Dealing With Aloofness?

At certain times, the boys will snap into an aloofness state, and getting them out of it is difficult. I know how to stop some of it, but somethings they would not give up. For instance, during bath time they get very excited, dangerous, and will have the "autism behavior" as I call it. They squirt water absolutely everywhere and they do it just because they know they are not supposed to. Being squirted with water is not much fun either. They get so wild that I have to drag them out of the tub. Making them stand up without laughing and clinching their bodies tight is a struggle all on it's own. It is the same thing with eating. Running around in circles like a merry-go-round.

I was wondering if you had any ideas on how to conquer aloofness behaviors. I would like to help them overcome some of this. They have grown out of some of it, but they are able to understand that it is not acceptable. They ARE able to behave.

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Tame The Behavior Gorilla In Your Child

When behaviors and anger feel like this gorilla, calming the effect can be quite difficult. Deborah Lipsky who is a behavior specialist can teach you the difference between a tantrum and a meltdown. We have dealt with both in our household, and they are difficult and sometimes uncontrollable. I have figured out the difference, because they had totally different reactions. The tantrum was something that they wanted and couldn't have and a meltdown was when they were so upset that they didn't know how to control themselves. The article on Behavior, Taming the 800 pound Gorilla is about a few questions that Scoop Essentials has asked Lipsky. Go here to tame the behavior gorilla in your child.




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Risperdal Not Effective Treatment for Autism

One of the only FDA approved medications for autism has been proved to be ineffective against a placebo or sugar pill. That is just to bad. I had once wanted to try this with my kids, but the doctor would not let them try for his own reasons I guess. Autism Speaks announced initial results for the first industry-sponsored trial of the Autism Clinical Trials Network (ACTN), the Study of Fluoxetine in Autism (SOFIA). Neuropharm Group Plc., helped out in the research. They are a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on neurodevelopment disorders. You can read more about Risperdal being ineffective for autism with in the article. It is really nice to know that they are out there trying to keep our kids safe when medication seems the only road to take at a certain point in ones life.



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Ten Year Old Autistic Boy Arrested

Ian Garvin was cutting his shirt with a pair of scissors when his teacher told him to stop. He then fell to a tantrum and ran out of the room and locked himself inside the principle's office. When teachers tried to confront him, he attacked back by hitting and kicking a teacher. His mother Heather Hawk, said "He just wanted to be alone and he was trying to get them away the only way he knows how." Autistic children do have tempermental times, and when they do it is always they just want to be away from the situation. I have been through similar situations with my oldest wanting to threaten other children, but the school understands that he does have autism and that a possibility of an eruption could happen. They wanted to suspend him, but the therapist intervined. Saving him this time. He usually gets this way when he is off of him medicine due to not having any, but is behaving properly when he is on it. Without it, he is just impossible to handle and to deal with. You can read the story here on MSNBC.

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Update On Boys

Hello everyone, just thought I'd give you an update on the boys. I had to take Dev to the dentist today. His permanent tooth is coming up from behind his baby tooth, and I wanted to have it looked at. The doctor told me to wait about another month, and if it hasn't come out to come back. I really hope it does. He did sit in the dentist chair without moving a muscle. He loves going to the dentist and having his teeth cleaned. He doesn't complain to much with that one. He does have his six year old molars coming in, and he has said they are sore. I kept him home today from school, and he is being so good for me. I have taken out all the colors (FD&C) out of their diets, and I have to admit that I am seeing wonders with them. There are still some every now and then behavior problems, but they are getting better. I'm very glad at that. They were playing checkers together last night without getting all upset over one another. Hooray!! Also, they were actually sharing toys which they hardly do anyways. Dev got a new fire truck from grandma and was even letting Ed play with it. WOW!! This is a major accomplishment for them both. Good job boys!! I was planning on taking them to a DAN doctor, but the ONLY one in MISSISSIPPI doesn't take medicaid. AARGG! So I don't know where I'll go from their or if I should just put them on a GFCF diet anyways to see what kind of results I can get. Ed is kind of weary of the whole thing, but once I find what he really likes, and I'm able to get the ingredients to make it then maybe he will come along. Last night he was fussing over the colors. He was saying, "Everything has colors in it!" He just didn't want to eat or drink anything. He has his little mood change. I think that he was too sleepy and sensitive to his environment, as well as the fact that he was being hurried off to bed so that he could go to school this morning. When he woke up, he was rearing to get going. I didn't even have trouble of getting him out of be which is usually very hard. Well hope you have a great day

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Other Additives That Are Out There

And the additives just keep going. I wanted to share some more of them with you, they are commonly used and could present some problems with a chemically sensitive person. Again, these are taken from the book "Why Can't My Child Behave?" by Jane Hersey.

Acetic acid (pHcontrol)
Acetone peroxide (maturing and bleaching)
Adipic acid (pH control)
Agar agar (thickener)
Alginic acid (anti-foaming agent)
Alpha tocopherol (antioxidant, nutrient)
Amalases (dough conditioners)
Ammonium bicarbonate (alkali)
Ammonium phosphate (leavening)
Ammonium sulfate (leavening)
Annatto extract (coloring)
Ascorbic acid( nutrient, antioxidant, preservative)
Benzoyl peroxide (maturing and bleaching, dough conditioner)
Beta-apo8' carotenal (coloring)
Beta carotene (coloring)
Calcium alginate (stabilizer, thickener, texturizer)
Calcium bromate (maturing and bleaching, dough conditioner)
Calcium carbonate (neutralizer, alkali)
Calcium chloride (firming agent)
Calcium citrate (buffer, dough conditioner)
Calcium disodium EDTA (antioxidant)
Calcium hexametaphosphate (sequestrant, texturizer, emulsifier)
Calcium hydroxide (firming agent)
Calcium lactate (preservative, buffer, yeast food)
Calcium oxide (yeast food, dough conditioner)
Calcium peroxide (bleach)
Calcium phosphate (leavening, bleach dough conditioner, texturizer)
Calcium silicate (anti-caking)
Calcium stearate (anti-caking)
Calcium stearoly-2-lactylate (emulsifier, stabilizer, dough conditioner)
Calcium sulfate (plaster of Paris) (maturing and dough conditioner)
Canthaxanthin (coloring)
Caramel (coloring)
Carboxymethyl cellulose (thickener)
Carbon dioxide (propellant, carbonation)
Carob bean gum ( stabilizer, thickener, texturizer)
Carotene (coloring)
Carrageenan (emulsifier, stabilizer, thickener, texturizer)
Casein (milk protein) GFCF no no
Cellulose (stabilizer, thickener, texturizer)
Chlorine (bleach)
Chlorophyll (coloring)
Citric acid (preservative antioxidant, pH control)
Cochineal (coloring)
Dehydrated beets (coloring)
Dextrin (crystallization inhibitor, thickener, antifoaming)
Diglycerides (emulsifiers)
Dimethylpolysiloxane (antifoaming)
Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate, DSS (stabilizer, emulsifier)
EDTA (ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid) (antioxidant)
Erythorbic acid (antioxidant)
Ethoxylated mono- and diglycerides (dough conditioners)
Ethyl cellulose (binder, filler)
Ethyl formate (mold inhibitor)
Ferrous gluconate (flavor enhancer, sequestrant, buffer)
Fumaric acid ( acidifier)
Gelatin ( stabilizer, thickener, texturizer)
Glycerine (humectant)
Grape skin extract (coloring)
Guar gum (stabilizer, thickener, texturizer)
Gum arabic (stabilizer, thickener, texturizer)
Gum tragacanth (stabilizer, thickener)
Heptylparaben (preservative)
Hydrogen peroxide (maturing/bleaching, dough conditioner)
Hydronated oil (emulsifier)
Inver sugar (sweetener)
Iodine (nutrient)
Iron-ammonium citrate (anti-caking)
Iron oxide (coloring)
Isopropyl citrate (sequestrant, acidifier)
Lactic acid (pH control, preservative)
Lactose/milk sugar (sweetener)
Lactyllic stearate (dough conditioner)
Lecithin (emulsifier)
Locust bean gum (stabilizer, thickener, texturizer)
Magnesium carbonate (alkali, anticaking)
Magnesium chloride ( firming, color retention)
Magnesium hydroxide ( alkali)
Magnesium silicate (anti-caking)
Malic acid (acidifier)
Mannitol (sweetner, anti-caking, stabilizer, thickener, texturizer)
Methylparaben (preservative)
Methyl silicone (antifoaming)
Modified food starch (stabilizer, thickener, texturizer)
Monoglycerides (emulsifier)
Monosodium phosphate(emulsifier, humectant)
Niacinamide (nutrient)
Papain (tenderizer)
Paprika ( and oleoresin) (flavor, coloring
Partially hydrogenated oil (emulsifier)
Pectin (stabilizer, thickener, texturizer)
Phosphates, Phosphoric acid (pH control)
Polysorbates (emulsifiers)
Potassium alginate (stabilizer, thickener, texturizer)
Potassium bicarbonate (leavening)
Potassium bromate ( maturing/bleaching, dough conditioner)
Potassium iodide (nutrient)
Potassium propionate,sorbate (preservative)
Propionic acid (preservative)
Propyl gallate (antioxidant)
Propylene glycol (stabilizer, thickener, texturizer, humectant)
Propylparaben ( preservative)
Riboflavin (nutrient, coloring)
Saffron (coloring)
Silicon dioxide (anti-caking)
Sodium acetate (pH control)
Sodium acid pyrophosphate (buffer, leavening)
Sodium alginate (stabilizer, thickener, texturizer)
Sodium aluminum sulfate (leavening)
Sodium ascorbate (antioxidant preservative)
Sodium bicarbonate (leavening)
Sodium carbonate (neutralizer)
Sodium citrate (pH control)
Sodium erythrobate (preservative)
Sodium hexametaphosphate (emulsifier, stabilizer, thickener)
Sodium metaphosphate ( dough conditioner)
Sodium potassium tartrate (emulsifier, acidifier)
Sodium propionate (mold inhibitor)
Sodium pyrophosphate (thickener, emulsifier)
Sodium sorbate ( preservative)
Sodium stearyl fumarate (maturing/bleaching, dough conditioner)
Sorbic acid (preservative)
Sorbitan monosterate (emulsifier)
Sorbitol (humectant, sweetner)
Soy isolates (filler)
Stearic acid (fatty acid)
Stearoyls (dough conditioner, emulsifiers)
Sucrose- table sugar, brown sugar (sweetner)
Sulfuric acid (acidifier, buffer)
Tartaric acid (pH control)
Thiamine (nutrient)
Thiamine hydrochloride, mononitrite (nutrient)
Titanium dioxide (coloring)
Tocopherols (vitamin E) (nutrient, antioxidant)
Targacanth gum (stabilizer, thickener, texturizer)
Tricalcium phosphate (anti-caking)
Tumeric (oleoresin) (flavoring, coloring)
Vanilla (flavoring)
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) (nutrient, preservative, antioxidant)
Vitamin E (tocopherols) (nutrient, antioxidant)
Xanthan gum (thickener, stabilizer)
Xylitol (sweetner)
Yellow prussiate of soda (anti-caking)

Remember, not everything I have listed here for you will affect you or a child, but it is a possibility for any of them without the three list. The first two are the most important lists. Some have problems with natural salicylates from fruits and vegetables. I will list them as well...

Fruits
Orange
Strawberries
Tangerine
Raspberries
Cherries
Nectarine
peach
Apricot nectar
Apple
Plum
Grapes
Cranberry sauce
Apple juice
Raisins
Grape juice

Vegetables
Chili pepper,raw
Sweet red pepper
Jalapeno peppers
Tomatoes
Green Pepper
Cucumber or Pickle

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A Monday Night And ADHD

Unfortunately, the kids had candy. Only 2 suckers, 2 jaw breakers, and 2 now and laters that only "Ed" had. Yet, it was a night of total chaos. Since the boys are diagnosed with HFA/ADHD, I feel it is sometimes difficult for me to distinguish the difference between the two, so to me I feel that they just go hand in hand. So what made them explosive...sugar or the colors added to the candy. I'd say both, but more so the colors. It was just one thing after another. Either we didn't have what they wanted to eat to being completely unable to be disciplined. "Ed " was upset from the start because he wasn't wanting to be line leader anymore at school. He said he couldn't hear because he was so far away. Guess that meant that he would keep walking once the teacher told him to stop. Not sure about that one. Took awhile for him to calm down and regain control of himself. Then he had candy to make it worse. After a while, I had calmed him down enough to get him on the computer to play a game to keep his attention on something while I was dealing with "Dev". He is another story in itself. "Dev" is the one who will go around bugging you I guess. He likes to be right by my side all the time and is frequently being somewhat of a bully. He will come up behind you poke on you, push you, and hit on you. I understand that he is only doing it because he thinks it is funny, but sometimes I feel like it's to the point were I say enough. It can be quite painful and with me suffering from undiagnosed joint pain it really takes a lot out of me. I'm having to watch out for scratching as well when I'm physically moving them ( yes, both) from one place to another to avoid more dangerous situations. This is pretty much how the entire night went until they were in the bed asleep. I see a lot of hyperactivity around here, and the autism silliness just flows around along with it. So I am doing a lot of overlooking with behaviors as long as they are not trying to hurt others which does happen frequently. It's always been that way around here even since they were little. I just pull myself together and hope I don't go nuts as well.

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