. If you do the same thing I did, then you know that it's just exhausting. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/01/24/preparing-your-childs-supplements-there-is-an-easier-way/ I try to make it a point of buying Nicholas's supplements from places that give me the biggest bang for my buck without risking loss of quality. So, i am sharing these with you... hope someone can get some use out of them! (and if you've got a discount ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/01/23/supplement-discounts/ Just taking a break.... I need some sleep! :-) http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/01/23/skipping-chelation-this-weekend-2/ I increased Nicholas's dose of Enhansa to 150mg today. 1/25/09: doing well on 150mg -- nothing like when we first started - thank goodness for small miracles! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/01/20/increased-enhansa-dose/ Just keeping count. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/01/19/round-19-complete/ I had 2 of my possible 3 amalgams removed last week. I say possible, because one is a crown and we don't know what is under it, even with x-rays - so until the crown is replaced (soon, I hope), I have to assume it's an amalgam. If you haven't ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/01/19/amalgam-removal/ So, when Nicholas got up this morning he was all wet, so I stripped him down and changed his diaper and came downstairs to throw his sheets and stuff in the wash. 5 minutes later, Nicholas comes downstairs FULLY DRESSED!!!! in a matching outfit that was hanging in ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/01/19/nicholas-got-dressedby-himself/ Note: For info on these supplements including where to buy them, visit my Supplement Directory page. Changes since the last update are: Stopped Virastop & Mucostop: Haven't seen any difference in Nicholas since stopping these several weeks ago. I will add back in the future if needed & will ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/01/17/current-master-supplement-listing-january-2009/ So, of course, there were things along the way that did not work for us for one reason or another - and I am going to record them all here - I've written about many of them throughout the blog, but in case you miss them, they're listed here - ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/01/17/things-that-just-did-not-work/ I added Phosphatidyl Serine today from Pro Thera. Today, I gave 1 softgel and if all goes well, I will see how 2 goes tomorrow. This doesn't seem to have a pleasant taste, so mixing it in with his fish oils is probably a good idea. This is ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/01/14/added-phosphatidyl-serine-today/ This past weekend, we saw another set of changes in Nicholas - they seemed to all happen practically overnight. - He's now into watching Toot & Puddle and when he asks to watch it - he sings it like the intro to the show. - He woke me up this morning by ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/01/14/current-progress-3/ I started giving Nicholas one cap of this today. This is an extremely hard softgel (yeah, you read that right) which I have to saw into with my big knife (Just what I want to do first thing inthe morning is use a knife on a softgel - thank ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/01/12/added-glucosamine-today/ Round 18 completed! I increased the dose of both ALA and DMSA this round. Our new dosages are as follows: DMSA: 16.7.mg ALA: 8.33mg Nicholas seemed to tolerate the higher dose just fine. (It wasn't much of a jump, but it was still an increase over what we have been ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/01/12/round-18-complete/ I started Nicholas on two supplements and I cannot get these gelcaps open - without sawing into them with the sharpest knife in my drawer! So, needless to say, I will be looking for replacements. If you have any I should take a look at, please let me ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/01/11/capsules-i-just-cannot-open/ I have been hearing good things from those with kids with gut issues that Aloe Vera helps so much, so I decided to try it and see. A big bottle was under $10 at Whole Foods, so I figured why not. I've been giving him one tablespoon per day and ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/01/09/added-aloe-vera-today/ I've been meaning to add this supplement for a while. I had tried coQ10, but did not see any response from that, so I stopped that one a while ago. Today, I added 50mg Ubiquinol CoQH-CF - it's a reduced form of coQ10. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/01/08/added-ubiquinol-today/ Keeping count http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/01/05/round-17-complete/ Nicholas has been doing really well the past several days. He has replaced "uh-huh" with "sure" - which is very cute. He has been saying "that's better" when finishing something that was missing a piece. When daddy came home the other day, he addressed him by name ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/01/04/current-progress-2/ It's often been rumoured that John Travolta's son, Jett, had autism. The family has always denied this stating their son had Kawasaki syndrome. Today, he had a seizure while in the bathtub which caused him to fall and fatally hit his head. My heart goes out to ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/01/02/jett-travolta-son-of-john-travolta-kelly-preston-dies-at-16/ 01/01/2009 - 0 hours 01/02/2009 - 2.5 hours 01/03/2009 - 1.5 hours 01/04/2009 - 2.0 hours 01/05/2009 - 2.0 hours 01/06/2009 - 2.0 hours 01/07/2009 - 0 hours 01/08/2009 - 2.5 hours 01/09/2009 - 0 hours 01/10/2009 - 0 hours 01/11/2009 - 2 hours 01/12/2009 - 0 hours 01/13/2009 - 2 hours 01/14/2009 - 0 hours 01/15/2009 - 0 hours 01/16/2009 - 0 hours 01/17/2009 - ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/01/02/january-hbot-hours-2009/ I increased Nicholas's dose of inositol from 2 scoops (1 gram) to 3 scoops (1 1/2 grams). I wanted to try this last week - I read about adding inositol to deal with OCD and wanted to try increasing Nicholas's dose to see if it got rid of his current water ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/01/01/increased-inositol/ I put Nicholas back on Claritin today and he had a fantastic day. I had taken him off for a few weeks to see how his allergies were doing and he really still does need it. Last year, 2007, he only needed it for a month or so, ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2009/01/01/back-on-claritin/ Nicholas's tummy seems to be a little less bloated the past few days. A shirt which was way too tight on him a week ago is now fitting him just fine. I have to start measuring him again so I can keep track. But there is a ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/31/his-poor-little-tummy/ Ever since we started the Enhansa, Nicholas's receptive language has greatly diminished. He's making great progress in other areas, but I feel like he's "ignoring" me when I am talking to him - and when I "think" he is paying attention, I really dont think he's retained one word ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/31/receptive-language/ Nicholas has never been one to get on the phone and talk or even listen. Daddy just made Nicholas's phone in his new little kitchen ring. Nicholas picked up and this is what he said - much to our amazement or should I say, shock! "Hello, this ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/31/answering-the-phone/ So, I took the plunge today and bought a juicer, well, Santa technically bought it for me - I just went and picked it up. :-) Yes, I still believe in Santa. I've been reading alot about juicing and the health benefits from juicing raw fruits and vegetables that ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/30/juicing-veggies-for-nicholas/ I almost forgot to write about this.... but just more supporting details that Nicholas finally got Christmas and the festivities surrounding the holidays this year... We baked cookies, we decorated the Christmas Tree, we decorated the house with Christmas lights, we watched Christmas specials, the Walt Disney Christmas Day parade..... ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/30/finally-enjoying-holiday-festivities/ Well, it's official. Our home is microwave-free. Just another step towards a healthier life for us and Nicholas. I have been disliking microwaves for quite some time now - and have been waiting to toss it until I could afford to spend some extra money on a new toaster ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/29/bye-bye-microwave/ Another one bites the dust! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/29/round-16-complete/ I guess we can now say that the Nobel Prize is "one less" award that actually means something in this world. AstraZeneca's Financial Ties to the Nobel Prize Foundation Raise Suspicions by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, December 28, 2008 Key concepts: Nobel Prize, AstraZeneca and Financial ties Questions are being raised about ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/29/2008-nobel-prize-for-medicine-courtesy-of-astrazeneca/ Now that we're seeing some great speech coming from the increased dose of the DMG, I have been ramping up his daily dose of Acetyl-L Carnitine since he's been at a very low dose since I introduced it. By December 31st, we will be up to 635mg twice a day provided ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/29/increasing-acetyl-l-carnitine/ Merck recently announced that it has decided to stop production on the single M, M & R vaccines and will focus on the combo MMR - which probably comes as no surprise to anyone with a vaccine injured child who has done any research on vaccines. Why? Because ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/28/merck-discontinues-the-single-mmr-vaccines/ 12/01/2008 - 3.0 hours 12/08/2008 - 2.0 hours 12/10/2008 - 2.0 hours 12/11/2008 - not sure 12/13/2008 - 3.0 hours 12/14/2008 - 1.5 hours 12/15/2008 - 2.0 hours 12/16/2008 - 2.0 hours 12/17/2008 - 2.0 hours 12/18/2008 - 2.0 hours 12/19/2008 - 2.0 hours 12/20/2008 - 2.0 hours 12/21/2008 - 2.0 hours 12/22/2008 - 2.0 hours 12/23/2008 - 2.0 hours 12/24/2008 - none 12/25/2008 - none 12/26/2008 ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/28/december-hbot-hours/ So, Nicholas was always partial to playing in the sink with water. The sink mostly, sometimes you could persuade him to get in the tub and play. But what I called a water obsession back then was nothing like I am calling a water obsession now. Ever ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/28/obsessed-with-water/ http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/28/tolerance-lost-dvd-trailer/ Some new things Nicholas is doing..... - He is asking "what is that?" - and pointing to things - and then repeating what I tell him it is. - He is asking "what are you doing?" - and really wants to know - and help where he can - His sentence structure seems ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/27/current-progress/ We had a wonderful Christmas Eve and a wonderful Christmas day. On Christmas Eve, we went to Grandma and Grandpa's house as we always do. We ate dinner - and I was really surprised Nicholas did not go tearing through all of the wrapped gifts. He was really patient ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/27/what-a-wonderful-christmas/ I finally saw The Bucket List last week. What an amazing movie. Touching. Sad. Funny. Tear-jerker. Thought-provoking.... So, here's my Bucket List.... - Recover Nicholas from Autism - Prevent another child (or children) from following down the same path as Nicholas - Enjoy one day at a time and enjoy ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/27/the-bucket-list/ Part of this is in another language, but stick with it - very interesting and sickening. This was from the 1970's. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/27/mercury-poisoning-is-not-new-a-must-see/ I updated some amounts to account for Nicholas's growth spurt. :-) Vitamins & Minerals Multi Vitamin & Mineral Supplement MB-12 Injections - Every morning - works so much better for Nicholas than at night. These are by prescription only, compounded by Hopewell Pharmacy EfferC - 1/4 teaspoon 4x per day = 2350 ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/27/current-master-supplement-listing-3/ The past week, I have been ramping up Nicholas's dose of DMG to 3 capsules three times a day (9 caps). As of today, we are at 9 capsules per day. Everyone has noted (without being asked) how much more he is talking. So glad they're telling me, because ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/26/increased-dose-of-dmg/ I just wanted to with you all a Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Happy Kwanzaa! Feliz Navidad! Froliche Weinachten! Happy Holidays! I hope 2009 brings us all that much closer to getting our children back. 2007 was a pretty crappy year for us and for Nicholas. 2008 was amazing in comparison. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/25/happy-holidays/ Another one bites the dust. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/22/round-15-complete/ Dropping the dose to 1/2 (75mg) per day was the right choice to make. No more crazy Nicholas. No more regression. Thank goodness. Only thing is that he's still obsessed with playing with water like he was ages ago, but other than that, he's doing really ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/22/update-3-on-enhansa/ Nicholas has been on Enhansa for about 3 weeks now. The first week, the die off was insane, but we pushed through. Now, he has regressed – and I am hoping this is a healing regression – and he will come out the other side doing better. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/21/update-2-on-enhansa/ I added another teaspoon (in the evening) of the Complete Omega 369. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/20/increased-omega-369s/ I discontinued giving advanced biocidin today. Nicholas has been on it for a while and figured we would take a break to see if he still needed it. Given we added Enhansa, I did not think both were necessary. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/19/stopped-advanced-biocidin-today/ Every day, every round of chelation, we see more of Nicholas. He's now asking "where" people are. Yesterday morning, he got out of bed and said, "pee pee in the potty - bathroom" - and he did, his diaper was dry and he actually peed in the potty! This ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/16/more-of-nicholas/ I was waiting to post a follow up on starting this supplement because I didn't want to post half the story so to speak. We went through about a week of die-off. I believe the die-off was prolonged, because I had read somewhere that to start, the dose ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/16/update-on-enhansa/ Just keeping count! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/15/round-14-complete/ You're supposed to start with 2 drops daily for the first 3 days, but I started at one drop for the first 3 days. http://www.livingstreamsmission.com/ http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/14/started-living-streams-probiotic-today/ Nicholas weighs 63-64 pounds now (and he's just over 4 years old) - quite a difference from the 43 pounds he weighed prior to hbot and 54 pounds he weighed after two and a half months of hbot. He's solid and very, very strong. Halloween of 2007, we ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/12/strength-and-mhbot/ Just keeping count! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/08/round-13-complete/ Another round finished.... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/12/01/round-12-complete/ We started Enhansa today - 75mg 2x per day every other day to start with. http://www.leesilsby.com/enhansamain.php http://www.ageofautism.com/2008/11/lee-silsby-intr.html Update: December 16, 2008: I was waiting to post a follow up on starting this supplement because I didn't want to post half the story so to speak. We went through about ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/30/started-enhansa-today/ This timeline is truly a must read. Oh yeah, and don't forget to read through the posted comments as well. Well done, Ginger... as always. The History of Thimerosal and Autism http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/30/the-history-of-thimerosal-and-autism/ The past 3 or 4 days, I've been battling a cold, so sneezing is bound to happen. Whenever Nicholas is in earshot of me sneezing, he always runs over with a "Bless You Mommy" - it's just amazing to me that he gets this, and I couldn't be happier. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/29/aaachhooo-bless-you-mommy/ Last night we were decorating our Christmas tree, I should say Nicholas was decorating the tree. He was having such a blast hanging the ornaments - and on several occasions even began singing "Oh Christmas Tree" which shocked us both. He definately had the melody right and we ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/29/oh-christmas-tree-oh-christmas-tree/ 11/01/2008 - 1.5 hours 11/02/2008 - 1.5 hours 11/03/2008 - 1.5 hours 11/04/2008 - 1.5 hours 11/05/2008 - 1.5 hours 11/08/2008 - 4.0 hours (1.5 + 2.5) 11/09/2008 - 1.5 hours 11/10/2008 - 1.5 hours 11/11/2008 - 1.5 hours 11/12/2008 - 1.5 hours 11/13/2008 - 1.5 hours 11/14/2008 - 2.0 hours 11/18/2008 - 1.5 hours 11/19/2008 - 3.0 hours 11/20/2008 - 2.5 hours 11/23/2008 - ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/28/november-hbot-hours/ 'Tayloe said that he intends to focus on 5 main areas this coming year -- "Medicaid payments, vaccine financing issues, fair payment of pediatricians, retail-based health clinics and funding medical students' education." What's missing from the focus of the new President of the American Academy of Pediatrics? . . . . . Need a hint?? . . . . . Yeah, that's ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/27/there-you-have-it-aap-priorities-have-nothing-to-do-with-the-kids/ This time last year, our family was in a very different place compared to where we are today. We were knee deep in recovery back then, just like we are now, and were making some pretty amazing progress, but while we had hope (we've always had hope), life was ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/27/thanksgiving-2008-what-i-am-thankful-for-this-year/ http://www.bodiesinrebellion.com/index.html Make sure you read the "A Pediatricians Resignation Letter" on this site as well. Please add your signature while you are there. Every one counts. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/27/an-open-letter-to-president-elect-barack-obama/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kirby/former-uk-science-chief_b_146717.html http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/26/former-uk-science-chief-vaccines-cause-autism-what-more-evidence-is-needed/ Now I know Nicholas hears me just fine when he is in a funk of seeming not having much receptive language, which you all know can happen pretty easily once yeast sets in..... When Nicholas is not following directions, I will usually say, "I said No" or "I said Come Here" ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/26/i-said/ There seems to be alot of debate going around lately as to what the term "recovery" means when it is applied to autism. So, I'm sharing my definition... what the word "recovery" means to me. Many parents are considering their children "Recovered" while still maintaining a full regiment of supplements, ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/25/what-is-recovery/ After Nicholas got out of the chamber last night, and Daddy was changing him for bed, his stomach was all broken out in a red rash. When I came to look, his back also started looking the same. He had gotten into a bag of Cherrios-mix (kinda like ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/25/red-rash/ Nicholas was working with his therapist who comes to the house earlier today and he was playing with her at our dining room table. I was sitting next to him because he wanted me to sit and play too, so I of course, obliged. He turns to me ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/24/im-talking-mommy/ We met with Nicholas's teacher and speech therapist today. We combined the parent/teacher conference with his IEP meeting. From his teacher: Nicholas has made so many gains since school started in September that it will be difficult to list them all. He is so happy being back in ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/24/parentteacher-conference-today/ David Kirby to Dr. David Tayloe, President American Academy of Pediatrics http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/24/david-kirby-whats-not-to-love/ Mommy: Nicholas, did you go poopy? You're smelly. Nicholas: No, I farted. Then he pauses for a few seconds... Nicholas: Scuse Me http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/24/a-nicholas-funny/ It's Monday again and we're another round closer to recovery! Every weekend I say the same thing - why didnt we start this sooner! Still same dose - 12.5 dmsa and 6.25 ala http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/24/round-11-complete/ Today was a great day. Nicholas surprised me with some new things and I'm just so amazed by him today. We're in the midst of chelation round #11 and with each weekend that we chelate, he is just getting better and better. Earlier tonight, Nicholas went into the kitchen ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/22/1234-hide-and-go-seek-mommy/ Added 312.5mg Creatine (So I remember, that's a pinch - 1/16th of a teaspoon - a hint = 1/8th of a teaspoon) Update 11/27/08 - increased dose to a pinch 2x per day. Update 1/26/09 - increased dose to a pinch 3x per day. Update 2/4/09 - increased dose to a hint 3x per ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/22/started-creatine-today/ Nicholas is doing some new stuff that's pretty exciting..... Today, he traced his hand on his drawing board, then took his hand off and drew fingernails on each finger. He's been spelling some words like STOP. He's telling me when he poops and needs a diaper change. (Which is good because we ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/20/whats-nicholas-doing-now/ I've been reading alot of great things about Transfer Factor, so I decided to give it a shot and see how it goes. It helps immune system cells to communicate with one another, which essentially means that it enables one immune cell to teach another cell to identify pathogens. It ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/18/new-supplement-added-today-12/ We're not chelating this weekend. Nicholas is going to his first sleepover (we hope) at Grandma and Grandpa's house. We tried this once before many months ago, but Nicholas ended up coming home after midnight. We're hoping that he gets it this time and goes to bed ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/15/skipping-chelation-this-weekend/ I started Nicholas on Acetyl L-Carnitine today. I gave him 125mg to start. Update 11/27/2008 - increasing dose to 187.5 mg -- I cannot remember how I split the dose to 125mg - it may have actually been 187.5) (So I remember, the measurement on this dose is 1/2 ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/13/started-acetyl-l-carnitine-today/ One of our fellow mothers is in trouble. Because she is seeking biomedical intervention for her son, Marc, who has autism AND lyme disease, a doctor reported her to child protective services. They are now threatening to take her boy away. In Texas, if a ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/11/fellow-mom-needs-help/ Yesterday, Nicholas asked me where Daddy was. I almost fell over. Clear as a bell. "Mommy, Where's Daddy?" "outside talking on the phone, he will be right back" "okay" "There's Daddy!" I have said it before and I'll say it again - it's all in there just waiting to come out! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/11/mommy-wheres-daddy/ Here's a shortened version, but congratulations to this Mother Warrior! She did a fabulous job! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/11/the-doctors-cover-vaccines/ http://www.rabieschallengefund.org/ "One of the most important vaccine research studies in veterinary medicine is underway at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine in Madison. Dr. Ronald Shultz, a leading authority on veterinary vaccines and Chair of the Department of Pathobiological Sciences, has begun concurrent 5 and 7 year challenge ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/10/rabies-vaccine-research-study/ We're done with Round 10! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/10/round-10-complete/ We restarted diflucan today. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/10/restarting-diflucan/ Houston Enzymes is hosting a webinar on November 11th. Dr. Devin Houston is holding a discussion which will include: •How digestion is affected by oral supplementation of enzymes •Why appropriate enzyme products may be an alternative to some special diets •How enzymes address digestive-related issues specific to those on the ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/10/free-enzymes-webinar/ Vitamins & Minerals Multi Vitamin & Mineral Supplement MB-12 Injections - Every morning - works so much better for Nicholas than at night. These are by prescription only, compounded by Hopewell Pharmacy Kirkman Vitamin C – buffered - 1/8 teaspoon 4x per day = 2200 mg Carlson Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) - 2000 ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/09/current-master-supplement-listing-2/ We're reading books. We're playing games. We're playing ball. Nicholas has made up games - like the current one we're playing where he sticks out his pointer finger, makes a "psst" sound and we fall over like he's gotten us with his spider web. Then he ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/08/the-changes-are-undeniable/ Harvard Psychiatrists Hide Millions of Dollars Received from Drug Companies A congressional investigation has revealed that a group of Harvard psychiatrists, instrumental in pushing the diagnosis of bipolar disorder in children and its off-label treatment with antipsychotics, concealed from university officials the millions of dollars they earned in consulting fees ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/08/even-harvard-doctors-are-hiding-payoffs-from-big-pharma/ The Supreme Court Betrays the Public on Medtronic Preemption Case (transcript) http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/08/how-does-anyone-trust-the-fda-anymore/ ...I wanted to believe for so long that this day would come... eventually. That Nicholas and I would sit up in his bed under the covers and read bedtime stories. But that never happened - Nicholas never cared about books. He never cared about being read to. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/08/just-read-our-first-bedtime-story/ "What did you do at school today?" is a question I have been asking for over a year and have never received a response to - until this past Wednesday, that is. Nicholas rambled on the longest sentence I ever heard - and that includes baby babble sentences and real ones. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/07/what-did-you-do-at-school-today/ and I use "designer handbags" merely as an example because for what we spend in a month in vitamins, I could have a closet loaded with a plethora of designer handbags. (Not that I would, I'm a one handbag kinda girl.) Instead of Gucci, Mark Jacobs, and Prada; ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/06/instead-of-buying-designer-handbags-i-buy-vitamins-instead/ Every day that passes is better than the day before. Today, Nicholas sat at my desk and had me read, "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish" by Dr. Seuss 3 times in a row. Then he had Daddy read it to him one more time. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/06/one-fish-two-fish/ I just wanted to welcome Nicholas's Daddy to the blogosphere. He added his first entry earlier tonight, believe it or not, he's been wanting to add it since August - but you know how life can get! I adjusted his entry to keep the entry consistent in his ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/05/welcome-daddy/ We're a few days off of nizoral and I think yeast is starting to once again rear it's ugly head. So, I just gave Nicholas some capryllic acid, so we'll see if that works. It seems like we are always fighting yeast in this house. Updated 11/07/08 - yesterday ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/05/trying-capryllic-acid-for-yeast/ In addition the D he is already getting, I've added more so he gets a minimum of 2000IU per day. (we're all taking D around here - let's hope it keeps the flu away!) http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/05/increased-vitamin-d-today/ As you may or may not already know, NJ has mandated the addition of new vaccinations to the schedule this year. One being the flu shot which is to be given to babies and school-aged children from 6 months of age through 59 months. So, if your child ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/04/what-do-you-predict-the-rate-of-autism-will-be-in-nj-by-december-2010/ Same dose as last time - another round down. Many more to go.... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/03/round-9-complete/ I am trying Folapro instead of Folinic Acid to see if this will work better for Nicholas. I have read of parents having great results from adding folapro that I figured I would give it a trial and see if there is any difference for Nicholas. If not, ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/03/new-supplement-added-today-11/ So, add today to the list of amazing days lately. It seems like we are on a roll - and I hope this is the beginning of a good long amazing stretch! Lots of differences were noticeable with Nicholas today.... Early today, we were in the hbot chamber and the dvd ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/01/another-amazing-day/ We stayed up pretty late last night because Nicholas was being amazing and he also needed to finish all of his supplements and we fell behind. Usually, I wouldn't care about him missing a few supplements here and there, but he was so great last night that we didn't ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/01/smiley-face-picture-for-mommy/ Then why haven't there been any warnings issued about our kids Halloween candy possibly containing melamine? Halloween Warning: Candy Made in China May be Contaminated with Toxic Melamine Article from NaturalNews.com (NaturalNews) This Halloween, children across the United States may be poisoned with toxic melamine, a potentially deadly chemical that ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/11/01/so-if-you-think-the-fda-is-looking-out-for-your-best-interest/ Nicholas had a great Halloween..... If today isn't proof that what I'm doing is working, then I don't know what is. Two weeks ago, Nicholas did not care what Halloween was. Two weeks ago, he didn't know that he already had a costume hanging in his closet waiting ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/10/31/happy-halloween/ New Jersey and Autism Perfect Together! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/10/31/new-jersey-and-autism-perfect-together/ brought to you by Age of Autism: NJ to mandate cradle past grave vaccination! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/10/31/a-halloween-treat/ Great piece by Dr. Larry Rosen: Is discussing the safety of vaccines the third rail of pediatrics? http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/10/31/is-discussing-the-safety-of-vaccines-the-third-rail-of-pediatrics/ I added Epicor to Nicholas's regiment today. Read about it here: Epicor Update: Can't get him to drink his "stuff" with this in it - will try again at a later time. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/10/30/new-supplement-added-today-10/ We started hbot again tonight. 1.5 hours down... So I have somewhere to keep track: 10/29/2008 - 1.5 hours 10/30/2008 - 1.5 hours 11/01/2008 - 1.5 hours 11/02/2008 - 1.5 hours 11/03/2008 - 1.5 hours 11/04/2008 - 1.5 hours 11/05/2008 - 1.5 hours 11/08/2008 - 4.0 hours (1.5 + 2.5) 11/09/2008 - 1.5 hours 11/10/2008 - 1.5 hours 11/11/2008 - ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/10/29/back-in-the-chamber-again/ This post is slightly off-topic, but I figured I would share. I have tried many natural toothpastes, Toms of Maine, etc - and none of them could take me away from my clean-mouth minty fresh feeling from Crest... until now. I know we all spend lots of money ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/10/28/love-this-toothpaste/ Autism recovery stories:Brothers in arms Originally Posted: May 11th, 2008 Kathleen Sullivan and her husband were so preoccupied with their older son, Max, and his diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome that they didn't immediately notice when 18-month old Ty started to regress. Ty, the gregarious, social one of the family, was saying his first ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/10/28/recovery-story-brothers-in-arms/ I guess they missed the skull and crossbones on the bottle when they decided to use this in our child's vaccines. Nice, huh? Don't worry, combined with the other vaccine ingredients, this is perfectly safe to inject into your perfectly healthy child. Really? Well, NO. Logic tells ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/10/28/bottle-of-thimerosal/ Adding Vinpocetine today. We're going to try 10mg 3x per day for 30 days, then drop down to 5mg 3x per day and see what happens. Vinpocetine is used to improve memory and cognitive function and in crease brain function and blood flow. It is known to prevent and ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/10/28/new-supplement-added-today-8/ Vitamins & Minerals Spectrum Support Vitamins Ingredients: Mixed Cartenoids from Dunaliella Salina - 6000 IU Vitamin C (Calcium Ascorbate) - 150mg Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol) - 200 IU Vitamin E (Natural d-Alpha-Tocopherol Acetate) - 125 IU Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine Hydrochloride) - 20mg Vitamin B-2 (Riboflavin-5-Phosphate) - 20mg Vitamin B-3 (Niacinamide and Inositol Hexaniacinate) - 35mg Vitamin B-6 (Pyridoxine Alpha-Ketoglutarate) 15mg Folinic Acid ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/10/27/current-master-supplement-listing/ We just completed Round 8 of DMSA/ALA chelation which we started on Friday afternoon and ended on Monday afternoon. The DMSA & ALA were given every 3 hours around the clock. The last 4 doses were DMSA only. DMSA dose: 12.5mg per dose ALA dose: 6.25mg per dose http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/10/27/round-8-complete/ Yep, we've all got a stash.... I bought these and haven't used them yet. Why? Who knows. This is just a friendly reminder to myself to figure out what I am adding next.... Kirkman Yeast Aid - okay, so I bought this in a moment of frustration ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/10/27/supplements-i-have-bought-but-havent-used/ With only 15 days left until Election Day, I'm a pretty firm believer that when it comes to our ASD kids, John McCain is the way to go. Let's face it, Obama isn't the one bringing up the "A" word and has already said he does not believe in ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/10/21/this-year-i-am-a-one-issue-voter-the-one-issue-is-my-son/ I was just over at AgeofAutism.com reading and happened to read this post: Every Child By Two: Parasites, Graves, Wyeth, and Sanofi This is the signature on Every Child by Two's Rich Greenaway, Director of Operations and Special Projects Green our vaccines? The only green you will see by getting rid of vaccines ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/10/20/green-our-vaccines/ We took a break from hbot - our last dive was Saturday, the 11th. Nicholas is still doing beautifully. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/10/20/hbot-break/ Mommy is sick, so there was no way I was going to be able to get up in the middle of the night to give Nicholas his stuff, so we skipped a weekend. Nicholas was amazing this weeked, just amazing. He continues to make gains and we see ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/10/20/skipped-this-weekend/ I'm giving away a copy of Mother Warriors by Jenny McCarthy. All you have to do to be eligible to win is post a comment on this blog, either in this thread or any other thread. (Previous comments are not eligible) Contest ends October 31st. And the winner ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/10/17/win-a-copy-of-mother-warriors/ We started Round 7 of dmsa & ala today. Nicholas continues to blow us away with every round. I'll update this post later with specifics - I just keep counting rounds and wanted to keep my place. :-) http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/10/10/in-the-midst-of-round-7/ I added a custom amino acid formula from Metabolic Maintenance based on Nicholas's Amino Acid Analysis (from Metametrix). Supplement Update coming soon! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/10/09/new-supplement-added-today-7/ Just keeping count! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/10/06/round-6-complete/ 6.25mls (125mg) per day http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/10/02/started-ketoconazole-again-today/ Just keeping count! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/29/round-5-complete/ We must stand united and deliver BIG numbers on October 16th. Tell everyone you know. Carpool with friends. Pick your favorite flyers, leave a big pile in your car and plaster them everywhere. Flyer #2 in our series is attached below with at least three more ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/27/nj-residents-urgent-vaccination-choice-rally-in-trenton-on-october-16th/ David Kirby's presentation to Congress Age of Autism's Mark Blaxill's Presentation to Congress Mother Warrior Kristin Bushey's recap David Kirby's recap Attendance Listing If you wrote your Senators, Congressman or Representatives and they attended or sent staff to attend, make sure you send them a thank you email! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/25/so-what-happened-on-capitol-hill-yesterday/ We are seeing some great things emerge here this week - and I must admit, I'm excited. My thoughts are all over the place, so I apologize. Nicholas sat with me two nights ago, playing with his erector-set type of toy I talked about in a previous post and he's ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/25/scribbles-of-thoughts-for-this-week/ I just had to post about a magazine I picked up yesterday at Barnes & Noble. I haven't even read this all yet and I can't even begin to tell you what an amazing magazine this is. What's even more amazing is that it was in the magazine ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/25/the-autism-file-magazine/ Tonight i met with Nicholas' teacher for the first time this year. It was a general meeting about all the kids in his class but i had the chance for a one on one with his teacher. She asked what we had done over the summer because he was like ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/24/2008-pta-meeting-with-school-by-dad/ I ordered this book last week and upon receiving it, could not put it down for a second. I can already tell that this is going to be a valuable book in my collection. You know, the kind which never leaves your desk because you are always referencing something ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/23/biological-treatments-for-autism-pdd-by-dr-william-shaw/ Nicholas left for school a little while ago. When the bus got here, Daddy was putting on his shoes. Nicholas ran right out the door and across the front lawn to get on the bus. Then turned around and said Bye Mommy! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/23/see-school-bus-run/ The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases will hold its annual Influenza/Pneumococcal News Conference tomorrow, at which it is believed that Dr. Julie Gerberding will discuss the upcoming flu season and new target populations for annual flu shots, many of which still contain thimerosal. Click to register and listen in! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/23/influenzapneumococcal-news-conference-tomorrow-listen-in/ Check the running tally on Age of Autism and start making phone calls! http://www.ageofautism.com/2008/09/is-your-senator.html http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/23/is-your-senator-or-representative-attending-rep-maloneys-vaccine-autism-meeting-on-capitol-hill-tomorrow/ We finished round 4 yesterday and Nicholas is doing quite well. Despite the fact that they say oral chelation would kick up yeast, I am not seeing any additional yeast that he didn't already have. A few weeks ago, I bought Nicholas this wooden erector-type set from Ikea and he ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/23/round-4-complete/ Tune in to Oprah on Wednesday, September 24th to see Jenny McCarthy. Then, log on to Oprah.com at 8pm EST/7pm CST to talk to Jenny live! Jenny on Oprah http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/23/jenny-mccarthy-on-oprah-tomorrow/ Jenny McCarthy's Mother Warriors Book Tour Check your local listings for stations and time: Oprah - Wednesday, Sept 24 Oprah.com live chat - Wednesday, Sept 24th - 8pmEST/7pmCST Good Morning America - Monday Sept 29 CNN American Morning - Tuesday Sept 30 CanadaAM - Tuesday, Sept 30 Access Access - Sept 29, 30 Possibly Oct ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/23/mother-warriors-book-tv-dates/ Yes, this about sums it up - quite well, actually. Why We Parents of Children With Autism Are So Angry by Nancy Hokkanen Read the full story here, click. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/22/why-we-parents-of-children-with-autism-are-so-angry/ Appropriately named, in my opinion, we're all warriors and I'm not one who is going down without a fight. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/20/jenny-mccarthys-new-book-mother-warriors/ Just wanted to post another update on Nicholas before we start Round 4 later today. He is doing amazing! By the time Sunday rolls around and we're into the current round, the differences in him are completely undeniable. He just wants to have fun and do ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/19/update-on-nicholas-4/ Were you aware that here in New Jersey, dieticians are now seeking a monopoly about nutrition speech? A decade ago, Governor Christy Todd Whitman vetoed the Nutritionist's certification bill and now they are seeking it again, wishing to forbid anyone but themselves from talking about nutrition. If you are a ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/19/nj-dieticians-attack-health-freedom/ We finished round 3 early this morning. We added ALA this round. I started with 8mg ALA along with the 8mg DMSA and it seemed to cause stomach upset when given when he didn't have something to eat with it. So, I cut the ALA down to ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/15/round-3-is-behind-us/ Think this doesn't effect you? This will effect every single person on this earth if something isn't done about this. Take action - this is not something you should let pass by without fighting for. http://www.naturalnews.com/024128.html http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/10/codex-alimentarius-population-control-under-the-guise-of-consumer-protection/ I am adding threelac back in to see if it helps with yeast. Also adding in CP-1 (Custom Probiotics) http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/10/new-probiotics-added-today/ Teacher: Today, Nicholas helped me carry my apple papers. He listened a little but still fights structure. How is he doing at home? Mommy: Nicholas has been doing well at home. His receptive language seems to be much better – I feel like he is actually beginning to ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/09/note-from-the-teacher/ Nicholas came home today all smiles as he got off the school bus. Handed me his backpack as we walked across the lawn and into the house. Right to the kitchen, to the freezer for his chicken nuggets. :) So cute. As he is eating them, he ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/08/i-love-you-mommy-2/ Courtesy of Juan Rodriguez, September 8, 2008 on the Autism-Mercury Yahoo Group; posted with permission: I am not opposed to selective vaccination either as long as vaccines are admistered correctly. But there is the problem, pediatricians and not following the Vaccine safety guidelines from the vaccine manufacturers. Even the ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/08/vaccine-safety-and-children-with-immune-disorders/ Oxypowder has been quite remarkable in keeping Nicholas's bowels moving. I recommend this supplement to people more than anything else he's on since our kids have such issues with constipation because of GI issues or yeast. They're having a sale, which I believe may be once a year - buy ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/08/oxypowder-buy-3-get-1-free/ Autism parents are nothing short of amazing. Keep in mind, we know what happened to our children and yet, we still continue to fight for YOUR children. The ones who got through unharmed. The ones we call NT (neurotypical) - the ones we want to see remain ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/08/nj-obama-corzine-vaccine-rally/ And how are you going to protect our freedom to healthy food, vitamins & minerals, herbs, etc? Our kids will suffer needlessly should their nutritional supplements get taken away by the laws intended to be imposed by Codex Alimentarius. Kids not yet diagnosed with autism-like symptoms due to heavy meatal ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/08/mccain-obama-what-are-you-going-to-do-about-codex-alimentarius/ John McCain is looking better to me every day, despite the fact that I'm not thrilled with what I've read about Sarah Palin. Obama's statement is merely the icing on the cake. This is one freedom I will not keep quiet about. Obama: "I am not for selective vaccination." By ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/08/obama-i-am-not-for-selective-vaccination/ We need to TAKE ACTION now! Our kids supplements are at stake here: HealthFreedomUSA.org CAFTA and Dietary Supplements The Codex Alimentarius Commission, organized by the United Nations in the 1960s, is charged with “harmonizing” food and supplement rules among all nations of the world. As a result of Codex rules, those vitamins ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/07/cafta-and-dietary-supplements/ This weekend, we are in the midst of chelation round #2. We are using DMSA only at the moment. We will be adding ALA next round, next Friday. The current dose Nicholas is getting every 3-4 hours is 8.33mg which is 1/3 of the 25 mg capsule. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/07/so-much-difference-in-one-day/ Flame retardant chemicals found in toddler's blood Fire retardant chemicals found in toddlers' blood By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY A new study finds that young children have high levels of chemical fire retardants in their blood. Toddlers and preschoolers had levels of the chemicals that were on average three times higher than ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/06/flame-retardant-chemicals-found-in-toddlers-blood/ This is really scary - make sure to read the part about what the ingredients in the tagless labels. Let's to back to regular tags please, at least I can cut them out. Tagless Infant Clothing Causing Chemical Burns http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/06/warning-tagless-infant-clothing-causing-chemical-burns/ How stupid do you think we are? Seriously. High Fructose Corn Syrup is bad for you - everyone knows it, but yet, let's put commercials on TV to show how great it is for you because after all, it's made from corn: Oh look... a website for their campaign: High Fructose ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/05/how-stupid-do-you-think-we-are/ Mercury Vapor From Dental Fillings Captured on Camera http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/05/mercury-vapor-from-dental-fillings-captured-on-camera/ So, today was Nicholas's first day of school. The last couple of days, we've been talking about the school bus coming and him going to school again - and he's been getting excited about going on the bus again. Today, he was apprehensive until he saw that bus ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/04/first-day-of-school/ From the National Autism Association: CDC Misses Target With Flawed MMR/Autism Study PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: September 3, 2008 Contact: Rita Shreffler, NAA (Nixa, MO) 401-632-6452 Wendy Fournier, NAA (Portsmouth, RI) 401-835-5828 CDC Misses Target With Flawed MMR/Autism Study NAA says: Wrong Question Asked. Wrong Children Studied. Wrong Conclusions Reached. Nixa, MO ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/04/cdc-misses-target-with-flawed-mmrautism-study/ So, Grandma and Mommy (me) took Nicholas out to dinner tonight. Not burger king, not McDonalds - we took a step up to Fuddruckers. Which by the way, we had been to before and it was nothing short of a sensory nightmare for Nicholas. Well, last night ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/03/out-to-dinner/ How Will Sarah Palin Vaccinate Her Son Trig? http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/02/how-will-sarah-palin-vaccinate-her-new-baby-boy/ So, we took Nicholas to Toys R Us today to see how he would do. And to also scope out what he might like for his upcoming birthday. We shopped, he shopped, we put his shopping back on the shelves :-), checked out and got in the car. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/09/01/our-toys-r-us-excursion/ Today was a great day - we just hung around the house. Nicholas was very cute this morning - we lied on the couch for hours this morning watching tv just being cosy and snuggling. If I get this for 5 minutes on an average day, that's alot. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/08/30/todays-update-2/ So, we just got home from grocery shopping and Nicholas is getting into his spaceship with Grandma. We took Nicholas to the grocery store tonight - and I can honestly say that we survived a pretty long grocery trip without a tantrum and without my back feeling like it ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/08/29/we-survived-grocery-shopping/ I just gave Nicholas his first dose of DMSA. We are going to try the low and slow route for a while and see what happens. I just gave him 1/3 of a 25 mg capsule and will do this every 3 hours (every 4 at night) until ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/08/29/day-1-chelation/ Note: Cellfood has been removed. I'm not seeing Brainchild's yeast program helping my son, so I had to add diflucan back in, to which he is responding very well to. I'm going to switch from Candex to Candidase - I don't see the Candex doing anything, but ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/08/29/supplement-update-august/ Not that I would necessarily believe anything the Food and DRUG Administration has to say anymore, especially when it comes to NUTRITIONAL supplements, but I thought this was post-worthy. FDA Finds Lead in Vitamins: See Which Vitamins for Women and Children Have the Most and Least Lead http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/08/29/fda-finds-lead-in-vitamins/ A while back, I had gone looking for the ingredients list of one of Nicholas's supplements that I had heard rave reviews about and decided to try... Cellfood. Well, I couldn't find the ingredients, so I discontinued giving it to him because I was switching his supplements to be ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/08/29/discontinued-cell-food-forever/ In reading this piece posted on Age of Autism (http://www.ageofautism.com), I cried to the point of not being able to read the text on my screen. I am sure that many parents with an ASD child can relate to what this mom experienced like I could. For I ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/08/27/this-is-autism-in-case-of-emergency-your-seat-cushion/ http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/08/27/comic-about-the-fda-and-bpa/ This was written in October 2007, almost one year ago.... where do you think the number is now? When do you think parents of NT kids who think we're all nuts will begin to see the writing on the wall here and stop fighting to hard against us? ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/08/27/when-1-in-150-is-really-1-in-67/ New round of Diflucan - day one. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/08/26/day-1-diflucan-2/ Definately a step in the right direction.... By GARDINER HARRIS Stanford to Limit Drug Maker Financing NYTimes Article Stanford University, concerned about the influence drug companies may have on medical education, is expected to announce Tuesday that it will severely restrict industry financing of doctors’ continuing education at its medical school. Nearly all doctors in ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/08/26/stanford-to-limit-drug-maker-financing/ So, we had to take Nicholas for bloodwork yesterday. Yes, the dreaded bloodwork. Ug. My nerves were shot 2 days in advance. I had the typical blood pressure headache and everything. So, we get there and Nicholas is fine in the waiting room and when ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/08/26/the-dreaded-bloodwork-2/ I added 25mg Coenzyme Q-10 from Kirkman today. Note: After 62 days of this, I have not seen any benefits come from Nicholas taking this, so we are going to try this one: Now Foods Ubiquinol http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/08/25/new-supplement-added-today-9/ So, last week Nicholas and I took a little vacation and spent a few days with a girlfriend of mine at her house by the beach that her family rents every summer. Last year, Nicholas really surprised me in so many ways, we had such a good time. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/08/23/beach-baby/ Alpha Ketoglutaric Acid CoQ10 (Added Brainchild's Intestimend last week - 1 teaspoon/day working up to 6 teaspoons per day) Note: The bottle ran out and I did not buy another one - I didn’t see any difference in Nicholas to warrant spending the $$ on this supplement. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/08/22/new-supplements-added-today-2/ 8/21 - Nicholas and I spent some time in the backyard today. He went in his playouse and down his slide which he normally didn't . He was helping me clean up and noticed his red car with the yellow roof on it. he sat in it  and i pushed ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/08/21/our-day-in-the-backyard-by-dad/ So, today I have spent the majority of my day going over Nicholas's current supplements - checking dosages, reviewing my notes to see what I need to add, what I missed, etc. I am just reviewing Nicholas's last set of bloodwork and have dug in a bit deeper to research ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/08/10/its-review-time/ Huge thanks to Age of Autism for sharing this so I could post this here: By Cornelia Read There's a topic I've wanted to blog about here for a long time, but it's pretty heavy stuff--not exactly the bright and breezy fare most people want to skim through online while ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/08/06/must-read-cornelia-reads-a-shot-in-the-dark/ This is a must see.... Vaccine Nation - Directors Cut http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/29/vaccine-nation-directors-cut/ Article Link The body of a baby boy that has been lying in a mortuary freezer for 21 years is to be buried against his parents’ wishes after a council used new powers to formalise his death. Christopher Blum died aged 4 months after receiving a standard vaccination in hospital in ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/29/after-21-years-in-a-freezer-baby-boy-will-be-buried-against-his-parents%e2%80%99-wishes/ Click for story Thoreau-FDA.com Industry Insider: FDA gripes aired on the internet The Star Ledger: Thursday, July 24, 2008 A group of dissident current and former Food and Drug Administration employees have launched a website, Thoreau-FDA.com, to express their complaints about the agency and to expose what they consider to be ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/26/fda-gripes-aired-on-internet/ Check it out... The WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment, has teamed up with Jenny McCarthy for Saturday Night's Main Event, August 2nd, 9pm EST For details, click here: WWE Saturday Night's Main Event: Generation Rescue http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/25/wwes-saturday-nights-main-event/ CBS News How "Independent" Are Vaccine Defenders? Sharyl Attkisson Investigates Vaccine Advocates Taking Funding From The Companies Whose Vaccines They Endorse WASHINGTON, July 25, 2008 (CBS) For years some parents and scientists have raised concerns about vaccine safety, including a possible link to autism and ADD. Many independent experts have sided with government officials ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/25/how-independent-are-vaccine-defenders/ In the ER the other night, we weighed Nicholas - he weighed in at 54.4 pounds. On June 1, he was 48 pounds and on May 1, he was 43 pounds. I'm a little concerned with the rapid weight gain. I know that hbot will make them ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/25/chunky-monkey/ Oregon Grape Extract (for yeast) added today. 3 drops at dinner. Goal dose is 15 drops 3 times/day. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/25/new-supplement-added-today-6/ Every now and again, we get a glimpse of the NT Nicholas. Today was one of those days. Daddy was outside mowing the lawn and Nicholas was watching him through the window. Once Daddy was done, he had to blow off all of the grass clippings because we've been ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/25/a-glimpse-into-normal/ Opposing Views: Are Autism and Vaccines Linked? http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/24/vote-now-do-vaccines-cause-autism/ As I am sitting here researching supplements, Nicholas is watching Bear in the Big Blue House. When Bear looks for Shadow, he sings a song, "Where oh where oh where is Shadow? Where oh where oh where is Shadow? Where can Shadow be?" Nicholas just sang ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/24/where-oh-where-oh-where-is-shadow/ Started Klaire Labs Therbiotic Complete Pro-biotics - 1/4 teaspoon this afternoon. Link http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/23/klaire-labs-therbiotic-complete-started-today/ If you think your doctor is giving you truly honest answers when you ask questions about vaccinating your child, perhaps you are asking the wrong questions. How about asking them if you can see a full disclosure on all of their income. Many vaccine researchers and pediatricians are paid in ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/23/who-is-paying-your-local-vaccination-expertpediatrician/ From the Feingold Association: McDonald's has been in touch with the CSPI (Center for Science in the Public Interest) and has told them that they really aren't sure that Americans are concerned about the fact that their food contains synthetic dyes. McDonald's has asked their nutrition & labeling manager, Julia ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/23/test/ So, I saw these Cars sheets in Target I just had to get for Nicholas's bed. Chock full of toxic chemicals, I'm sure, but hey, every once in a while, he needs something fun too. (PS - wash anything like this in Arm & Hammer laundry detergent to ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/23/reading-between-the-sheets/ So today's "The View" opened with mentioning Michael Savage's comments about autistic children during the opening credits - and then it was never brought up during the show. Parts of the show seemed stretched and just slow moving, which isn't usually the case for this show. So, was ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/22/autism-too-controversial-for-the-view-to-talk-about/ Vitamins & Minerals Spectrum Support Vitamins Ingredients: Mixed Cartenoids from Dunaliella Salina - 6000 IU Vitamin C (Calcium Ascorbate) - 150mg Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol) - 200 IU Vitamin E (Natural d-Alpha-Tocopherol Acetate) - 125 IU Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine Hydrochloride) - 20mg Vitamin B-2 (Riboflavin-5-Phosphate) - 20mg Vitamin B-3 (Niacinamide and Inositol Hexaniacinate) - 35mg Vitamin B-6 (Pyridoxine Alpha-Ketoglutarate) 15mg Folinic Acid ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/22/supplement-update-july/ Well, it's no easy task, but it's gotten easier as time goes on. My biggest recommendation to anyone is to open the capsules and taste what's inside if you're mixing stuff with juice/liquids. Stuff that has no taste is a no brainer - mix it with anything. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/22/how-do-i-get-all-of-those-supplements-into-nicholas/ So, earlier Monday, Nicholas started grabbing the box of band-aids and saying boo-boo and pointing to his foot. At first we thought it was him kidding around, but it continued for quite some time. Then he started not putting his foot down and putting weight on it. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/22/my-little-man-is-quite-the-trooper/ Trying to figure out what the deal is with Nicholas and the car. He wants to get in the car and drive, but we can't get a destination out of him if we stood on our head and turned blue. He did it to me over the weekend, ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/21/drive-mommy/ MY GIRL DIED AS 'GUINEA PIG' FOR GARDASIL http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/21/dont-let-your-daughter-be-one-less/ If you're a parent to a child with autism and you're heavily into research & recovering your child, then the odds are that you aren't fond of Autism Speaks and certainly think that they don't speak for your child. (They certainly don't speak for mine.) Autism Speaks Plays Nice with ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/21/how-many-more-reasons-is-autism-speaks-going-to-give-us-not-to-like-them/ So, Saturday was a fantastic day. Nicholas and Mommy dropped Daddy off at the airport for his flight to Wisconsin for work. Then, we headed to the park. Nicholas was making friends and trying desperately to get new words out to the other kids at the park. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/20/cybill-are-you-there/ Autism Speaks: The Abortion Industry's Best Friend Be sure to check out the comment under the article breaking down the salaries & expenses. They sure are in it for our kids, aren't they? While we're going broke with huge bills for Nicholas letting us save NO money for retirement ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/18/yet-another-reason-i-dislike-autism-speaks/ We parasites, as you so affectionately called us, thank you for joining our fight and making so many more people aware of Paul [pr]Offit's affiliations, conflicts of interest, congressional reprimands, etc.... boy, it doesn't get any better than this. The Parasites Thank You, Amanda Peet http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/18/the-higher-up-a-tree-a-monkey-climbs-the-more-of-his-ass-you-see/ I started Nicholas on IP6 & Inositol today to see if it has an effect on him. IP6 & Inositol apparently will remove excess iron from your blood, so if Nicholas is iron-overloaded, which he very well may be, we should see some gains. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/18/new-supplement/ ...play a role in Nicholas not being able to detox the toxins from his vaccinations? I have to wonder......(please note: I am 'thinking out loud' here while reading a ton of research and just posting my thoughts so I can keep them straight) So, the one time in my life when ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/17/did-too-much-iron-during-pregnancy/ Ok, so Nicholas knows my name. I guess if "mommy" doesn't work, "michelle" will. He's been walking around saying "Hey Michelle" Yeah buddy, I worked too hard to earn the title of Mommy, so give it a few more years please. :-) Thanks buddy. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/17/hey-michelle/ I've had the honor of having one girlfriend since I've been about 5 years old. Friends through dancing lessons almost thirty years ago, our friendship has truly stood the test of time. Through highs and lows, through break-ups and deaths, through losing and regaining contact like we hadn't missed ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/14/to-my-dear-friend-i-am-so-proud-of-you/ Hepatitis B Vaccine: Good for 'Newborn' Prostitutes and Drug Users, but Who Else? (NaturalNews) The Hepatitis B (Hep B) vaccine is considered one of the most controversial vaccines in the pediatric vaccination schedule. Why are we giving it to newborns and what are the adverse reactions associated with such an early ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/14/newborns-can-have-sex-and-do-drugs-right/ Dear dear dear Amanda Peet.... you should stick to what you know best.... D-list acting. Picking up the phone and having a conversation with a vaccine patent holder and one who makes huge money off of those who vaccinate is not anyone's idea of qualifiable vaccine research. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/14/amanda-peet-paul-offit-perfect-together/ Generation Rescue National Autism Association Talk About Curing Autism Age of Autism - Great Autism News Site Online Autism Communities Autism One Defeat Autism NOW! Spectrum Magazine Autism-Pdd.net AutismWeb.com Blogs from Autism parents and Autism Sucess Stories (some great inspiration here!) ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/14/autism-links/ 12 Babies die during vaccine trials in Argentina Buenos Aires, Jul 10, 2008 (EFE via COMTEX) - At least 12 babies who were part of a clinical study to test the effectiveness of a vaccine against pneumonia have died over the past year in Argentina, the local press reported Thursday. The ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/14/how-many-more-babies-have-to-die/ Came across this blog post today and thought I would share a link to it. It's by a mom who stopped vaccinating her child (wish someone had told me to stop) - her reasons why and the issue she faces with finding a pediatrician who is on board with ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/14/the-choice-to-vaccinate/ Nicholas sang the color song and went fishing for more colors during circle time. He played with blocks, the sand table and worked on coloring and writing. Today's Special Book was Clifford the big red dog. He worked on his ocean picture and spent time playing ball ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/09/today-at-school/ Nicholas continues to do really well. We started Nizoral (ditched the Nystatin, it didn't work AT ALL for him) and his speech is much clearer than before and we can understand him really well now. Conversation with him is getting longer and he's just so engaging! We had a ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/08/update-on-nicholas-3/ Nicholas is doing well with going on the potty. Up until today, he was only peeing on the potty. Up. Until. Today. :-) Let's hope this is a trend. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/07/potty-training-update/ Top 10 Reasons NJ Needs the Conscientious Exemption to Mandatory Vaccinations Bill A260/S1071 1. Vaccination is the only mandated medical procedure whereby adverse reactions pose significant health risks to children. Adverse reactions to one vaccine include: Encephalitis (brain damage), Diabetes, Arthritis, Anaphylaxis, nerve deafness, febrile convulsions and seizures, Pneumonia, Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/04/the-top-10-reasons-why-nj-needs-the-conscientious-vaccine-exemption/ So, we had friends over today/tonight. We were hanging out watching some TV and Nicholas was the cutest thing. He was sitting in between our friends having the time of his life just cuddling with them. So sweet. Nicholas decided he was taking a bath and dragged mommy ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/03/nicholas-is-something-else/ I tossed out the remainder of the Nystatin because it did absolutely nothing for Nicholas for the 3+ weeks he was on it and we're giving Nizoral a shot. Keeping my fingers crossed.... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/03/day-1-nizoral/ Nicholas did lots during circle time: 5 little monkeys, sing-a-long songs, where is thumbkin, if you're happy and you know it, the wheels on the bus. He played with the sand table and cars and trucks. Today's special book was 5 little monkeys sitting in a tree. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/03/today-at-school-2/ Nicholas sang the hello song and 5 little monkeys during circle time. He played with playdoh and worked on coloring and writing. today's special book was 1,2,3 to the Zoo. His project was 5 Little Monkeys. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/07/02/today-at-school-3/ So, our 1st dive today was cut short. Why? Because Nicholas had to go potty. He would not pee in his pull-up. I decompressed, unzipped and let him out as quickly as I could - he ran upstairs and brought his potty downstairs to go. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/27/wow-im-amazed/ So, Nicholas just completed his first dive for round 2. I fell asleep in there, so we ended up being in there for 2 hours. Still working on potty training.... no accidents so far. Edited to add: 2 dives today; total time: 3.5 hours http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/26/restarting-hbot-today/ We're doing well... Nicholas is doing good - no pee accidents so far. No poopy on the potty yet. Grandma and Grandpa came over last night. Nicholas moved his potty to the other room so he could go in privacy. This is so great! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/25/potty-training-day-two/ So, today is what we're calling Naked Nicholas day. We're letting him run around naked from the waist down to get him potty trained, or so we hope. He did SO well today. He peed on the potty 7 or 8 times..... no pooping there as of yet, but ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/24/potty-training-day-one/ So, Friday night, Grandpa and Grandma picked Nicholas up for his big first over-nighter away from home without either Mommy or Daddy. After we loaded up their car, Nicholas got in and was ready to go. Grandpa commented on how much stuff Nicholas travels with (his bedrail, clothes, ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/23/weekend-update/ So, another great day is behind us. :-) Nicholas's talking is incredible. Everyday, we seem to be getting more out of him. He no longer wishes to play alone for long periods of time. He'll play by himself for a good long time, but once he's done, ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/19/splish-splash/ http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/18/brave-patient-sheds-light-on-new-stem-cell-treatment/ Nicholas had a great day today. He was funny, chatty and his smile was shining so bright, he just lit up the house! He is very excited that his spaceship has returned. Daddy and Mommy had been unpacking everything and setting it up. It smells a ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/18/another-great-day/ From Nicholas's teacher: Nicholas is blossoming everyday. He is now really saying some individual words clearly and he surprises us with them. During circle time some children get a choice to bounce on a ball sitting or upside down. He would never verbalize but he would yell if ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/18/report-card-day/ So today was an interesting day.....  When I went into Nicholas's room this morning to bring him his morning cocktail, he was awake and smiling at me (which he usually is not) - and was playing a shy hide game under the covers.  So, I took the opportunity and jumped in ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/17/289/ you might want to actually do the research that your child's neurologist has failed to do regarding him/her taking a drug like this.  There are many natural things that you can try FIRST before you use this drug.  Drugs like this should only be used as a last resort.  Doctors ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/17/before-you-fill-that-rx-for-risperdal/ http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/17/bill-maher-rant-on-pharma-you-should-hear-how-true-it-is/ http://www.ageofautism.com/2008/06/thimerosal-and.html http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/17/what-your-doctor-wants-you-to-believe-regarding-vaccines-and-thimerosal/ How much more evidence do they need? http://www.ageofautism.com/2008/06/sick-hamsters-m.html#more http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/17/sick-hamsters-more-evidence-that-thimerosal-harms-infants/ You can do this.  You can recover your child from autism.  Parents are doing it every day, in every country of the world.  You're a part of our club now - and not that we wanted any new members, you're one of us and we are all here to help ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/16/other-stories-of-recovery/ Tylenol depletes Glutathione.  Glutathione is an important anti-oxidant which helps scavenge free radicals, deals with oxidative stress, etc.  Essentially, your baby's body needs glutathione to detox the toxins from the vaccines. Besides, if your child spikes a fever from a vaccine - this is important for you to know for the future ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/16/never-give-your-baby-tylenol-before-or-after-a-vaccination/ First things first, contact a local rescue angel in your area who can help you get started with finding out what resources are available for your child and local doctors that are good. Click here for a current list of Rescue Angels: http://www.generationrescue.org/angels.php http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/16/find-a-local-rescue-angel/ Generation Rescue  - http://www.generationrescue.org National Autism Association - http://www.nationalautismassociation.org Talk About Curing Autism (TACA) - http://www.tacanow.com/ Autism One - http://www.autismone.org/ A-Champ - http://www.achamp.org/ Autism Research Institute - http://www.autism.com/ Moms Against Mercury - http://www.momsagainstmercury.org/ Safe Minds - http://www.safeminds.org/ Dana's View - http://www.danasview.net/ http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/16/autism-websites/ http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/pdf/PregFAQ.pdf http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/16/pregnancy-faqs-from-national-autism-association/ Lots of people always asked me if I saw any signs that should have alerted me to hold off vaccinating Nicholas any farther - and the answer is a resounding, YES!  But of course, my concerns were blown off by my pediatrician as is the same tale told my many ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/16/early-warning-signs-checklist/ You need to read these:   http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/16/must-reads-if-you-are-pregnant-and-are-worried-about-autism/ The last day of school is this week, so today, I was invited to a pizza and ice cream party at Nicholas's school.  When I got there and located Nicholas in a sea of other kids and parents, he was THRILLED to see me.  He wanted me to immediately come ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/16/summer-school-party/ http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/16/important-information-about-energy-saver-lightbulbs/ It's Father's Day and my two boys (Nicholas and Daddy) are still sleeping.  Dinner has been seared and is slow cooking and I'm doing some work catching up on Nicholas's blog.... I just wanted to say Happy Father's day to daddy and grandpas in this special little boy's life.  You bring such fun ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/15/happy-fathers-day/ I bought these for Nicholas last week and he just loves them.  They're videos set in a music class where they learn about different things like routines, emotions, words, movement etc.  The music is lively and fun - and he just can't get enough of Balloo, who is the cute animated ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/15/great-dvds-for-your-spectrum-kids/ Nicholas now loves his Diego pinball machine that Grandma bought him for Christmas last year.   He's been playing with it over the past couple of days - and now he's asking mommy and daddy to play to - but wait, there is a catch.  He loves the way one of ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/15/keep-em-coming/ Been meaning to write this out for a while....  bear with me - this is a work in progress.  I just wanted a space to keep all of my reasons for starting Nicholas on a particular supplement.  If it's listed here, it's because it works for him. PS - If you're reading my ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/14/vitamins-and-minerals-and-supplements-oh-my/ I am very picky when it comes to what brands of supplements I give to Nicholas.  However, I am always looking for the best price possible! Kirkman Laboratories - http://www.kirkmanlabs.com I purchase quite a bit here and have always been satisfied:  DMG with Folinic acid and Methyl B-12, GABA, Saccharomyces Boulardii, Lactobacillus ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/14/where-i-buy-our-supplements/ Nicholas has done really well with these fish oils.   When he was around 2, I started him on this one: Nordic Naturals Omega 3-6-9 Junior http://nordicnaturals.com/en/Products/Product_Details/98/?ProdID=1444 Once the bottle was empty, I switched him to this one: Nordic Naturals Complete Omega 3-6-9 http://nordicnaturals.com/en/Products/Product_Details/98/?ProdID=1435 In looking for a natural Vitamin A and Vitamin D to give Nicholas, ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/14/omega-3-6-9-fish-oil/ These DVDs were great for my son.  They helped him tremendously with getting his babbling going again and he even started to approximate words while watching them too.   http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/14/baby-babble-dvd/ So, here are some more gains we're making here.... Nicholas is telling me after he pees.  He got off of the school bus the other day - and said, "mommy pee pee" - so I said, Ok, let's go pee-pee.  I take him into the bathroom, pull down his shorts and ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/14/the-ever-evolving-nicholas/ Today has been a great day.  Nicholas has been great all day - and is now taking a bath (at his request).  I can hear Daddy and Nicholas playing with his tub flutes and they seem pretty in sync.  :-)  A few minutes ago, Nicholas grabbed his little ducky brush, ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/11/mommy-grandma-grandpa-are-here/ So, we started Nystatin yesterday because over the past several days, we could tell yeast began to creep back in.  Today, Nicholas woke up smily and chatty as ever.  He pulled me in bed with him to play under the sheets - and he was just laughing and having a grand ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/11/octopus-mommy/ We were very skeptical at trying this, considering the cost, so I really didn’t have high hopes going in.   I honestly did not think we were even going to get him in the chamber or get him to stay in long enough once he was in, but he’s doing beautifully ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/10/thank-you-hbot/ From mid-May to mid-June, we completed 90 hours of mHBOT. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/10/hbot-hours-completed/ So, Nicholas has been grabbing at my hair all day.  It's like he never saw it before today.  He's giggling, cackling and having the time of his life pulling, twisting, curling, did I mention pulling?  yeah, so glad I did my hair today! He's being a little devil today and laughing, ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/10/mommy-has-funny-hair/ We started Nystatin today. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/10/day-1-nystatin/ Today was our last day with our hyperbaric chamber and this completes our first round of 60 dives; 2 dives per day, 1.5 hours per dive (not including compression and decompression) Nicholas continues to blow us away on a daily basis. We have purchased our own chamber, so we will be starting ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/09/last-mhbot-day/ This is a beautifully written letter that I just had to share..... Source:  http://www.vindy.com/news/2008/jun/08/people-step-up-to-wage-vaccine-fight-while-media/ People step up to wage vaccine fight while media watches and doctors look the other way Published: June 8, 2008 EDITOR: On Wednesday we attended a rally in Washington, D.C., headed by celebrities Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey urging the government ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/09/letter-to-the-editor-on-the-green-our-vaccines-rally/ Wow. wow. wow.  An honor system???  You have got to be kidding me! This is exactly the kind of thing that we have been talking about all along.  Doctors are getting paid huge amounts of money by big pharma to do "research" for the sake of wellness for our children - except, they are ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/09/harvard-researchers-fail-to-report-drug-payments/   I made my son a set of PECS flash cards that can be printed by any photolab (Costco, etc) - or printed on your home printer.  If you print them at a photolab, they won't rip easily and you could always just reprint on if you needed to, so no need ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/08/pecs-flash-cards/ Totally Off Topic.... if cell phones can pop popcorn, what are they doing to us? http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/4969270 (I've read/heard that this is a hoax.) http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/08/totally-off-topic-if-cell-phones-can-pop-popcorn-what-are-they-doing-to-us/ So, I sat down with Nicholas yesterday for quite some time after being requested to "come play with me mommy"  (YAY!!!!!) And, while his playing was always appropriate, he just blew me away.  We were downstairs playing with his geotrax trains which we have layed out all over the floor of ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/08/geotrax-all-aboard/ http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/07/fox-news-coverage-of-green-our-vaccines-rally/ Nicholas went into the kitchen, opened the fridge, pulled out the bag with the brick of sliced american cheese, brought the bag into the livingroom, handed it to me and said, "cheese mommy".  So I pulled out a piece of cheese and handed it to him..... and...he...ate...it!!!!!!!  and then he ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/06/he-ate-a-slice-of-cheese/ So, Nicholas was up playing in his room tonight and comes downstairs to get me.  He comes over to me as I am sitting at the dining room table and says, "are you busy mommy?" and puts his hand out for me to come with him.  Shocked that my son just ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/06/are-you-busy-mommy/ Well, we're back from Washington DC! All of us had a fantastic time and were so happy that we had the opportunity to stand up and be heard! The weather held out for the walk and the rally, which was amazing since it had been thunderstorming before and after. We're ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/04/green-our-vaccines-rally-washington-dc/ Diedre Imus: A Timely Truth Untold..... Again This week Time magazine's cover story "The Truth About Vaccines" carries an ominous suggestion... "worried about autism, many parents are opting out of immunizations. How they're putting the rest of us at risk." (June 2, 2008). Finally, a major periodical puts a spotlight ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/03/diedre-imus-a-timely-truth-untold-again/ So, we're on our way to Washington DC for the Green Our Vaccines rally.  My mom, mother-in-law and myself are all ready to stand up and be heard on behalf of our precious Nicholas.  I'm hoping to meet lots of great people there while showing the world that change needs ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/03/on-our-way-to-the-rally/ http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080602214135.htm http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/03/science-news-good-news-in-our-dna-defects-you-can-fix-with-vitamins-and-minerals/ Spectrum Support Vitamins - Mixed Cartenoids from Dunaliella Salina - 6000 IU - Vitamin C (Calcium Ascorbate) - 150mg - Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol) - 200 IU - Vitamin E (Natural d-Alpha-Tocopherol Acetate) - 125 IU - Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine Hydrochloride) - 20mg - Vitamin B-2 (Riboflavin-5-Phosphate) - 20mg - Vitamin B-3 (Niacinamide and Inositol Hexaniacinate) - 35mg - ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/02/supplement-update-june/ I just spoke with Nicholas's preschool teacher... here's her update: She said that Nicholas is doing great!  They are having so much fun with him. He chooses what chair he wants to sit in for their circle time.  He no longer has to be seated in a chair with a seatbelt!   (Circle ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/06/01/the-last-three-weeks-have-shocked-us/ We've continued to dive twice a day for 1 1/2 hour each dive - and continue to see gains. Did I mention that Nicholas has stopped throwing up?  He seems to be tolerating food much better - he hasn't thrown up since we started hbot.  He's acknowledging us more and more everyday.  ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/05/29/progess-update/ We've done about 27 dives so far, and will do another dive tonight making it our 28th dive.  We still have 32 more dives to go and we could not be happier with Nicholas's progress.  Seeing him come so far so fast is like an absolute dream come true.  http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/05/24/14-days-of-hbot-are-behind-us/ So, we just spent a couple of hours outside with Nicholas.  Just hanging around the house, in the backyard, in the front yard, etc.  Boy, is he a different kid!  Usually, we're outside, running down the street to either walk with him or bring him home.  Or if we're in ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/05/24/what-a-different-kid/ Just had to post a few things Nicholas is now doing.... all of them are blowing us away....  While playing with his trains on his train table in his bedroom, Nicholas has been very vocal making the sounds of the trains and cars.  Tonight, he added, "Watch OUT!" to his playtime.   ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/05/23/watch-out/ Just wanted to post an update before I forget...  Nicholas has continued to improve during his hbot treatments.  He is just so much more aware than he was, it's amazing to see.  Yesterday, the phone rang and he brought the cordless phone to me - I was shocked - in the ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/05/22/hbot-update/ Sorry I haven't posted in a while, we've spent the last week doing HBOT with Nicholas.  We've been doing 1.5 hour dives twice a day - and we're being optimistic that it's working because we are already seeing gains.  After one week of HBOT, we are seeing a different child emerge.  ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/05/19/were-mia-on-a-spaceship-to-mars/ Today, we had to complete 2 dives with Nicholas in order to take the HBOT chamber home with us for 30 days.  Daddy's been sick, so it was all on Mommy.   Anyway, armed with a DVD player and an assortment of DVD's, Nicholas did really well in the chamber and ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/05/10/2nd-attempt/ We went for our first HBOT dive and training today, because we have decided to rent a chamber for a month to see how Nicholas does with it.  Well, after spending over $100 bucks at Toys R Us last night, I was able to get him to get in with ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/05/03/first-hbot-appointment/ For our own measurement, I filled out the ATEC (Autism Treatment Evaulation Checklist) form.  Click anywhere on the form to view. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/05/02/pre-hbot-atec-checklist-2/ Another thing that has me wondering... why would Escherichia coli (e. coli) be listed under Beneficial Bacteria on Nicholas's Microbiology results?  Anytime I've ever heard of e. coli, it hasn't been good. Well, from what I understand, there are different strains of this bacteria.  The one I am referring to is ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/04/22/how-could-having-e-coli-bacteria-be-beneficial/ So, I've revamped Nicholas's supplement routine, which included the removal of Kirkman's Pro-Bio Defense.  He will be on the SCD diet and this is illegal on this diet, because of the bifidus, but I've been curious to know, "What's wrong with the bifidus?"  Afterall, I'm searching for yogurt to make ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/04/22/whats-wrong-with-bifidobacterium-lactis-bifidum-anyway/ Spectrum Support Vitamins - Mixed Cartenoids from Dunaliella Salina - 4000 IU - Vitamin C (Calcium Ascorbate) - 500mg - Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol) - 200 IU - Vitamin E (Natural d-Alpha-Tocopherol Acetate) - 125 IU - Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine Hydrochloride) - 30mg - Vitamin B-2 (Riboflavin-5-Phosphate) - 25mg - Vitamin B-3 (Niacinamide and Inositol Hexaniacinate) - 40mg - ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/04/19/new-supplement-listing-again-argh/ and here's why....  ever since I stopped the pro-biotics for 4-5 days and then restarted them (for his microbiology stool test) - something hasn't been right.  Now, he apparently has strep bacteria and is showing signs of PANDAS, which he NEVER did before.  I just read that it's been mentioned ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/04/19/bear-with-me-im-changing-supplements-again/ Nicholas seems to be getting back to being himself.  Although it's getting hard to keep him IN the house.  It's been beautiful here - and he just wants to be outside at all times! Grandma and Mommy took Nicholas to Chili's today for lunch.  He was a bit apprehensive about getting ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/04/19/day-4-diflucan/ He seems to be getting better.  Not pooping much, even with oxypowder - which says that he's terribly constipated due to the yeast die-off.  Gotta up the oxypowder...  We spent alot of time outside today.  He really loves being outside.  Playing in water, the sandbox, driving his car, etc - just ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/04/18/day-3-diflucan/ Nicholas hasn't been himself since we started the diflucan.  He's not necessarily being bad, he just isn't "him".  Tonight after his bath, he climbed into our bed and just lied there watching tv - it was not like him at all.  I'm sure he feels awful - his appetite at ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/04/17/day-2-diflucan/ I threw in the towel on fighting the yeast myself and had the dr call in an Rx for diflucan.  Here's hoping it does something!! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/04/16/day-1-diflucan/ I have so much floating around in my head this past week, I need a place to keep my thoughts straight - here it is.  If you have something to contribute - by all means - email me at momatrecoveringnicholas.com, replace "at" with the @. Here's my laundry list: I have Nicholas's ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/04/11/what-am-i-working-on-now/ Spectrum Support Vitamins - Mixed Cartenoids from Dunaliella Salina - 4000 IU - Vitamin C (Calcium Ascorbate) - 500mg - Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol) - 200 IU - Vitamin E (Natural d-Alpha-Tocopherol Acetate) - 125 IU - Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine Hydrochloride) - 30mg - Vitamin B-2 (Riboflavin-5-Phosphate) - 25mg - Vitamin B-3 (Niacinamide and Inositol Hexaniacinate) - 40mg - ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/04/11/new-supplement-listing/ I added EnZym-Complete/DPP-IV from Kirkmanlabs.com Why did I add this?  Antibodies against casien and gluten cross react to lymphocytes containing CD26 & CD69.  CD26 is a receptor protein expressed on a digestive enzyme called DPP-IV which is used to digest gluten and casein peptides.  Abnormalities in this enzyme might explain why they ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/04/10/new-supplement-added-today-5/ http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/04/07/julie-gerberding-on-cnn/ The AAP showed up at the Defeat Autism Now! conference this past weekend and it seems that they may be actually listening.  Read about it here: http://adventuresinautism.blogspot.com/2008/04/american-academy-of-pediatrics-shows-up.html http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/04/07/the-american-academy-of-pediatrics-takes-the-first-step/ Bacteriology Beneficial Bacteria Lactobacillus species: No Growth Escherichia coli:  4+ Bifidobacterium: 3+ Additional Bacteria Alpha haemolytic streptococcus: 4+ Gamma haemolytic streptococcus: 4+ Proteus mirabilis: 4+ Klebsiella pneimoniae: 4+ Coag. negative Staphylococcus: 4+ Mycology Candida albicans: 1+ Candida Krusel: 1+ The lab commented that his stool was all yeast with additional bacteria.  (No surprise about the yeast there) http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/04/05/microbiology-analysis-results/ IgG Food Antibodies indicate delayed Food Sensitivities; which means that these foods are stressing the gut and contributing to it's constant inflamed state.  Moderate:  Gluten, Turkey Low:  Avocado, Cheddar cheese, cottage cheese, egg white (moderate IgE), egg yolk (moderate IgE), soy (High IgE) Very Low:  Buckwheat (moderate IgE), Cabbage, Cane Sugar, Casein, Celery, ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/04/05/igg-food-antibody-assessment-results/ IgE Food Antibodies show which foods would trigger an immediate allergic reaction.  Nicholas has quite a few moderate to very high levels of antibodies to certain foods: Buckwheat:  II - Moderate Corn: III - High Oat: I - Low Rice:  III - High Sesame: II - Moderate Soybean:  III - High Wheat: III - High Egg white: II - Moderate Cow's ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/04/05/ige-food-antibody-assessment-results/ Milk Thistle:  Even though Nicholas is taking Liver Life, which has milk thistle in it, I still think he could benefit from some additional Milk Thistle, so I'm going to add it to his arsenal. Lysine:  Lysine will help to eliminate strep.  Will be started at 250 mg / day working ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/04/05/supplements-to-add-next/ 1 capsule per day - 500mg Acetyl L-Carnitine HCL from NSI (Neutraceutical Sciences Institute) - started off with 1/4 of the capsule for now - will work up to full 500mg. I added this because it supposedly has the ability to improve brain function and memory, enhances the release of dopamine ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/04/04/added-acetyl-l-carntine-today/ The American Academy of Pediatrics issued a statement today that they have recently reached out to Defeat Autism Now! so that they can better understand treatments and interventions that we have found beneficial to our children.  I sincerely hope that this is the beginning to the AAP actually addressing this ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/04/01/well-well-well-its-about-time/ Spectrum Support Vitamins - Mixed Cartenoids from Dunaliella Salina - 4000 IU - Vitamin C (Calcium Ascorbate) - 500mg - Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol) - 200 IU - Vitamin E (Natural d-Alpha-Tocopherol Acetate) - 125 IU - Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine Hydrochloride) - 30mg - Vitamin B-2 (Riboflavin-5-Phosphate) - 25mg - Vitamin B-3 (Niacinamide and Inositol Hexaniacinate) - 40mg - ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/04/01/current-supplement-listing/ Yes, it's changed again.... Morning bottle, put on his bed before he wakes up - this is working, I can’t believe it! - Passionfruit Juice or Yogurt Juice mixed with, Vit A, C, D & E, Gaba, DMG, Virastop, Theanine, Liverlife, Cellfood, GSE, Zinc, Folinic Acid, Inositol, Biotin, Calm Child Herbal, ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/04/01/updated-supplement-routine/ It's 4:47pm - Nicholas has not had his am or afternoon doses and also has not gotten his MB-12 shot yet today.  How's he acting you ask?....  Not like he was yesterday, that's for sure. He really doesn't want to play, is throwing things around - it's taking forever to engage him ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/04/01/who-is-he-today/ WOW!!  Nicholas came home from school today on the bus for the first time.  I heard he did really well - and when the bus pulled up and he saw me, he was so excited!  (and shocked to be home all at the same time) -- He's like Mr. Independence coming ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/31/nicholas-came-home-on-the-bus/ This post is a must read for anyone looking into the facts regarding vaccines, thimerisol, etc.  Corneila Read puts the pieces of the puzzle together very well - and if you've never heard about these facts before, it will make your head spin.  http://www.nakedauthors.com/2008/03/shot-in-dark.html http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/27/the-naked-truth-a-shot-in-the-dark/ Boy, they're stopping at nothing.... check this out..... Last week, the New Mexico Dept of Health let kiddos and their parents into the Jim Carey movie, "Horton hears a Who!", with a copy of their vaccination record.  If kids weren't up to date, they had a clinic on site to vaccinate ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/26/thank-you-jim-carey/ We've decided to give HBOT a shot.  We've reserved a chamber for May.  Boy, am I hoping to see lots of great gains - and praying for them, everyday.  If you have a minute, please say a prayer that 1) we can get Nicholas into the chamber and 2) it ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/26/hbot/ Spectrum Support Vitamins - Mixed Cartenoids from Dunaliella Salina - 4000 IU - Vitamin C (Calcium Ascorbate) - 500mg - Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol) - 200 IU - Vitamin E (Natural d-Alpha-Tocopherol Acetate) - 125 IU - Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine Hydrochloride) - 30mg - Vitamin B-2 (Riboflavin-5-Phosphate) - 25mg - Vitamin B-3 (Niacinamide and Inositol Hexaniacinate) - 40mg - ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/26/supplements-listing/ Morning bottle, put on his bed before he wakes up - this is working, I can’t believe it! - Passionfruit Juice mixed with, Vit A, C, D & E, Gaba, DMG, Virastop, Theanine, Liverlife, Cellfood, GSE, Zinc, Folinic Acid, Inositol, Biotin, Calm Child Herbal MB-12 injection snuck in somewhere during the ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/25/current-supplement-routine-2/ Yeah baby!!  In like a week, I eliminated one inch of yeast.  His belly is down to 24 inches. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/25/lost-an-inch-of-yeast/ Have I mentioned that Kai-Lan is Nicholas's girlfriend?  Kai-Lan is a little cartoon Chinese girl, on Ni hao Kailan, who plays with her friends, Tolee, Rintoo and Ho-Ho - and often talks to her Grandpa.  This is a very cute show - and I really enjoy watching it with him ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/24/nihao-nicholas/ Not only did I get a kiss, that I did NOT ask for, but it was followed by an "I love you, mommy" --  wow.  http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/24/i-love-you-mommy/ Wow, the words coming out of Nicholas are phenominal.  I. am. loving. it. He's using words like whistle, blanket - I can't even think of them all now.  New words we've never heard him use before - and they're coming out of nowhere -- he didn't repeat us saying them!  See, ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/24/holy-word-explosion-batman/ Happy Easter! Before Nicholas got up, I hid about 30 plastic easter eggs all over the house.  I left a few coming down the stairs and one in a basket.  He immediately knew what to do.  (I have no idea how) This was so incredibly cute - he started running all ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/23/eggs-eggs-everywhere/ Well, I got Nicholas's Urinary Porphryns Results back from France....  in short, this confirms Mercury, Lead and Arsenic poisoning. Here are some more details: His uroporphryn was 30 nmol (reference range 8-20) - elevated due to xenobiotic exposure; pcb's, pesticides, toxic chemicals and dioxins  (arsenic and aluminum can cause this number to ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/22/urinary-porphryns-results/ Wow - finally, finally, finally!!!!!!!!!!  Nicholas can say his own name.  About half of the time when you ask him what his name is, he'll respond with a NICK! -- It's not Nicholas, but it's a start!  Yay!!! Small victories is what this journey is all about - and I'm taking ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/22/whats-your-name-nick/ Ok, so starting off with 1/4 cap of the adrenal cortex extract wasn't the right thing to do.  Shit.  We were up all night for the past three nights with Nicholas.  In case you were wondering, I've stopped giving it to him and will start with a sprinkle every morning once ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/17/up-all-night-2/ Vaccines, Neurodevelopment and Autism Spectrum Disorders The danger of excessive vaccination during brain development:  The Case for a Link to Autism Spectrum Disorders Read the full article here.  Take the time to read this from beginning to end - and pass it on. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/14/must-read-article-on-autism/ 1/4 Capsule in the morning - from Nutricology http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/14/added-adrenal-cortex-extract-today/ Nicholas is doing really well.  He's playing with the other kids at school, sharing toys - now he's even sharing stuff with us at home (food, treats, etc) - fantastic!!  His eye contact is amazing- he seeks us out to look at him now, it just blows my mind. From what I ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/14/update-on-nicholas-2/ 1 capsule Selenium 100 mcg hypoallergenic - from Kirkman http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/13/added-selenium-today/ So, we took Nicholas for a round of bloodwork today.  It was excruciating for us and for him.  Poor little guy.  I'm so glad it's over with at this point, I just dread taking him.  I'm anxious to get the results so we know where we are going next.  Here's ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/13/the-dreaded-bloodwork/ Shipped this today.  I am praying it gets there! This test will give us additional information on heavy metals, mercury body burden evaluation, heavy metal intoxication, etc. In case you're wondering, you can order a free test kit from labbio.net - and do not need a doctor's signature or Rx to order ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/12/urinary-porphryns-test-on-its-way-to-france/ I shipped out the Microbial Organic Panel to Great Plains Lab today.   Yay!! This checks for yeast and bacteria byproducts.  Can't wait to see the results of this one! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/12/we-finally-did-the-moat-panel/ The fun gummy bears that Nicholas loves..... Yummy Bears Calcium +D: 375mg Calcium and 300IU Vitamin D-3 (as Cholecalciferol) Yummy Bears Fiber:  1200mg Fiber (Chickory Root) and 15mcg Choline (as choline citrate) and 15mcg Inositol -- right now, I am only giving him 1/2 dose since a 15 day bottle was over ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/11/added-2-supplements-today/ I sent in the Microbiology Analysis kit to Great Smokies today. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/10/microbiology-analysis-kit-shipped-today/ This is not new news, but everyone keeps asking me for the article, so here it is: Link to Article in Rolling Stone:  Deadly Immunity Here are some YouTube Videos, including one of him on Jon Stewart's show: Click to view Robert F Kennedy's website http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/07/robert-f-kennedy-on-vaccine-coverup/ Morning bottle, put on his bed before he wakes up - this is working, I can't believe it! - Passionfruit Juice mixed with, Vit A, C, D & E, Gaba, DMG, Virastop, Theanine, Liverlife, Cellfood, GSE, Zinc, Folinic Acid, Inositol, etc. Mixed into Arizona Iced-tea; one teaspoon of vitamins and one ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/04/current-supplement-routine/ Nicholas has been doing so well.  :-)  He has a journey yet ahead of him, but he's really continuing to do better and better each day of the week.  We've been doing daily MB-12 injections for about 5-6 days now and he's just talking up a storm!  He's running into ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/04/update-on-nicholas/ Spectrum Support Vitamins - Mixed Cartenoids from Dunaliella Salina - 4000 IU - Vitamin C (Calcium Ascorbate) - 500mg - Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol) - 200 IU - Vitamin E (Natural d-Alpha-Tocopherol Acetate) - 125 IU - Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine Hydrochloride) - 30mg - Vitamin B-2 (Riboflavin-5-Phosphate) - 25mg - Vitamin B-3 (Niacinamide and Inositol Hexaniacinate) - 40mg - ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/04/supplement-update-5/ http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/04/do-flu-shots-work-ask-a-vaccine-manufacturer/ It was a pretty nice day today and I've been feeling kind of bad that we haven't really gotten Nicholas out anywhere because we've been so busy and when we're not busy, the weather is lousy.  So, I decided to take him to the park for a while today.  Much ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/02/making-friends-at-the-park/ It was the MB-12 conflicting with the TMG in the Brainchild Nutritionals.  I'm so relieved to have finally figured it out.  It took us a little while to get back on track, but we swapped out the Brainchild Spectrum Support II w/Pak for the Sensitive version and had to add some ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/03/01/i-was-right-thank-goodness/ I've been driving myself nuts trying to figure out what caused his continued regression even after we got his supplements back on track.  Then, I had a moment of clarity the other day and it hit me.  Dec 11th, we went from MB-12 every 3rd day to every 2nd day.  ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/02/05/i-think-ive-figured-it-out-finally/ I am getting to the end of my rope here -- and have been trying new supplments, increasing old ones - in a hope that something works to bring him back to where he was a month ago.  Nothing has worked.  His language is flourishing, which I am happy about, ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/02/03/when-will-this-regression-end/ After giving Nicholas a dose of Olive Leaf Extract last night, he's a different kid today.  By far, a different kid from the one I saw yesterday.   I got him to bed with no problem last night - he was out in 10 minutes flat (maybe even 5!) - and this ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/01/25/what-a-difference-a-day-makes/ I'm ditching the gerber juice and yogurt juice Nicholas loves so much - and we're going back to the pulps/purees exclusively..... so here's the new menu.... AM Juice - Mixed with banana or pear juice. Vitamin World d-Alpha Tocopheryl Vitamin E - 800 IU  (2x400iu) Kirkman DMG (125mg) with Folinic Acid (400mcg) and ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/01/24/new-supplement-menu/ Nicholas went to school today after being out Tues & Wed.  He seemed much better, wasn't coughing, etc - and was pretty happy to get in the car and go.  School called early and had us pick him up as he was coughing and threw up, so needless to say, ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/01/24/todays-update/ I've been struggling for weeks and it's tiresome.  Our old routine no longer works with the am/pm juice that he would just ordinarily chug, so I've had to get a bit creative. AM Juice - Must be in a Gerber Yogurt/Juice blends bottle - and I've been giving him this as ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/01/23/the-science-in-getting-nicholas-to-take-all-of-his-vitamins/ Adrenal Cortex Extract - 2 drops given this morning - - I've been holding off on this one - I have no idea why - so I added it.  Tri-Enza by Houston Nutraceuticals - I gave Nicholas one of his favorite yogurt/juice drinks with many of his vitamins in it, so ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/01/23/new-supplement-added-today-4/ Iron - 5mg Hypo capsules from Kirkman - 1/day http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/01/21/new-supplement-added-today-3/ Updated: June 16, 2008  I find myself writing and talking about this more and more.  What did I wish I knew when I was pregnant with Nicholas?  Well, here it is..... here's my list.... everytime I talk about this, I CANNOT believe I didn't know these things... so I hope this ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/01/21/my-list-of-need-to-know-items-for-new-and-expecting-moms/ Spectrum Support II with PAK (I've been getting 2 teaspoons of the vitamins & minerals in him twice every day until we get passed this regression we're in.) - Mixed Cartenoids from Dunaliella Salina - 6000 IU - Vitamin C (Calcium Ascorbate) - 500mg - Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol) - 200 IU - Vitamin E ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/01/20/supplement-update-4/ So, the dr suggested we try theanine to see if that helped any - and I'm really giving it a try.  But, it's $150 a month for 2 teaspoons of this stuff per day.  I'm trying to figure out the difference between the supplement L-Theanine found at the vitamin stores ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/01/20/theanine-or-l-theanine/ Nicholas seems to be coming down with something...  Tonight, he has a fever and what sounds to be like a croupy kind of cough, runny nose, etc.  Got his juice into him, then he spit it all up 10 minutes later.  Working on getting the supplements back into him tonight ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/01/20/sunday-sunday/ So, Nicholas got up this morning destined to not drink his juice with his morning supplements.  Nothing I tried worked.  Three hours of, "Nicholas drink your juice", "Come on Nicholas, drink your juice already"  etc etc.  I had to take him to school, which I was not going to do ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/01/18/today-has-been-the-day-from-hell/ When we went to Ohio between Christmas and New Years, Nicholas went on strike regarding taking his supplements.  He started regressing January 2nd.  We're about 6-7 days back into our supplement routine and we're still seeing the regression with no signs of life starting to go back to normal.  Nicholas ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/01/17/115/ Biotin: 300mcg Theanine:  2 teaspoons per day, one am and one pm http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/01/17/new-supplements-added-today/ *This pisses me off. Why?  Why does every juice out there have to have apple juice in it?  Is it the cheapest juice out there that is easily mixed with other flavors?  Because of this, Nicholas can't have 99.9% of the juices out there.  I'm at the mercy of paying almost $4 ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/01/09/every-juice-starts-with-apple-juice/ Nicholas is giving me hell trying to get these supplements into him.  Yesterday was the first day in many that I got everything in him.  Ug.  I wish there was an easier way. Anyway, instead of giving him everything in the morning, here's what I have to do..... Morning Juice, mixed with ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/01/09/supplements-supplements/ Nicholas had a great two days back to school after the holidays - Wes is back and he's doing really well playing with him too. MB-12 this morning.  (missed a morning because I was so sick and couldn't get up to give it to him) http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/01/08/school-days-school-days/ So, I've been having a bit of trouble getting Nicholas's supplements into him lately.  Just to get them into him, I grabbed a 4 pack of the Gerber yogurt-juice drinks that he used to love so much.  (I had to take these away because of the soy in them - ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/01/08/soy-is-a-huge-no-no-in-this-house/ So, I'm surfing the web tonight looking for famous people who have autism and what I found instead were blogs from mothers and fathers who have children with autism that truly think nothing can be done to help their children, so they sit and blog negative articles about those who ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/01/04/109/ I'm not very happy with myself right now and I hope that my utter stupidity has not permanently effected my son.  Soy is not good for you.  Everything I read points me in that direction.  What the heck was I thinking giving my son Soy Formula?  and then at 12 ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/01/03/i-wish-i-had-never-used-soy-formula/ I've been angry about this for months... months.  Seriously.  But, I had to add it to the blog in hopes that someone will learn something they didn't know and buy baby bottles which will bring no harm to their child. Nicholas used to use the Dr. Browns bottles.  and I loved ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/01/03/toxic-baby-bottles-when-does-the-madness-end/ More and more lately, I've noticed the term, natural flavors on food labels.  I used to see artificial flavors, but now I'm seeing more of the other.    With all of my researching, I'm finding that the term natural flavors is no different from artificial flavors - and what are they??  ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/01/03/dont-be-fooled-natural-flavors-and-artificial-flavors-are-the-same-chemical-additives/ Did you know it has lead in it? Yikes! Check out the sign on the shelf in a grocery store in California warning people about the lead.  Don't you just love that here in NJ, or any other state, no one tells you about these things?  Sick. Balsamic Vinegar has lead... Proposition 65 - ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/01/02/think-youre-being-health-conscious-with-that-balsamic-vinegar/ Not only do we need to worry about what we eat, but we need to worry about what ingredients are used in the products we use to bathe, shampoo our hair, etc. Cosmeticsdatabase.com breaks down tons of products, so you know exactly what you're using.  This is a fantastic resource and ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/01/02/what-ingredients-make-up-your-favorite-shampoo-makeup-perfume/ If not, you should.  I bet you didn't know that Arsenic, Lead & Mercury are in food coloring.  It's sickening, isn't it? This is a fantastic article that you should really take a look at regarding this.  Also, be sure to check out the charts they have linked - it will ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/01/02/have-you-ever-given-any-thought-into-what-food-coloring-is-actually-made-of/ Frustrating, frustrating, frustrating. Do you know what ingredients are in the products you use???  I mean, really know what they are??  Let me tell you, ignorance is bliss.  My head spins with these details.  It's overwhelming.  Here's what I've already done to make our house a more green environment.... and I'll ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/01/02/so-tired-of-all-the-chemicals-in-everything-i-give-up-im-going-green/ This is something that has me thinking quite a bit lately.  Mainly because it's odd, and remembering the look that the anesthesiologist gave me when I said this..........  it was somewhere in the middle of the night, 2am, 4am - not sure, but late.   I was in labor, hubby was ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/01/02/could-an-epidural-have-contributed-to-my-sons-autism/ I read a post on a newsgroup as I often do, about a mom who was thinking that if she gave one vaccine at a time then she'd know which one was the one that caused the problem for her child. Wow.  Wow.  Wow.  Lady, that's information I wish I didn't ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/01/02/something-got-me-thinking-today/ MB-12 today. Boy did we sleep late today.  We're all sick and were up past midnight, so we slept in - late.  It'll be fun to change Nicholas's body clock to the right hours!!!!! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2008/01/01/happy-new-year/ Bye-bye crib!!!  We decided it was time to get rid of his crib turned daybed and move him up to a larger bed as the daybed was not enough space for him anymore.  So, we ordered him an organic mattress and it arrived while we were in Ohio.  Picking out a new ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/31/nicholas-has-a-big-boy-bed/ MB-12 today.  We brought Gavin one of those really cool remote control helicopters from the sharper image and he actually handed the remote to Nicholas for him to take a turn flying it.  Nicholas not only got it off the ground, but spent quite some time flying it, which is really ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/30/did-you-know-that-a-3-year-old-can-fly-a-remote-control-helicopter/ Mb-12 given today. Nicholas had a great day.  He played and played with his new honorary cousin, Gavin.  They played trains on and off all day.  Nicholas was great, joined in like he was part of everything that was going on - not just doing his own thing like we had ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/28/new-places-new-people/ So, we flew to Ohio today to visit with some friends - and I had alot of trepidation about this trip, mainly because I had visions of Nicholas having one temper tantrum after another and being pretty much uncontrollable.  Well, let me outline our trip to Ohio for you - ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/27/nicholass-first-ride-on-an-airplane/ Last night was pure hell getting Nicholas to bed.  He had not had his supplements all day - so I was on a mission to get them into him before he went to bed.  Well, 3am rolls around and he's wide awake like it was 3pm.  Great.  He cried on ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/27/up-all-night/ Not sure I like the Theanine.  The 2 times I gave it to Nicholas he was hyper-boy, which is the opposite of what it's supposed to do, so we've discontinued it at the moment. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/27/theamine/ Nicholas just keeps getting better and better.    Of course with Nicholas finally opening gifts on his birthday, we went completely overboard for Christmas.....well....  Santa helped.....  If we hadn't started opening his gifts for him, he would have still had gifts at midnight! On Christmas Eve, we went over to Grandma & ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/26/merry-christmas/ Missing the Mercury Threat: An appeal to New Jersey's Governor Posted December 21, 2007 04:57 PM (EST)(Source) Albert Einstein once said, "only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity". We got a good dose of what many would call "human stupidity" last week in New Jersey when 5 un-elected members ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/22/deidre-imus-you-rock/ (Source) By LINDA A. JOHNSON | Associated Press Writer 7:21 PM EST, December 14, 2007 TRENTON, N.J. New Jersey has become the first state to require flu shots for preschoolers. Dr. Fred M. Jacobs, New Jersey's health commissioner, on Friday approved amendments to the state's immunization rules for children. Altogether, they ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/21/nj-becomes-1st-state-requiring-flu-shots-for-preschoolers/ MB-12 day.  Joy. . .  Success!!  I'm starting to get numb in giving him these now... it's like I'm not taking no for an answer - clearly he needs them.  The days he gets them, he's amazing.  New words, new everything.  He only cries for like a second, then it's all ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/20/87/ Changed dose of Theamine to 1 teaspoon. Gave him the teaspoon of this after dinner - didn't calm the hyper that I think he was due to having an applesauce.  Interesting. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/20/supplement-update-3/ Nicholas had an okay day at school today.  They had an assembly to watch the different classes sing various holiday songs and he did not want to sit still in the seat, so he ended up being held in the teacher's lap and cried for most of the show.  I'm ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/19/dunkin-donuts/ "he was amazing today" from the teacher's aide as daddy picked him up from school this afternoon.  When Daddy got to the school, they told him to wave to Nicholas by the front door because he was in the office already.  When Daddy walked in, Nicholas yelled, DADDY!!!!!  and came ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/18/an-amazing-evening-followed-by/ I got oxypowder to help his system clean itself out since he's on the Threelac now and is only pooping one day every 3rd or 4th day.  I had read rave reviews from parents who give their kiddos threelac as well.  Dosage is 4 caps per day - we're starting ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/18/oxypowder-added-today/ Ok, it's 12:20am and Nicholas is still up.  Why?  Because he is so freakin awesome sometimes we just dont want to put him to bed.  Seriously.   He seems to be his best at night, late at night. I have to look into this more and figure out why that is.  ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/18/another-amazing-evening/ Here’s Nicholas’s current breakdown of supplements…. Spectrum Support II with PAK - Mixed Cartenoids from Dunaliella Salina - 6000 IU - Vitamin C (Calcium Ascorbate) - 500mg - Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol) - 200 IU - Vitamin E (Natural d-Alpha-Tocopherol Acetate) - 125 IU - Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine Hydrochloride) - 20mg - Vitamin B-2 (Riboflavin-5-Phosphate) - 20mg - Vitamin ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/17/updated-supplement-listing/ Added 1/4 teaspoon Theamine with his morning supplements.  I'm starting this one slow and working up to 1 teaspoon 3x/day. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/17/new-supplement-added-today-2/ and Nicholas had a great day at school..... again! He's continuing to talk up a storm - calling for Daddy and Pappa (Grandpa) constantly.  Yeah, I  know - where's the love Nicholas??  Always calling the men... as if......................! We met Wes today.  Wes is going to be doing ABA Mon-Friday, so he ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/17/its-monday-again/ mB-12 given successfully this morning. Last night, Nicholas was amazing.   He hung out with grandma and grandpa in bed for a few hours, just hanging out watching tv and having a good time.  Later, he came back downstairs and before going to bed hung out with us for a while - ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/16/look-at-the-snow/ Nicholas's new favorite thing to say is "I did it"  -- he stacks boxes, "I did it" - climbs up on top of his dresser, "I did it" - you name it - he did it!  So freakin cute! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/15/i-did-it/ We started Pro-Bio defense by Kirkman today. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/15/new-supplement-added-today/ No school for Nicholas yesterday, the roads were bad and I just didn't want to take the chance.  I could not get his MB-12 in to him, I swear he's on to me.  He knows the drill - ug!  Gotta find a new routine! Got the MB-12 into him this morning, thank goodness. Nicholas was ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/14/let-it-snow-let-it-snow-let-it-snow/ On so many occasions, I find myself wondering what it would take before the people in this world, who are not directly effected by someone with an Autism Spectrum Disorder to stop judging and belittling those who are effected for thier theory that vaccinations are directly connected to their child's Autism.  ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/13/jimmy-margulies-comic-in-the-record/ Ok, our track record of great days at school could not last forever, I guess.  He had a bad day.  Cried for an hour.  Poor little man. Gee, could it be the late hours he's keeping??  I wonder.  Last night it took us 4+ hours to get him to bed.  Yep, ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/12/cried-for-an-hour-in-school-today/ Nicholas has been getting mb-12 shots every 3rd day since November 3, 2007. We all believe Nicholas's changes are significant. Significant because we feel like we have a different child since we started these shots. (By we, I mean parents and all grandparents) We started seeing improvements ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/11/after-6-weeks-on-mb-12-shots/ He finally "sees" Max, my parents bichon.  He's been here all along - and he never really paid him any attention.  Now, he's pointing at him, trying to pet him - all while saying "a dog!  a dog!" and he's even calling him Max FANTASTIC!!!!!!!! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/11/a-dog-a-dog/ So, I had his follow up a the dr today, but I left him at home so I could get through my huge list of questions.  I literally raced home - to find him still sleeping at 12:15pm!!!!!!!!!!!  Shoot.  School starts at 12:35.  So, I literally stripped him down, dressed ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/11/great-day-at-school/ Today's appointment with Nicholas's doctor was AWESOME.  I know I'm on the right track with him, but it's so nice to have someone who treats lots of kids confirm your thoughts.  It gave me the "I won the lottery" high - which lasted pretty much all day.  Fantastic!  Anyway, here's the stuff ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/11/summary-of-todays-appointment/ Nicholas is calling his TV character friends by name.  He says Bye Joe, Bye Steve - and points at Blue and says "Blue" He's saying Dora's name.  (We're working on diego) And he's saying 'Thomas!" when he sees Thomas come on TV.  Awesome!!!  Just awesome! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/09/he-knows-more-than-we-think-he-does/ Nicholas sat in McDonalds and ate lunch – no temper tantrums. Even went to the bathroom with me so I could change his diaper and he even washed his hands. We brought a bin of geotrax down from the attic. Nicholas played with it from 8pm until 2am! And he ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/08/bring-on-the-geotrax/ Nicholas had a FANTASTIC week at school. By Friday, he was walking into the school, instead of me carrying him – and was walking through the halls to his classroom. His clarity has hit another level – the threelac has been clearing out the yeast – wonderful! ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/07/fantastic-week-at-school/ This poor kid is pooping and pooping and pooping.  Poor kid.  Poorer mommy for having to clean it all up.  If this doesn't get me a spot in heaven, I don't think anything will. However - the change in him is significant. It's like we pulled yet another layer of clouds ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/07/after-a-few-days-on-threelac/ Talked to Nicholas’s teacher – she says he burns out at around 2pm. She says he loves circle time and laughs and sings with all of the kids. Some days they get 15 minutes of lessons with him, which is good, and other days he doesn’t tolerate it ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/05/school-update/ Gave MB-12 shot this morning – When I picked him up from school, aide asked what I did because it was his best day ever. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/04/best-day-ever/ Warning: Poop-talk Nicholas’s poop shows tell-tale signs of yeast – little air holes everywhere. Poor thing pooped more than anything today. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/03/poor-little-guy/ So, I heard that giving Threelac at night before bed might cut down on some of the craziness of withdrawal, so we started giving it to him about an hour before bedtime.  Worked like a charm.  Whew....... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/12/02/starting-threelac-again/ Moved dose of vitamins/minerals to 4 teaspoons per day – 2 in the am, 2 after lunch. And also added another 2 teaspoons of Omegas - Major difference in focus, talking, receptiveness. Saying hi to everyone who walks in the door. Calling Daddy, Daddy and the grandpa’s Pappa. Belly laughs ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/11/30/hoo-ha/ I think we need to lower the dose for a while and ramp up to a full package per day - one pack a day is much too much.   Clearly, it's doing something good or else we wouldn't be seeing such a strong die-off effect.  Nicholas is literally bouncing off the ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/11/29/day-two-on-threelac/ Nicholas started taking Threelac today...   keeping my fingers crossed that it evicts the yeast.  We may already be seeing yeast die-off symptoms, so we'll see..... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/11/28/threelac/ Children with Starving Brains: A Medical Treatment Guide for Autism Spectrum Disorder by Jaquelyn McCandless I consider this book to be one of my "bibles" for healing my son.  I'm grateful each time I flip through it that it exists as it has been instrumental at helping me make decisions regarding ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/11/26/book-recommendation-children-with-starving-brains/ Here's Nicholas's current breakdown of supplements.... Spectrum Support II with PAK - Mixed Cartenoids from Dunaliella Salina - 6000 IU - Vitamin C (Calcium Ascorbate) - 500mg - Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol) - 200 IU - Vitamin E (Natural d-Alpha-Tocopherol Acetate) - 125 IU - Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine Hydrochloride) - 20mg - Vitamin B-2 (Riboflavin-5-Phosphate) - 20mg - Vitamin ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/11/26/vitamins-minerals-probiotics-anti-fungals/ http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/11/17/jenny-mccarthys-call-to-the-cdc/ Still not feeling well, but is now saying Hi. We asked for it. :-) I could hear it a million times. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/11/12/all-he-says-is-hi/ I gave Nicholas his shot first thing as we woke up and changed his diaper. He’s putting 24 piece puzzles together pretty much by himself. Repeating LOTS of words. He is finally saying Hi and juice. He’s starting to get a cold. Runny nose, coughing. Had temper tantrum from hell ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/11/11/we-finally-heard-hi/ No school today. Nicholas woke up several times during the night when I attempted to give him his shot. I could not get it into him. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/11/09/no-shot-last-night/ No school today. Nicholas pointed at eggs on top of the stove and said ‘eggs” when I asked if he wanted ketchup, he repeated ketchup! He seems more alert, seeming to calm down a bit, now that he’s back on the vitamins/minerals. He said something which really sounded like “I’m ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/11/08/im-going-to-take-this-over-there/ Had to carry Nicholas all the way into school today. He will just not walk into the school or classroom anymore. Teacher says he’s done by 2pm (which is only 1.5 hours into the class. I think it may be hunger – I’m going to adjust his wake time & ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/11/07/school/ We can't take seeing him like this any longer.  So, we stopped the DRN formula and restarted our previous multi vitamin/mineral.  I spoke to Randy (from Hopewell) and Brainchild - neither thought that a dose of less than 20mg of TMG per day (he only gets one teaspoon) was enough to ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/11/07/restarting-brainchild-nutritionals/ No changes.  Crazy hyper.  Tantrums.  out. of. control. I want my child back.  This is freakin insane.  How did we ever live with this in the first place??  I cannot (and WILL NOT) get used to this again.  How much can one person endure?  He was doing so well, now it's ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/11/07/5-days-on-drn-and/ 2nd MB-12 shot given. Two shots used (one he jumped and the MB12 ended up all over his butt.) Numbing cream did not work, either time. Was up til 3am to get this into him. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/11/06/mb-12-shot-today/ Nicholas is still having a terrible time at school. I had to carry him all the way from the car to the classroom and he didn’t even want to go with his teacher, Mrs. L. Before we stopped the Brainchild, he was running into the school, down the halls and into ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/11/06/terrible-time-at-school-today/ The words coming out of his mouth are amazing!  He's repeating words right and left.   Yipee!!!!!! And the best part yet - he's participating along with the family like he's involved with US and not the other way around.  Wow. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/11/04/day-after-first-mb-12-injection/ We started MB-12 injections tonight.  Numbing cream did not work to numb his toushie, so I ended up staying up half the night to make sure he was in a deep sleep!  http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/11/03/starting-mb-12-injections/ I could not get Nicholas to get out of the car to go into school today. He screamed for 20 minutes while gripping the car door handle to get back in. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/11/02/no-school-for-nicholas-today/ Started DRN formula (from kirkman) – this has high dose vit-a and not the same quantities of the brainchild’s. Also, no folinic acid in the DRN. Dr suggested this be added at the same time MB-12 was started because we saw such a regression with the removal of ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/11/02/adding-kirkman-drn-formula-to-replace-brainchild-vitamins-minerals/ 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 ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/31/halloween/ 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 ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/26/thank-you-jenny-mccarthy/ I just came across this blog and wanted to share the link - alot of great reading here!  Definately worth a bookmark! Vaccine Awakening Blog http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/26/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. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/26/oh-god-what-did-we-do-wrong/ Did not give Nicholas the brainchild supplements for the first time. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/25/supplement-update-2/ Doctor says we have to discontinue the Brainchild Nutritionals because it contains TMG and this will conflict with the MB-12 shots. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/24/supplement-update/ 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 ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/23/47/ 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 http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/19/gfcf-kids-newsgroup-on-yahoo/ 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 ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/16/i-want-to-be-one-less/ 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 ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/13/his-3rd-birthday/ Support Group for parents which children who are seeking biomedical intervention.  Main focus is the DAN! treatment. ChelatingKids2 on Yahoo http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/12/chelatingkids2-newsgroup-on-yahoo/ Nicholas is doing well.  He turned to engage in an activity and is demonstrating simple turn-taking skills.  He appropriately uses the words, push, pull, help.  The word help is becoming cleaner. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/11/speech-therapy-notes/ Last Session with Nicholas as he ages out in a couple of days.  Worked on social exchange, used social games and play to get Nicholas to make initiation for social exchange.  Nicholas has made such tremendous gains in this area.  He shows appropriate feelings and reactions to games as well ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/11/early-intervention-therapy-progress-final-di-session/ Final Visit: Nicholas was great.  He enjoyed looking at the rain, feeling the water from the rain.  He said "open up" "jui" for juice, no, "nes" for yes, water, "ou" for out, "bu" for blue.  Tried to say "ca" for cat, purple, moo-oo.  He was able to reorganize himself when ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/11/speech-therapy-final-session-with-early-intervention/ Great support group for those dealing with autism and related disorders.  Topics include DAN!, chelation, diets, HBOT and other biomedical topics.  Autism Biomed Newsgroup on Yahoo http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/11/autism-biomed-newsgroup/ Ongoing active discussion on digestive enzymes (and more) and how they affect those dealing with ASD, PDD, ADHD, Sensory issues, etc. Enzymes & Autism Newsgroup on Yahoo http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/10/enzymes-autism-on-yahoo/ Don't be pushed or tricked into thinking you have to vaccinate your child so they can go to school.  It simply IS NOT TRUE.  Check out the National Vaccine Information Center for information regarding the exemptions you can use in your state. Click here for link. http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/09/vaccine-exemptions-how-to-find-out-what-you-can-do-in-your-state/ Example of everyday life… Nicholas’s 2nd birthday party was a disaster.  Sensory overload for him.  Too many people in the house, too much noise – he spent the day in his room, by himself.  We tried to sing happy birthday, but that ended up with him tantruming all over the ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/09/2-3-years/ If you have a child who has an ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) - you should join this community of parents - the information being shared on a daily basis is just amazing. Autism-Mercury Newsgroup on Yahoo http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/08/online-respurce-autism-mercury-newsgroup/ This is truly one of the most valuable books I own.  This is a step-by-step guide to treating dozens of illnesses which are caused by toxic levels of metals, such as mercury.  I can't recommend it enough! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/08/book-recommendation-amalgam-illness-diagnosis-treatment/ I'll add to this list as I remember more, but I'm mainly posting this for anyone who comes across this website and has worries about their child.  All children are different and these are not meant to be markers for a diagnosis of any kind - but hindsight is 20/20 and these ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/08/looking-back-signs-that-something-was-not-quite-right/ Jenny McCarthy's book brings to life what many of us are struggling with.  I was so happy to read this book and to share it with those who know we're struggling - so they have a better understanding of things we just can't seem to verbalize effectively.  This is a ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/07/louder-than-words-a-mothers-journey-into-healing-autism/ This book is open on my desk constantly!  Andy Cutler's books have greatly helped me to help my son.  This book helps you to identify toxicity by explaining how to read hair test results for essential and toxic elements.   He breaks down each element with complete detailed explanations for each ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/07/book-recommendation-hair-test-interpretation/ From 1 – 2 years of age is where I really started to worry, but the doctors kept reassuring me that everything was fine.  Nicholas was never into books, bedtime stories, etc.  He was still not pointing or really waving.  He did not care if anyone left the house, the ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/07/1-2-years-of-age/ Here is a copy of the 1984 Vaccination Schedule.   Compare the differences in between this one and today's recommended schedule.  See for yourself. Click here for the 1984 Vaccine Schedule http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/07/1984-vaccination-schedule/ Birth: HepB, Vitamin K and Eye antibiotics 2.5 months: prevnar 1 & hib 1  3 months: pediarix 1  4.5 months: prevnar 2 and hib2  6 months: Pediarix 2 7 months: prevnar 3 & Hib 3 8.5 months: pediarix 3 12 months: flu shot 18 months: dtap 4 & MMR1 21 months: prevnar 4 & hib4 http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/07/his-vaccination-schedule/ PSA to any pediatricians out there....   This statement gives parents of boys false hope that their sons don't have any developmental delays.  Like any statement, it can be true some times and not others.  If a child does have delays, you've just been very successful in wasting precious time that the child ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/07/boys-talk-later-than-girls/ He never started pointing or waving hello/goodbye.  We tried to get him to say hi and bye – and he never caught on.  I was not worried at this point because everyone said it was a boy thing to talk later.  He always played really well by himself – and ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/07/milestones-12-18-months/ At 6 months, we started introducing baby foods in addition to his formula.  He loved all kinds of foods, applesauce, rice cereal, peas, barley cereal and peaches.  He was drinking from and holding a sippy cup at 6 months.  He stared pushing up at 7 months, said “dada” for the ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/07/milestones-6-12-months/ Nicholas started paying attention to the TV, so we would play an occasional Baby Einstein video for him once every few days or so.  He loved them.  He would smile and coo and make noise – he really enjoyed them.  He started babbling right around 3 months.  He started drooling and ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/06/milestones-3-6-months/ Despite what I believe vaccinations have done to my son, I am not anti-vax.  I do believe they have a purpose.  I do believe our world today needs vaccinations.  I also believe that vaccinations need to be created using non-toxic ingredients.  I believe that there is no place for mercury, aluminum, antifreeze, aborted ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/05/i-am-not-anti-vax/ Nicholas came home from the hospital on Similac Advance.  He was a really good, really happy baby - and an absolute joy.  He was very alert and aware of his surroundings - and was able to hold his head up remarkably well.  He slept well - through the night from ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/04/nicholass-story-part-ii-milksoy-issues/ I dedicate this blog to my son, Nicholas, who is on his way to recovery.  He is the light of my life who keeps me going; who reminds me of all of the reasons why I research the way I do without even saying a word.   Why this blog?  Why share ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/03/for-you-nicholas/ Nicholas is a 2 year, 11 month old boy. Nicholas began developmental intervention service in May 2007, 3x a week for 60 minutes each visit. The goals of therapy werer to increase expresive and receptive language skills, demonstrate appropriate social interaction skills, work on behavior strategies and play ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/10/01/end-of-early-intervention-transition-report/ Updated: June 11, 2008 I am compiling this guide to help you begin your journey in recovering your child from autism.  This guide will have information on: Diagnosis: Autism - What do we do now? Vaccination Information Biomedical - Supplements and Therapies I will be adding to this guide, so feel free to check back ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/08/31/recovery-guide/ Updated: June 11, 2008  The one thing I wish the medical community would do is to educate their pediatric neurologists, developmental pediatricians and pediatricians on just the mere fact that Autism is treatable... and reversible.  Recovery is possible and is happening all around you.  I speak to parents week after week ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/08/31/diagnosis-autism-what-do-we-do-now/ Take the CRAP out of Vaccines! http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/08/30/video-clip-jenny-mccarthy-on-healing-autism-1-of-2/ http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/08/30/video-clip-jenny-mccarthy-on-healing-autism-2-of-2/ http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/08/30/video-clip-talk-about-curing-autism-an-introduction-for-new-parents/ Updated: June 15, 2008   Knowledge is essential if you are going to heal your child.  I suggest you BUY these books as you will be reading and re-reading them over the course of your child's recovery.  You don't need to buy them all at once... start slow... the information can be ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/08/29/autism-books-to-get-you-started/ Updated: June 15, 2008    SCD stands for the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. If your child battles yeast, this is the diet to try first.  I know the GFCF diet gets alot of attention, but for kids who are battling issues with yeast, they need to eat a diet which will not FEED the ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/08/29/scd-diet-books-and-info/ Updated: March 2, 2010    I have been very lucky to have found so many wonderful online autism communities.  Here are some links to get you started: Autism-Mercury:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Autism-Mercury/ EnzymesandAutism: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EnzymesandAutism/ autismbiomed: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/autismbiomed/ chelatingkids2: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chelatingkids2/ Biomedheads: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BioMedHeads/ autism_insurance_information: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/autism_insurance_information/ GFCFKids: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GFCFKids/ GFCFRecipies: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GFCFrecipes/ floortimers: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floortimers/ MakingPECSCards: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MakingPECSCards/ sid_dsi: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sid_dsi/ Vitamin K: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VitaminK/ pecanbread: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pecanbread/ Autism-Lead: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Autism-Lead/ Autism_and_Other_Neurobiological Disorders: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Autism_and_Other_Neurobiological_Disorders/ These are just SOME of the valuable groups that ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/08/28/online-autism-communities/ July 19, 2007 Not so great day, great night 3rd night Epsom Salt Bath Speech Eval at school - went terribly. Nicholas did not participate. (I just wanted to update this and add that this was the understatement of the world. Nicholas fought, kicked and screamed the ENTIRE time we were in ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/07/19/july-19-2007/ July 18, 2007 2nd Epsom Salt Bath Today 1 tsp Nordic Naturals Complete 369 400IU Mixed Tocopherols Vitamin E GOOD DAY! Calmer Alot of eye contact both provoked and not he did fantastic with Joanne (DI therapist) - 5 minute exchange session making faces and sounds did not climb all over Mommy when Joanne/Kristen (sitter) were here started to ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/07/18/good-day/ After our first appointment with a pediatric neurologist (who REFUSED to write us a script for ABA until we put our 2.5 year old on Risperdal), I started researching biomed all the more and was looking for things I could do to calm Nicholas down. So the first thing ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/07/17/nicholass-first-epsom-salt-bath/ I started Nicholas on a specialty mutli vitamin/mineral supplement from Brainchild Nutritionals. Spectrum II with PAK http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/07/16/added-a-multi-vitamin/ We recently had our appointment with a developmental pediatrician to find out what is going on with Nicholas. He confirmed our thoughts, that Nicholas has autism. This doctor was an absolute bastard to us and to Nicholas and this appointment, by far, was the worst experience of my ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/07/13/developmental-pediatrician-consider-an-institution/ Current things Nicholas does: - Plays very well independently - Likes to play with water - Likes to play with trains - Was able to piece together train track and make his own very early on - Very good at sorting colors and shapes - Very good at sorting shapes from smallest to largest - sings along ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/07/12/list-for-developmental-pediatrician-appointment/ Lately, I have been doing tons of reading and research. I recently came across an internet chat group where kids were recovering! RECOVERING? Their theory was that kids with autism were toxic and that chelating them would reverse the autism. The first step in finding this ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/06/17/nicholass-1st-hair-test/ Updated: June 11, 2008  Where can I find Vaccine Information?    - You can find vaccine information by starting at the FDA's website and looking through the packet inserts.  - FDA Website:  http://www.fda.gov/cber/vaccines.htm Why does everyone keep saying that Mercury/Thimerosal has been removed from vaccines?  Is that true?  - No, it is not true.  There are ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/06/10/where-can-i-find-vaccine-information/ After doing a lot of reading and research, I decided to give Nicholas some omega 369 fish oil just to see what would happen. Within a week, we started hearing his babbling coming back and heard words forming. I stopped the fish oil to see what would happen ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/06/01/the-beginning-of-our-biomed-journey/ We had Nicholas evaluated by a private (and insanely expensive) speech therapist. I did not have a good feeling about her - so I called EI for an evaluation. I asked her flat out if she thought Nicholas had autism and she told me NO. Her written ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2007/04/15/early-intervention-and-private-speech-evaluations/ Nicholas's 2nd birthday party was a disaster. Sensory overload for him. Too many people in the house, too much noise - he spent the day in his room, by himself. We tried to sing Happy Birthday, but that ended up with him tantruming all over the ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2006/11/13/nicholas-2-3-years/ From 1-2 years of age is where I rerally started to worry. Nicholas was never into books, bedtime stories, etc. He was still not pointing or really waving. He did not care if anyone left the house, the room, the planet for that matter - I thought ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2006/10/15/nicholas-1-2-years/ At 6 months, we started introducing baby foods in addition to his formula. He loved all kinds of foods; applesauce, rice cereal, peas, barley cereal and peaches. He was drinking from and holding a sippy cup at 6 months. He started pushing up at 7 months. ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2005/10/13/nicholas-6-12-months/ Nicholas had a pediatrician's appointment today. His pediatrician reassured me that him crying for 24 hours was not a reaction to his vaccines given last November. I was too naive to know any better. He got the Pediarix shot today. One shot, FIVE vaccines: ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2005/01/10/nicholas-3-6-months/ Nicholas was a really good, really easy baby right from the start. He was alert, happy and was remarkably able to hold his head up. He slept well, he loved looking at us. Only thing he didn't like so much was bathtime. At 2 1/2 weeks, ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2005/01/09/nicholas-0-3-months/ Date of Vaccine Reaction: 11/29/2004 Originally Written October 3, 2007; Updated March 2, 2010 If you do any reading online about what parents fear most about vaccinating thier child, they'll tell you their deathly afraid of the MMR.  and. they. should. be.  But, I believe Nicholas's issues started way before the ... http://recoveringnicholas.com/2004/11/30/nicholass-story-part-i-the-vaccinations/