If you are a parent or grandparent of a child with autism and desperate for hope right now, I hope this information helps. My fifteen year old son with autism improved dramatically when I gave him three different probiotics. Within two weeks of starting these three probiotics, his aggressiveness completely disappeared, he began to smile and calmed down and became happy. Daniel is very calm now. He goes everywhere with me in public and he is fine with me in stores and restaurants. Judging from our experience, the following are 3 simple ways that children with autism improve quickly:
1. Supplement the diet with the probiotic Theralac.
You can put this in some baby food pears or as you can make your child eat it. Theralac is a great supplement. It has 20 billion CFUs per capsule and includes lactobacillus rhamnosus, L. paracasei, L. acidophilus, bifidobacterium lactis, and B. bifidum. Theralac helps with lactose intolerance, diarrhea, constipation, poor elimination, certain food allergies, heartburn, poor digestion, poor absorption of nutrients, and dysbiosis. After taking this, the child will probably have normalized elimination and more predictable bowel movements.
2. Supplement the diet with the probiotic VSL#3.
VSL#3 is a power. Contains Bifidobacterium breve, B. longum, B. infantis, Lactobacillus acidophilus, L. plantarum, L. casei, L. bulgaricus, Streptococcus thermophilus. VSL#3 is the probiotic with the highest concentration of beneficial bacteria. It has 450 billion live “good” bacteria.
3. Add Culture to the diet.
This contains Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG. It is available at Publix, Walmart and Target. This helps a lot with my son’s GI symptoms.
By adding these 3 simple ways kids with autism get better quickly to the diet, hopefully your child will no longer have gas, diarrhea, bloating, or constipation. This will also have the secondary benefit of improving mood and lessening irritability. Does your child seem super cranky? By the way, I’m not a doctor, just a father. Also, the companies mentioned do not pay me to endorse these products. I’m just telling you what worked for us. If I was on a desert island with my son with autism and could only take three things with me, it would be Theralac, VSL#3, and Culturelle. Give them a try – they could change your child’s life.
http://www.theralac.com –
Theralac product information brochure
http://www.vsl3.com –
product information letter VSL#3