Good new on Allergy Test with ds.
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We did tree pollen
and molds
and
bed bug testing
and other environmental allergies like dogs.
Seems he is highly allergic to bed bugs and tree pollens. All he needs is a allergy spray 1 time a day. No shots.
The person testing him said he really was not very allergic as some people are when they come in.
We still are going to do the blood testing the doctor ordered.
I am thinking about the diet. I had him on the feingold diet for a while and I didn't really see any change.
I think I am just going to give him grilled chicken without bread instead of chicken nuggests. Skip the
soda. Try to decrease the wheat like pasta and bread. Decrease sugar more.(He doesn't get alot of sugar now.
Ds symptoms are so subtle that I dount I would see any change in his behavior that I would notice anyway. He really doesn't have any behaviors.
Definitely going back on milk tomm. I like him having cereal and milk in the morning. But he can have rice cereal. Plus I was hiding the milk so he wouldn't see it and want it. I want my milk back for coffee and cereal.
The allergiest doesn't test for food allergies because he said it rarely shows up. He looks for changes in behavior after food elimination. He is a big doctor in the autistic community. Seems he helps alot of children with autism and autistic symptons. Yes, you can have autistic symptoms and not be autistic.
Sounds good feona. As far as behaviors, we tend to think of that as negative, we all have them. Your son gets distracted, that is a behavior. There are studies that show allergies can mimic a whole range of diagnosis, from adhd to autism. Sounds like you have a good start. I would also really look into trying to get a diagnosis for your son if there is one available. This can't be done through the school, they just treat symptoms.
I have to disagree with food allergies not showing up. Both my kids have severe nut allergies. With DS we learned the hard way via an anaphylactic reaction. This was confirmed later with testing. DD mysteriously broke out in hives and our ped. suggested testing, especially considering DS's history. She tested positive for nut allergies. We also learned she's allergic to eggs, just like her Momma.  Perhaps testing may not pick up all potential food allergies, but you can at least avoid the ones it does. That's a good start, don't you think?!
Feona, what did he suggest concerning the bed bug allergy? There are mattress and pillow covers made specifically for dust mite/bed bugs/allergies. I've seen them reasonably priced at Wal-Mart. You may also want to consider a HEPA air cleaner in his bedroom. My DS has one in his room and it has made a huge difference with his asthma/cat allergy.
Kaye,
Ds doesn't have a diagnosis because he is not autistic or ppd or adhd or add. We had him tested by a developmental psychologist and she said his eye contact is very good. His attention is excellent. His IQ was normal.
I think the worse symptom ds has now is he touches favorite adults hair like me and the seit teacher. He likes how it feels.
The other thing he does is if he doesn't understand what you say you have to repeat it so he understands.
They said he grew out of the echolia (repeating what you say) He still is alittle persistant, but he seems to be growing out of that too.
Actually he is growing out of everything it seems. He is sitting though the story and circle time at the new school now. He understands what the teacher is saying so he will sit and listen and answer questions during circle time. He plays with other children. He need to work on advanced play skills such as imagination. HIs old teacher stuck him in a box and never saw how he changed this year.
Trina,
We have a Hepa cleaner in the bedroom. I have to put the dust mite cover over the bed this weekend.
Ds doesn't have any rashes or visible reaction to any foods so the doctor doesn't think he would test for food allergies. I think... I really don't understand this whole thing.
We are definitely doing the blood testing. He is testing for alot of stuff.
Actually I doubt ds is allergic to any food because we did the feingold diet and I didn't notice any change in behavior or anything.
I already added back the milk. That one was driving me crazy.
Actually I am just writing this so some people might be interested in our experience. Good and bad or confused as it is.
Feona I think you are right in that alot of children do outgrow issues, maturity plays a big part in development. There may be nothing at all wrong with your son and he might out grow all of this. However, he does qualify to be in a special needs school, so there are definitely areas of need that he still has. There is nothing more frustration than knowing your child is a little off and not knowing why it is. I have one of those kids, he isn't quite autistic, but he certainly has some of those tendancies. For example his eye contact is diminsished, but creativity, boy do we have creativity! I think my sons issues stem much more from a sesory perception issue more than anything, he really likes or dislikes the way certain things feel.
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