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Thanks to all of you who have not live with autism and still demostrate with actions that you care. As a mother of a 21 year old young man with Aspergers Syndrome, who is the only and first student at his university, with his condition, what I have needed the most, is to find people who can advocate for him and demonstrate with actions that they care. It has been a long journey, but I have used my cross as a ladder to reach out for other families who, like me, not only have to struggle with the language barrier but soon understood that their child's future depended on their courage to obtain all the knowledge, education, awareness, and strength not to give up, no matter how many times the doors were slamed in our faces, or we were told "your child does not belong here..." Those challenges made me go back to college to obtain may B.S in Psychology and within 9 months my M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology. I became involved in any training about Developmental Delays and specially autism, became part of the Autism Research Institute, Autism Society of America, Council for Exceptional Children and many other community programs. That way I kept myself updated on the therapies that were available to my son, as part of my looking for the right piece on the puzzle. Today my goal is to obtain my PhD. in Developmental Psychology with the desire to work at a university were our high functioning autistic children could have an opportunity to see their dreams become reality as professionals. I do not want any parent or guardian to face the challenges I have faced during the last 20 years, nor to see your child working 1000 more than a normal student to obtain a failing grade due to the ignorance of the university teachers about the learning style of a person with autism. Thanks God that He always provide angels of mercy who bring some comfort and understanding to our children, on some universities, and because they teach by vocation nor by profession, they use their heart in grading our children, and show empathy for them. Thanks to all of you who have made the life of our children a enjoyable one. Remember that "There is only one beautiful child, and every mother has him/her". My prayers for those who created this page, the videos and the awareness to others. May God lead you.
posted by Esther Castillo on 3/31/08 5:54: PM

My son is 7 and is doing great. Our story is the same but your video was different than all I've seen, and that's quite a bit. You are amazing and I'd love to know how he's doing now? I hope your days are filled with love & light........
posted by Stacy on 3/31/08 1:18: PM

I'm all tears watching your video, is like seeing my son's life beeing told...He is doing bette now like your son, but there is still so much to do...I hope we find a cure for this...
posted by Sabrina on 3/08/08 7:10: PM

I watched this video and sat here going wow. What you have been through was my world for Chris. We too were able to get early intervention and it has made a world of difference. He still has struggles but I shudder to think of where he would be without early interventions. Thanks for sharing.
posted by Christy ~ Meet our Chris on 3/06/08 7:46: AM

your video made me cry... it's exactly what my son and I go through every day. he just turned 3 and was recently diagnosed..his docs told me he was fine and to teach him sign language...this video tells my son's story so well,I've asked everyone I know to come and view it to hep research and to see your son and what life is like for him. He's a special child full of so much love..thank you for sharing a peek into his life.
posted by Jennie on 3/04/08 7:37: AM

You are very lucky to have the early intervention My son is on a years waiting list and he's four now. We got the heart breaking news Sep.'07.
posted by Kathy and A.J. on 3/03/08 4:27: PM

Thank you for sharing. My wife and I are exploring links to the Rhogam shot and Autism. Until recently the Rhogam shot had thimerasol in it. Since 1996, Bayer has had a shot on the market that did not contain thimerasol the mercury based preservative. Any similar experiences would be welcome feedback at blove@dpsol.com. Thank you for this video. We have seen improvements in our son who was diagnosed with PDDNOS at 5 yrs 3 mos. We have him in speech and occupational therapy, and a GFCF diet. Getting him fully GFCF has been very difficult for parents and child alike, but we have seen improvements with a full program of all of the above.
posted by Bruce Love on 3/02/08 9:07: AM

Your son is absolutely adorable. My son Zack is recovering from autism with the gluten and casein free diet and supplements. He had regressive autism that started after a flu shot. Then he got sick and was on antibiotics. He then disappeared into his own world. The GFCF diet gave us eye contact back so we knew we were onto something. We had his stool and urine tested (www.greatplainslaboratory.com) and was found to have yeast overgrowth (from antibiotics) Symptoms Zack had were that he wouldn't answer to his name and would go into "fogs" toe-walking and spinning, holding his ears, irrational tantrums, and he stopped talking. Zack was also found to have lead poisoning (possibly from recalled toys from China) and mercury poisoning possibly from flu shots or the other vaccines that contained mercury at the time. His GI system was a mess and we didn't even know it. This was affecting his absorbtion of minerals and vitamins and affecting his brain. The symptoms of mercury poisoning and autism are identical. http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/thimerosal.php Scroll down to the chart. Many, many, many parents are seeing results with biomedical treatment. It is more than just the GFCF diet, though. Some also have aresenic or aluminum poisoning because aluminum has replaced mercury in most childhood vaccines. Plus, with the grwoing toxins in our enviroment, our children are suffering the consequenses. Go to http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/GFCFKids/messages The yahoo group GFCFkids helped me TREMENDOUSLY!!! I can't even tell you how much those 12,000 people helped me. They are helping other parents do the GFCF diet correctly and treat yeast, bacteria, heavy metals, etc. Once I treated his yeast, he stopped going into "fogs," was talking more and more, and the tantrums disappeared. Read the book HEALING THE NEW CHILDHOOD EPIDEMICS AUTISM, ASTHMA, ALLERGIES, ADHD by Dr. Bock or Changing the Course of Autism by Jepson. It is so helpful. Please look into it. It is helping SOOOOO many kids and has changed our lives completely. It is my passion to spread the word about this! There is a special place in my heart for these amazing children. I just want to help. email me bmansini@yahoo.com or check out this message board where parents are helping other parents recover their children - http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/GFCFKids/messages The video of your son is amazing. Thank you for sharing.
posted by beth on 3/02/08 5:51: AM