8/8/08

As promised, I wanted to provide you with a list of supplements that Tyler currently takes or will soon be taking as a result of our most recent DAN doctor appt. Just a reminder, Tyler's DAN Doctor is an actual Medical Doctor.

Methyl B12 injections
Taurine
Digestive Enzymes
Vitamin B5
Spectrum Complete Multi Vitamin
Magnesium
DMG
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Zinc
Cod Liver Oil
Vitamin A & D
Calcium
Fish oil/Omega 3
Melatonin
Probiotic
and in the short term:
Diflucan
Niacin
Charcoal

Due to his age, we have to find sneaky ways to get him to take these medications, some, like digestive enzymes, are taken at every meal so when you add everything else in, we are sneaking in medication all the time. He's no fool though, he often tries to steal Ben's cup cause he knows Ben's tastes better than his, ha! So now that brings us to the elimination of the yeast. The easiest way we can hide medication is in Tyler's applesauce which is going to be a no-no when we go yeast free so I've heard of pear sauce. Not sure if they sell it already made or we'll have to make our own but that's my current plan. Again, still need more time to fully research the in's and out's of yeast free combined with his current restrictions but without some sort of applesauce substitute, I have no idea how we'll sneak in all that medication! And unfortunately, other than the diflucan and niacin, none of the other supplements are covered by medical insurance :( It's astonishing to me that 1 out of every 94 boys has autism and yet parents have to find ways to pay for these treatments. You may ask why we do it? Because it works. We've seen such improvements in Tyler. Each time we take a biomedical step forward in the protocol, we see changes. Nothing earth shattering but there are always improvements. Each of those improvements allows Tyler to better concentrate and learn from his other therapies and he gets better.