I am Phyllis Wheeler, mother of two kids with Asperger's: "Mike" and "Shannon."
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Phyllis | November 29, 2007
Mike’s big sister, whom I will call Shannon, went to see the applied kinesiologist chiropractor yesterday for the first time. The chiro was able to determine that Shannon does NOT have the ammonia problem that Mike and I have. The chiro gave Shannon a whiff of ammonia and then tested her muscle responses. [...]
Phyllis | November 27, 2007
Well, we are having some ups and downs. Mike is chafing at the restrictions of his low-protein, low-sugar diet. When he guzzles a 10-oz glass of cran-grape juice, his behavior worsens markedly. Violating the protein restriction also produces bad behavior. In addition, there are apparently some of these supplements that are causing [...]
Phyllis | November 17, 2007
I am also on a restrictive diet (high protein low carb), and it helps me stay on it to know I will go off it on Friday evenings, so I don’t feel so deprived. So I told Mike the same, and he did get a big ice cream yesterday and then ate a lot of [...]
Phyllis | November 12, 2007
So, since Mike is a different child on a low-protein diet, you might ask me exactly how I am defining low protein.
If you got to a Polycystic Research Foundation Web site, you get this definition: “Your body on average requires .6 gms. of protein / per kg. of bodyweight / per day. [...]
Phyllis | November 9, 2007
There is an organization of parents whose children have been recovered from autism, who are willing to mentor other parents. This group can be found at http://www.generationrescue.org/. So if you know of someone who wants to embark on the same journey as I am taking, you can contact someone for mentoring. I haven’t [...]
Phyllis | November 7, 2007
I am developing a Yasko-type protocol that requires less money spent. I am going to call it Yasko Lite. Here’s the situation: Amy Yasko’s protocol requires that you spent about $500 every two or three months on supplements, plus another $250 every week or 10 days on urine tests to monitor what is [...]
Phyllis | November 1, 2007
Hi folks,I am digesting a lot of new information that I have gleaned over the Internet, about how various people are doing this. What is so encouraging is that there ARE plenty of recovered children. Why not mine?
I am moving Mike to a low-protein diet, slowly. This is really key, and I haven’t [...]