Flu shot propoganda!

Wow, a new low has been reached here. I was watching Sid the Science Kid with my vaccine injured four year old and the whole episode was a propoganda ad on why we all must get the flu vaccine. This is insane. What next!!??!!

Dr. Oz on the GFCF diet

Thank you, Age of Autism, for running this story. Yet another doctor explains why our struggling kids should be on a specialized diet.

1 in 91

It's been asked before....what if one in 91 children born in the United States was born blind or became blind in the first year and a half of their life? Would there be outrage? You bet! Where is the outrage for our children??? Today the official new numbers came out. Autism is no longer 1 in 150, but 1 in 94. That's not even counting those with ADHD and other developmental delays. Think this is not your problem? Guess what? who will be paying for all these kids when they are older? What about the entire generation of little girls who have yet to give birth? The number is only rising. Where is the public outcry? What is the government doing? We are still looking for the genetic component??? I think it's safe to say we've got something much bigger than genetics going on here. Doctors agree there is "something" environmental at play, but are willing to make no changes in the environment for pregnant women or babies. I'm disgusted. This is shameful. This is as shameful as anything we have had in our society. Thank God for some pissed off mothers and fathers...if not for us, many parents of newly diagnosed kids would have no idea what to do.
You can check out this mediocre FOX story HERE

Yummy GFCF (egg and soy free,too!) Wraps!!

I made a new item today and it was a big hit (two years into the diet and I'm really starting to find my groove!)

I saw these Millet and Flax wraps by Sami's Bakery at the local organic market by my house. usually any of the bread I try comes out too rubbery and my kids won't eat them. I decided to take a chance. I ended up putting some olive oil in a pan, laying the wrap down to get the outside a little crispy (kind of like a quesadilla). I added some turkey breast that I baked a few weeks ago and froze the leftovers. After I thawed the turkey, I shredded it up and added it in the wrap. I added some organic ketchup in it, folded it over, and my son had a sandwich....really for the first time using any kind of bread!!

Check out Sami's bakery HERE

Typical Ty

I read this awesome book several years ago, long before autism entered my life called, Freakonomics. These two economists statistically look at random stuff in society. One of the things mentioned in the book was baby names. They say that what you name a child can affect what they become later in life. For example, if you name your son "Dennis", he is likely to become a dentist (get it, Dennis and dentist sound alike). I once got pulled over by officer "Speed" and I've heard "Dr. Beaukus" is one of the best plastic surgeons if you want a nose job. All according to these authors, is no coincidence. What IS a coincidence is that I had only one dream for my son, and that is to be typical. How fitting that the first two letters of that word spell Ty.

I have been subbing at my son's preschool all week. Not in his class, but in a neighboring room. The window to my classroom overlooks the playground. I've been able to witness him playing, socializing, laughing, and having a great time with his friends. I could see him having snack time outside, eating lunch outside, walking in the hallway, doing projects in his classroom... You know what I saw? Typical Ty. The only real issue this kid still has is language fluency. He just can't spit out a sentence with ease like other kids his age. He's four; we have time and we have patience. Better than that, I have a child with the determination and will of steel. I honestly believe he will become anything he wants to be.....regardless of what he has been named.

Two Years

Two years ago today, I decided to try something that virtually all parents of recovered kids had done. I put my child on a GFCF diet. He was already dairy free, so I knew I could do it. It was challenging at first because I hardly knew what gluten was, so I wasn't sure what foods I could give him, but over time it became so much easier. I will never forget what happened just two weeks after starting the diet....I took my son outside where lots of kids and parents were hanging out and my friends in the neighborhood could not believe what a difference two weeks had made. he had eye contact, he was engaging, and he was playing. I knew that I was on to something. Not every kid is responds so quickly, but I know this diet has worked for my son. I think all parents owe it to their struggling kids to just try it. At least give it 30 days and see if it works. My son is now gluten free, casein free, egg free, and soy free (GFCFSFEF). He is also pesticide and preservative free as well. I look at food completely differently now. Food is medicine. It's true, we are what we eat. I'm so happy I didn't listen to any mainstream doctor or therapist and tried this diet on my own. The transformation that has taken place over the pace two years is nothing short of miraculous.

If you are wondering how to begin this diet for your own child, check it out HERE.

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