1st DAN! doctor appointment

Yesterday we saw a DAN! doctor for the first time.  After reading about them for so long, I couldn't believe that we were finally going to see one!  It was an amazing experience .  What made it so interesting was that I began to see all the autistic characteristics as  symptoms of other things that were not functioning properly in his body instead of autism being the cause of atypical behaviors.  Things that could be FIXED with proper treatment!  This is so different from the traditional way that autism is viewed and treated.  Instead of treating his symptoms  (i.e. language delay= speech therapy) we were going to begin treating the root causes that created the language delay.  That’s not to say we will stop speech therapy, it’s very important, but therapy has its limitations.  We are healing his body and in turn healing his mind.  This was refreshing and uplifting.  It gave hope to a situation whose hope was limited. 

So far, his treatment consists of vitamin and mineral supplements as well as medicine to treat yeast overgrowth in his gut.  Diet is also important to his treatment.  Aside from being completely 100% gluten and casein free(GFCF), we are also increasing his intake of healthy fats such as nuts and coconut oil and limiting his sugar intake.  I had already eliminated any food coloring from his diet.  We began treatment right away while we wait for the lab results.   I'm giving each new supplement 3-4 days apart so I can keep track of any changes.  The good, the bad, and the ugly!  Now we wait...