I was reading a blog that looks at scientific research and autism and came across these 2 posts regarding autism and the GFCF diet.  In fairness, they look at the proposed underlying hypothesis (“leaky-gut”) and try to discern if there is any merit to the idea.  Both papers, as well as others I have read (you can look here for more), indicate that there is no evidence of leaky gut from their trials.  It is then easy to make the inference that by extension there is little reason to try a GFCF diet. Continue reading →

I thought I would update our experiences with using the AFO’s for K’s toe-walking, not only for us but for those that have been viewing this series of posts which has become some of the most viewed on our blog.

We have been having some difficulty of late getting K to wear his AFO’s. We did put them on him a couple of times during the night when he was asleep, but this resulted in him waking after having them on for a couple of hours and being quite upset until we removed them. This may be partly why he doesn’t want to wear them now, we have, unfortunately, linked them to negative circumstances and he therefore refuses to put them on. Continue reading →

This is an update to a previous post and will include more personal experiences, though I do include some links and resources towards the end.

It has been a few weeks now since we took K to see the physiatrist and there have been some developments in addressing his toe-walking. I am going to speak about the developments and will follow with some of my impressions and thoughts on the entire experience to date. Continue reading →

On Sunday we celebrated K’s four and a half birthday as he had the misfortune of being born on boxing day, and therefore having any sort of birthday celebration is seriously hampered by its obvious proximity to Christmas. Therefore Tracy took it upon herself to ensure that he would not miss out on all the fun and he would have half birthdays when we could celebrate and the timing, and the weather, would be more agreeable. Continue reading →

Any day that starts off with the opportunity to have a little “sleep-in” followed by a delicious breakfast in bed (presented by 3 very loving and highly excited family members) with presents is destined to be a very good day indeed! So it was that I started father’s day, and it only continued from there. The weather outside was gloriously sunny, if slightly cool for this time of year, but given how the weather has been of late I wasn’t about to complain. Continue reading →