Posted by Purplemommy
Hello,
I am new here and so excited to see this forum!
My name is Tracy. I have six children and my fourth child, Bryson is on the spectrum. He is five years old. We just recently got him diagnosed and we have been told he has PDD-NOS (atypical because he loves people and strangers), developmental delays and sensory issues. We have been on a long road to figure out what is wrong with him. He was born with numerous complications including a heart condition and kidney disease. We always made excuses for his behavior because of these other problems and it wasn’t until recently, after his heart surgery, that we decided that we could no longer believe that he did not have some other issues. I am feeling very guilty that we let him get so old without figuring out that he is on the spectrum but what can we do now but charge ahead, right?
We have been GF for about a year and a half because he also has Celiac disease. But we have just recently gone CF and I am just now learning about cross contamination and realizing that he has been getting gluten in various forms without my knowing it. We have a DAN! doc that we have seen once so far. He prescribed a bunch of tests but we have not been able to pay for them yet so we should see some major breakthroughs when we finally get those done and see where he is as far as nutrient deficiencies and toxicity, etc. He is taking probiotics, enzymes, a multi-vitamin and DMG right now.
I can’t wait to see all the great advice and info on this forum and learn more and more about how to help my little man.
Blessings,
Tracy