Almost Autism:Recovery for Kids, Support & Community for Moms
I was outside gardening today, pulling out strings of poison ivy vines, and I thought about how I had a nasty rash of poison ivy a few years ago.
It was all over me, and it was spreading. I was also going through a very stressful time dealing with my son’s worsening Sensory Processing Disorder, and I believe the stress was making it worse. [Read more…]
Having a son with a developmental delay was very hard on me. He didn’t walk until he was 20 months old.
This was extremely hard for me because he didn’t walk until 3 weeks before his little brother was born, and I was having to carry him everywhere.
I suppose the bright side is that he didn’t weigh a whole lot, given that he was also a failure-to-thrive baby. [Read more…]
Gut dysbiosis — this topic is the motherlode. It’s one of the two core (in my opinion) reasons for the explosion of chronic childhood illnesses we see today.
First, let’s discuss the numbers behind this epidemic: How many kids did you know when you were growing up that had autism, ADHD, acid reflux, allergies, asthma, developmental delays and/or mental health issues? [Read more…]
I remember when I was growing up in the 1970’s (ahem) that no one had allergies, let alone an allergy to peanuts. Now, if you go to a school, you’ll see “nut-free classrooms” and “nut tables” in the cafeteria.
Visit the school nurse’s office these days, and you’ll see epi pens everywhere along with a binder full of names of children that may require them.
Peanut allergies are no laughing matter. They can be deadly very quickly, causing sudden anaphylaxis upon exposure to even dust or oil from peanuts.
Peanutallergy.com reports that 1% of the American population has an allergy to peanuts, while 4% of children are allergic to peanuts. This means that the incidence is rising in the pediatric population.
So what is a parent to do? One thing is to learn the soft signs of a compromised immune system that Epidemic Answers lists. Be on the lookout for projectile vomiting, cradle cap, colic, diaper rash, red ears after eating, chronic runny nose, chronic constipation, a distended “pot” belly and more in your baby or toddler.
In the wake of hurricanes and floods, mold remediation will be at the top of the list of many people’s cleanup efforts. Exposure to mold can cause significant health problems, both acute and long-term.
SOURCE: Dr. Joseph Mercola
Having a son with a developmental delay was very hard on me. He didn’t walk until he was 20 months old. This was extremely hard for me because he didn’t walk until 3 weeks before his little brother was born, and I was having to carry him everywhere.
I suppose the bright side is that he didn’t weigh a whole lot, given that he was also a failure-to-thrive baby.
His sensory processing disorder turned him into a barnacle. I felt as if he were permanently physically attached to me. It wasn’t so bad when he was younger, but after his brother was born, it was extremely difficult to deal with two small, crying children at the same time, who both wanted to be picked up and held at the same time.
And then when our nanny left to have her own baby when my older son had just turned 3, his sensory processing and anxiety went full tilt. He was used to having someone always there immediately to meet his needs; now he had to share me with his baby brother. [Read more…]
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