Biomedical Recovery from Autism: BEFORE

My autistic son at the age of 2 years 5 months. For what it's worth, this is representative of his behavior all the way through February 2009 (age 2 years 9 months,) but this is the latest video I have of him pre-diet. He was verbal, but it was 100% echolalic, and 85% meaningless echolalia (quoting TV for no reason, as opposed to quoting me to request something.) Note the spinning, crashing, toe-walking, and of course, screaming. See my other videos for evidence of his behavior after putting him on the GFCF (gluten-free, casein-free) diet.

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[ali786haq]

my son is 2 years and 3 months old....and is non verbal... what age did your child say his first word? i tried eliminated gluten for 2.5 months but saw nothing but more constipation... he is cassien free already as is allergic to milk...

[clodfobble]

@ali786haq - My son is unusual because he spoke at a normal age, but only in echolalia (repeating whatever you said, but understanding none of it.) I would strongly recommend seeing a DAN doctor in your area--there is far more that can be done beyond going GFCF. Your son may have additional food sensitivities (which can be found using an IgG allergy test,) or GI infections (which can also be tested for,) or many other things. A good DAN doctor can help you find exactly the treatments he needs.

[Winter077]

How will my baby recieve enough iron if I don't feed him baby cerial which is made out of wheat?? I can sitch to soy milk, but the wheat part is difficult. What should I fee him?

[clodfobble]

There are many gluten-free rice cereals for babies which are fortified with iron. There are also many other foods rich in iron like meats and vegetables that come in pureed baby food format. When your child is older, beans, nuts, dried fruits, and eggs are also high in iron. If nothing else you can use a basic infant multivitamin supplement.

[mujerc]

@clodfobble This is very true.There are lots of products and food rich in iron.And to the Poster of this video.Thanks for sharing..............

[doctorgibran]

As at naturopathic physician, I have seen the gluten-free, casein-free diet work wonders, but not for all. There are additional food constituent eliminations that I have found success with in other autistic children. Keep exploring for other dietary and non-dietary causes!

[Winter077]

Thank you!