LaLaGirl – Twinfinite Chaos! Parenting Multiples and Dealing with Autism

I think I’ve mentioned before my interest in dietary supplements and diet in general, and how it relates to autistic children. We tried doing a gluten and dairy free diet for Pablo a little over a year ago, but didn’t see much change in him. I often wonder if we didn’t stick to the diet enough for it to make a difference. We tried to stick it out for a little over a month, but we just really weren’t seeing much of a change in his behavior. It didn’t seem worth all the extra expense and hassle, trying to get him to eat food he didn’t like.

I’ve been sharing ideas with a friend of mine from my twin club. She has boy/girl twins like me, just a wee bit younger, and her son was recently diagnosed with autism, so we’ve had quite a lot to talk about. She’s giving her son various supplements, and I’m interested and anxious to hear how it’s going. The two of us seem to bounce ideas off of each other quite a bit, which I think is pretty cool. I love having someone there who really gets it – the whole twin thing, the autism thing, the girl twin taking charge of the boy twin thing – all of it.

I’ve also come across several sites recently which discuss the various supplements that are really helpful for autistic children. I really, really need to take an afternoon and do some research, and make a shopping list for Whole Foods. I want to get started on this stuff, instead of just talking about it! I was checking out a site today that really got the wheels turning in my head. It’s a blog called Corganic, which has a lot of great, relevant information about autism. The very first post on the page was so interesting to me – it was about probiotic bacteria, and how it has a tremendous effect on autism. Several more posts on the page were also about this stuff, so now I’ve got one more thing on my homework list to learn more about.

I just loved learning about the guy behind this site, too. His name is Daniel Corrigan. His story is one of figuring out your calling and being passionate about helping others. Daniel’s father was diagnosed with MS about 15 years ago. Eventually, it was discovered that his father had mercury poisoning, which led to Daniel becoming an expert on the topic of mercury. And then a couple of years ago, his godson was diagnosed with autism. He used his knowledge of nutrition to help the parents with the child’s diet, and evidently they saw great, positive results. This has inspired Daniel to completely change fields, leaving behind the computer industry to go to school and become a registered dietitian.

I love stories like that, and I love it when people are passionate about what they believe in. Daniel is promoting The Body Ecology Diet and the Weston A Price Foundation. He promotes the idea that a diet free of processed foods can help everyone, which I’m sure is advice we’ve all heard – but few of us actually follow! I added his blog to my Google reader, and I’m going to try to go through and read all of his posts, and figure out what he’s about and what this whole probiotic thing is about.

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