tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963954635935513841.post3647532130855403556..comments2023-03-24T05:50:57.382-07:00Comments on Jump on the Rollercoaster: Enough with the drugs...Valerie Foleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17144896658431548065noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963954635935513841.post-52402319868000490502012-09-19T04:11:16.659-07:002012-09-19T04:11:16.659-07:00Don't eat McDonalds or KFC!Don't eat McDonalds or KFC!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963954635935513841.post-49051040770912715252012-08-28T18:05:46.447-07:002012-08-28T18:05:46.447-07:00Fabulous writing about an inspired life. You are ...Fabulous writing about an inspired life. You are all lucky to have each other. <br /><br />I have no personal experience with autism, but I do have experience with a serious illness of my son and the rollercoaster of dealing with the medical profession - the hardest thing being getting them to listen to my views and take them seriously. It's a huge job in itself taking responsibility for your childs healthcare and being a very active participant and contributor to everything that happens. You know it's paying off when your child is getting happier and you are feeling less tired.<br /><br />Good luck in your journey, your attitude is just bloody great and the way you express it all on the page is just fantastic. Lisa Raynernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963954635935513841.post-61271839685714916742012-08-28T17:54:06.437-07:002012-08-28T17:54:06.437-07:00My son has Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Ot...My son has Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified A-Typical Autism (PDD-NOS) I read some of your artical from the Women's Day (part shown on website) and your blog from 26 August. I too have resisted the urge to medicate my son. Rather than keep him still at school we let him come home and "bounce" as much as he likes. We placed the trampoline under a floodlight to enable him to keep moving for longer after school. I am not sure which end of the Spectrum Billy has been placed, however, have you looked at the weighted blankets. With some of the children we know, having the weighted blanket across their laps "calms" them and they don't have the "need" to move. As I have witnessed with our Son, some of his "abnormal" actions are merely actions to gain the extra stimulation that he needs to have an experience we would call "normal". For example to enjoy some foods he requires the addition of chilli sauce, to gain the same pleasure from the food we would have without the chilli sauce, its like he needs the extra stimulation to break through the fog. I have learnt to look at the why our Son does things then ask myself what is it he is trying to "feel". Our Son wasn't diagnosed until he was 5 years old. He has transformed from a child who at one was speaking and interacted, to a non speaking solitary figure, to an articulate, history buff with numerous friends. We still do cartwheels when he achieves even the smallest milestone. Keep believing in Billy and Yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963954635935513841.post-4584415972945631662012-08-28T17:47:19.541-07:002012-08-28T17:47:19.541-07:00Please check out http://mindd.org/s/archives.php/4...Please check out http://mindd.org/s/archives.php/41-Frontpage.html and google rescue angels. Both my boys are off spectrum now. One doing HSC will go into IT the other is doing well in year 7 just toped his maths class. Both are very social. We started with inflamation in the gut, no speach, etc etc. it was a long journey but well worth it. The book 'Children with Starving Brains' helped to understand what the heck was going on. The Brai Gut connection is another good book at explaining how your child,s gut ie poo effect behaviour. Its all about healing the gut.http://www.sueshealinghaven.com.au/category/559/<br /><br />Good luck on your journey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com