My Kid is a Damn Nutter

[monster]

so, clod, now your sig reads 8,065. Is that the number of words left to write in your autism nutrition book?

[Clodfobble]

I was just planning on publishing this thread in its entirety. Oh, did I forget to mention I was going to take everyone's content without consent?

Actually, I've been trying to find a time to get a good video of him, so you guys can really see what a completely different kid he is now.

[Jill]

Researchers find first common autism gene

Researchers have found the first common genetic link to autism and said on Tuesday it could potentially account for 15 percent of the disease's cases.

Three studies, two in the journal Nature and one in Molecular Psychiatry, suggest changes in brain connections could underlie some cases.

While the findings do not immediately offer hope for a treatment, they do help explain the underlying causes of the condition, which affects as many as one in 150 children, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

"These findings establish that genetic factors play a strong role in autism spectrum disorder," National Institutes of Health acting director Dr. Raynard Kington said in a statement.

"Detailed analysis of the genes and how they affect brain development is likely to yield better strategies for diagnosing and treating children with autism."

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[monster]

and the 8,065 is.....?

[xoxoxoBruce]

That's a reminder of a place long ago and far away.

[Clodfobble]

Yeah, it's on hold indefinitely. Maybe in another couple of years I'll have time to get back to it. I actually hope to have something new to put in my sig file soon. Waiting on Mr. Clod to take care of some stuff I'm not tech-savvy enough to handle on my own.

In other news, the National Autism Association knows their audience. When you join (I didn't, but my mother did,) you get a free gift: a copy of the Animusic DVD--you know, that CG music video compilation where the complex mechanical robots play synth music. Minifob watched the whole thing practically without blinking.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Those are great, I have them all.

[Jill]

Thought you might find this article interesting.

[Clodfobble]

There's a dedicated hippotherapy place here in Austin, I'm surprised they didn't mention it in the article.

Can I be a cynic for a minute? I'm sure the shamans were great and all, but I bet it also really helped that while in Mongolia he probably had to eat Mongolian food, i.e. no dairy or wheat.

[dar512]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Can I be a cynic for a minute? I'm sure the shamans were great and all, but I bet it also really helped that while in Mongolia he probably had to eat Mongolian food, i.e. no dairy or wheat.

Didn't the Mongols invent yogurt? I suspect there's some dairy in Mongolia.

On the other hand, we live with a lot of manufactured chemicals in modern society. I bet there's a lot fewer in Mongolia.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Yak, reindeer, and goat would be vaguely dairy but I doubt the chemical composition would be the same.

[jinx]

My kids have never reacted to goat, sheep or buffalo dairy products - where as they get rashes, intestinal problems and/or bad attitudes from cow... although not nearly as bad now as when they were younger (40% tend to outgrow dairy sensitivities).

Also, but unrelated to food sensitivity, IGF-1 is identical in humans and cows. Google IGF-1 and cancer if you don't know what that means.

[Clodfobble]

So here's what I've been doing with my spare time recently: I started a GFCF cooking blog. Feedback eagerly welcomed.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Outstanding! Man, all that shit looks delicious, I'm giving those recipes to anyone I think might feed me.

[Jill]

Great site, Clodfobble! Feel free to post my kasha recipe from post #167 if you'd like. For the kids, reduce the proportions of onions and mushrooms by half and only add them to half the prepared kasha so the kids can have theirs plain. I really think you'll like it. Well, I hope you do, because then there'll be one more thing you can add to your "safe to eat" list!