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I have read a good bit about this diet. I am sorta wondering if I should be on it. So I would like to know your experiences good or bad. However here is where we lay on the problem. Mom doesn't believe in the diet. She said its for kids who are severe and also for parents who need to know why their kids aren't perfect. Can you tell what my mom does?? Shes a MA! So maybe I can convince her. I have heard some real success stories about the diet. Frankly, we tried it with my son but it did not make any real difference. I think it varies from person to person. It certainly won't hurt anyone to try it, as long as you can convince your mom, first. Good luck! Harriet I figured the worst that can happen is ti doesn't work. Maybe I can get her to do a trail period. I'd say it's worth a shot. You're clearly old enough to learn how to manage the diet yourself, so you'll also know when you've eaten something that's not on the diet and can see if it makes you feel any different. We've had huge success with DS - his diet is free of gluten, casein, soy, and yeast, and he gets very little sugar or corn. It sounds limiting, but he gets a varied, healthy diet and hasn't complained yet! Keep in mind my kiddo was only 3 with limited verbal skills when we started, so I don't know specifically how he feels different now. I do know that his language has taken off, and he's much less spacy with a better attention span. I'm guessing it's just easier for him to concentrate. He's also much more animated and seems happier than he was before. I hope you can convince your mom to try it. I'd love to hear how it goes! Yeah and I can manage it. It isn't very often I would think a kid is willing to try. I will talk to her tonight some. However I was wondering. Could I still eat soy. I like soy milk and figured that could be the alternative but some sites say no. Lyssa, I think it is awesome that you want to try the diet! We are just getting started on it. You could offer a very unique viewpoint if you do start it, since some of the kiddos are nonverbal like mine it would be nice to have someone as eloquent as you to tell us how it affects you.My son has been on the diet for a little over three weeks and we have noticed some improvements. He is holding eye contact better and playing with his toys a little more like they would normally be played with...such as bounding and catching the ball and playing with his See N Say and rolling the toy jeep around instead of just playing with the wheels. His teachers have noticed also that he is responding to his name better. I don't know 100% that this is all due to the diet. I think it may be a combination of the diet and school/therapies. Either way....whatever we are doing seems to be working. I haven't taken soy out yet....that is next. And possibly corn. I think the corn chips I have been giving him lately are giving him painful gas. Not sure....still trying to figure it out. I hope you try the diet. I agree, it's at least worth a shot.[QUOTE=RandomKid]Yeah and I can manage it. It isn't very often I would think a kid is willing to try. I will talk to her tonight some. However I was wondering. Could I still eat soy. I like soy milk and figured that could be the alternative but some sites say no. [/QUOTE] Most people take out soy too. It's chemically so close to casein that most people who are sensitive to one are sensitive to the other, and soy contains a lot of hormones that you don't want to overload on anyway. I don't know if it's true, but our DAN told me that very few people are so sensitive that they have to completely eliminate soy lecithin (it's in almost everything) and soy oils, just the soy proteins like you'd find in the milk, cheese, etc. We limit DS's intake of soy lecithin and oil but haven't cut it out altogether. If you like soy milk, you should try hemp milk or rice milk. My DS wasn't impressed with the rice milk (and neither was I), but the hemp milk is really good. It comes in flavors too, like soy milk, so it gives you some options. There's also almond milk, if you can handle tree nuts, and coconut milk which we haven't tried yet. You'll be surprised how many options you really have once you start looking around! |
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