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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 606713" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>My dauaghter had a very kindhearted autistic child in her class who is very bright but would have once-in-a-while bad meltdowns. He was also high energy. I talked to his father, who was raising him, about many things and he either put his son in solitary sports, like swimming, or went with him to things like Cub Scouts so that he'd be there to put a hold on him if he got violent around other kids. He even attended birthday parties with his son, the few he was invited to (including my daughters). You may want to try either of those. The sad truth is, if a child gets violent around other kids, the other parents will complain, as they did with this boy, and the child will be removed from the activity because others can get hurt. </p><p></p><p>This is a nice boy, who is now a senior in high school. He didn't lose it that often, but when he did, he really lost it and once he put his hands around a teacher's neck. The father had refused special education for his son because he was so bright. Well, now the child is in an alternative school for teens with behavior problems, although that really isn't appropriate for him. If your son gets violent it isn't fair to send him around other children UNLESS YOU GO WITH HIM. I think this boy I just talked about would have done great if he had been in a special class. I think we can not throw them into situations we know, in our hearts, that they can't handle UNLESS WE GO WITH!!!!! </p><p></p><p>Your child will probably fail at a team sport. I think swimming is awesome for certain differently wired kids. When my son was still "iffy" in a crowd, I had him on the YMCA swim team and it really burned off energy! My son learned to tolerate high stimuli without having a panic attack by starting out slow----swimming, a small classroom half the day, etc. and learned tolerance slowly. He is now an adult (20) and is still different, but much less so. Most importantly, he is happy and is in a bowling league (he used to be unable to tolerate the noise of fireworks and now he is in a bowling ally). He also plays softball and is a good team player. </p><p></p><p>For us, the key was not being afraid to admit our child needed to do things differently and slow exposure. We did not put him into situations we knew he could not handle until he could handle it. Of course, all kids are different and you know your child (and I don't). But I find it ironic that this very bright autistic boy, who is far ahead of my son academically, did so much worse in life than my son is doing. Again, though, you will have all of our support regardless of how you handle your son. We know our kids the best <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>I am sorry I can't help you with the diet. I do know I tried it myself for me years ago and I did not feel any difference so I have never tried any diets on my son. But I"m sure it does help some people!!!! Hope you get good help from other posters regarding this.</p><p></p><p>Keep us updated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 606713, member: 1550"] My dauaghter had a very kindhearted autistic child in her class who is very bright but would have once-in-a-while bad meltdowns. He was also high energy. I talked to his father, who was raising him, about many things and he either put his son in solitary sports, like swimming, or went with him to things like Cub Scouts so that he'd be there to put a hold on him if he got violent around other kids. He even attended birthday parties with his son, the few he was invited to (including my daughters). You may want to try either of those. The sad truth is, if a child gets violent around other kids, the other parents will complain, as they did with this boy, and the child will be removed from the activity because others can get hurt. This is a nice boy, who is now a senior in high school. He didn't lose it that often, but when he did, he really lost it and once he put his hands around a teacher's neck. The father had refused special education for his son because he was so bright. Well, now the child is in an alternative school for teens with behavior problems, although that really isn't appropriate for him. If your son gets violent it isn't fair to send him around other children UNLESS YOU GO WITH HIM. I think this boy I just talked about would have done great if he had been in a special class. I think we can not throw them into situations we know, in our hearts, that they can't handle UNLESS WE GO WITH!!!!! Your child will probably fail at a team sport. I think swimming is awesome for certain differently wired kids. When my son was still "iffy" in a crowd, I had him on the YMCA swim team and it really burned off energy! My son learned to tolerate high stimuli without having a panic attack by starting out slow----swimming, a small classroom half the day, etc. and learned tolerance slowly. He is now an adult (20) and is still different, but much less so. Most importantly, he is happy and is in a bowling league (he used to be unable to tolerate the noise of fireworks and now he is in a bowling ally). He also plays softball and is a good team player. For us, the key was not being afraid to admit our child needed to do things differently and slow exposure. We did not put him into situations we knew he could not handle until he could handle it. Of course, all kids are different and you know your child (and I don't). But I find it ironic that this very bright autistic boy, who is far ahead of my son academically, did so much worse in life than my son is doing. Again, though, you will have all of our support regardless of how you handle your son. We know our kids the best :) I am sorry I can't help you with the diet. I do know I tried it myself for me years ago and I did not feel any difference so I have never tried any diets on my son. But I"m sure it does help some people!!!! Hope you get good help from other posters regarding this. Keep us updated. [/QUOTE]
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