Today I took Caleb to the pediatrician to go over his new gfcf diet and make sure that we are doing everything correctly. I didn't know if certain supplements would help, and I wanted to check with her before starting anything. Our pediatrician is awesome; she is direct and to the point. She doesn't quite get autistic kids, so she is not very understanding of Caleb's diet, but she doesn't push too hard.
As per Caleb's diet, Caleb's pediatrician and I both came the same conclusion: the gfcf diet is working but we have to make sure he doesn't lose weight since he is already skinny; adding extra vitamins, minerals, and supplements can have some scary side effects so it is best to just add some poly-vi-sol to his routine; the gfcf diet is worth it for the GI improvements alone.
Overall, Caleb has been doing a lot better now that he has been on this gfcf diet. In fact, on Tuesday morning while my husband was getting Caleb ready, Caleb was sitting on his rocking chair, looked up at his daddy, and said, "good." This is a word that he would use all the time, but has since stopped saying. It was so great to hear about bits of out old Caleb coming back to us. I can see how frustrated Caleb gets when he cannot properly express to us what he wants. I so look forward to the day when Caleb can actually use his words.
That day will be a miracle for all of us.
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