AUTISM & TOURETTE’S
Our oldest son was diagnosed with ADHD when he was 5 years old. Our doctor and the school insisted that as good parents, we needed to put him on Ritalin. We trusted the professionals. At about age 10 he began to have tics, make strange noises and repeatedly touch, hit or rub himself. By age 12 it was constant and affected all aspects of his life.
At about this time I became pregnant with our third child, a boy who was born healthy and strong. In his second year, just after receiving his MMR booster, he began to withdraw and lost all his speech, was no longer affectionate and began to stim all the time. I knew something was wrong. It was like he lost all of his hearing and entered into his own world. At 26 months of age, our son was diagnosed with Autism.
Through a series of events, I met a gentleman named Michael O’Brien, a lecturer for Natural Choice Products. He suggested we change our diet and start using Multiple Digestive Enzymes, Probiotic Blend, Nutritional Essentials and a green-juice product, such as Superfood or Whole Food Supplement. He also suggested putting the boys on Cellulase. He said that within 2 to 3 months we would see a big difference.
Not in 2 to 3 months, but in 2 to 3 weeks our oldest son was completely off his meds. No more ticking, barking, arms flying, tapping, rubbing or biting. It all stopped. For the firsttime in over 10 years he was completely off all medications he had previously had to take.
It has been over a year now that our whole family has been on this new healthy diet. Our oldest is still drug-free and all symptoms of his Tourette’s have disappeared and never resurfaced. Our youngest son is talking again, can spell his name and several other words, has begun to read, no longer stims and is affectionate again. I think what I appreciate most is that my autistic son hugs and kisses me every day now and tells me that he loves me.
Pamela B.
New Brunswick. Canada
