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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 84667" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>The diagnosis of autism may make a HUGE difference. Did you see anyone in the paediatric section of the allergy unit? I'm trying to remember the name of the paediatric allergist difficult child 3 saw there, a lady doctor whose husband is also a prominent immunologist (and he may have been the one you saw before?). There is a number of very good dieticians there - the one we saw let us off a lot of the restrictions because we'd already tried them ourselves. I don't know if they'll be much help over the cutting problems, but hey - who else is helping? And you never know, especially if you ask and say, "Can someone tell me what to do, who to see and how to cope with this? I can't watch him every second," and see how they go.</p><p></p><p>They have an absolutely amazing large Brio-type train set in the waiting room, difficult child 3 loved going there just to set up the track with bridges, points etc. He would make me draw the layout design he's made. It should still be there, they made a big thing of it. It might be a carrot to get him there (but make sure it still is there when you make the appointment, if you want to use it to entice him).</p><p></p><p>And if you feel the diet they want you to try is too restrictive and he simply won't cooperate - tell them. There is no point trying a diet if you can't get the child to cooperate. Plus, you need to be sure that he is getting enough nutrition.</p><p></p><p>We were never able to complete the trial, because GHFG3's symptoms never subsided enough on the diet. But that very failure of the symptoms to ease, even under those conditions, told us a lot more about what WAS causing the trouble.</p><p></p><p>Any more news on the special autism class they offered? Or is it impractical? They DO help with transporting him there and back, if that is an issue, but for us distance itself was a problem. But then, we were offered Corrimal which is just too far away - it would take me an hour to drive there direct, in my car.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 84667, member: 1991"] The diagnosis of autism may make a HUGE difference. Did you see anyone in the paediatric section of the allergy unit? I'm trying to remember the name of the paediatric allergist difficult child 3 saw there, a lady doctor whose husband is also a prominent immunologist (and he may have been the one you saw before?). There is a number of very good dieticians there - the one we saw let us off a lot of the restrictions because we'd already tried them ourselves. I don't know if they'll be much help over the cutting problems, but hey - who else is helping? And you never know, especially if you ask and say, "Can someone tell me what to do, who to see and how to cope with this? I can't watch him every second," and see how they go. They have an absolutely amazing large Brio-type train set in the waiting room, difficult child 3 loved going there just to set up the track with bridges, points etc. He would make me draw the layout design he's made. It should still be there, they made a big thing of it. It might be a carrot to get him there (but make sure it still is there when you make the appointment, if you want to use it to entice him). And if you feel the diet they want you to try is too restrictive and he simply won't cooperate - tell them. There is no point trying a diet if you can't get the child to cooperate. Plus, you need to be sure that he is getting enough nutrition. We were never able to complete the trial, because GHFG3's symptoms never subsided enough on the diet. But that very failure of the symptoms to ease, even under those conditions, told us a lot more about what WAS causing the trouble. Any more news on the special autism class they offered? Or is it impractical? They DO help with transporting him there and back, if that is an issue, but for us distance itself was a problem. But then, we were offered Corrimal which is just too far away - it would take me an hour to drive there direct, in my car. Marg [/QUOTE]
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