One Family's Adventure In Raising An Autistic Child
So much has been happening since the last post in September. Joshua’s school team and I met for an IEP on November 2nd and I was grateful to be able to update this new treatment team for him as to how his treatment is going outside of school. We met for 2.5 hours, most of [...]
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So many things have been happening the last few months. Where to start… The last visit we had with Dr. Beighle was a great appointment where we were able to get some more tests on Joshua to see how he was doing with his Vitamin D levels as well as other allergies. It turns out [...]
Joshua likes to eat frozen peas for a snack and lately, he’s been lining up the peas (or nuts) on the table and re-enacting scenes from the Veggie Tales show, “Josh and the Big Wall”. It’s quite funny hearing the quotes from the movie and hearing him sing the songs. He has quite the recall, [...]
Joshua went along for the ride Trick or Treating, enjoying eating an apple while Mommy got a work out! It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted on our Journey with Joshua. It’s a balancing act caring for a family of 6, taking Josh to his appointments, his older brother Michael to his, and the [...]
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Joshua’s Developmental Pre-school Team came for a home visit yesterday as they like to check in with the kids before school starts to help transition them back to school. Joshua will be starting on Monday, September 13th. I had invited them to lunch in appreciation for all they do for Joshua and cooked a big [...]
Joshua is now taking the amino acid supplement, Carnitine. Dr. Beighle noted that he was deficient, as other autistic children typically are. Since this amino acid helps the body to detoxify, it will be interesting to see how he reacts to it. He will be checked by the doctor in 6 months. Already, I gave [...]
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Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access (by faith) to this grace in which we stand, and we boast in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we even boast of our afflictions, knowing that [...]
I have been reading a book by a nutritionist and dietitian named Judy Converse, called Special Needs Kids Eat Right: Strategies to Help Kids on the Autism Spectrum Focus, Learn, and Thrive http://www.nutritioncare.net/pages.php?id=10. I had checked it out of the library and although I hadn’t finished reading it before having to return it, I was [...]
Joshua enjoying the Pinewood Derby with our Parish Scout and American Heritage Girl Troop I’ve encountered countless people on our journey into Autism Spectrum Disorder who either have a child on the spectrum, or know of a child on the spectrum. It is journey mixed with hope and heart ache. I am amazed and saddened [...]
I have been thinking a lot as I have been looking over different diets to help autistic kids. I really like the GAPS diet, which is based off of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. Another one I discovered along the way is from No Harm Foundation called the Spectrum Balance Diet (www.noharmfoundation.org). All three of these [...]
