Enzymes/ CEASE therapy anyone?

Thanks for your comments. I am well aware that there is no definitive answer about what causes ASDs. Some believe it may be genetic, some believe it may be environmental. It is possibly a combination of both.

In so far as the idea of getting my son statemented educationally, I know that is just not going to happen. The SEN code of practise is changing in 2014, and from now on, children will need to be severely impaired educationally to receive statements. I currently teach one child with ASD and one with ADHD. Neither have statements, so no extra funding is available for them. We do what we can for them as a school. My son is not delayed with his speech. People usually comment that it is as if he has "swallowed a dictionary". He was counting meaningfully before he was two, and reading at 3 and a half. His numeracy and reading levels are well advanced for a boy of his age. His writing is not, but it is average for a boy of not yet 4. All of this compounded together means that he is very unlikely to ever get statmented for SEN.

The first issue which I spotted at about 2 and a half was a sudden hypersensitivity to sensory stimuli. He had been an excellent eater up to this point, but suddenly could not tolerate most foods or textures. This continues. He was suddenly frightened by certain sounds. Other issues arose once he started school at 3. School's main concern is that he does not interact with other children at all. It is as if he cannot even see them anymore. He also seems to have lost the ability to play (at home and at school). He also has growing obsessive traits, which lead to life being very difficult for us at home.

Thank you autismtwo for your link about enzyme therapy. My son certainly has some digestive issues. His diet is VERY poor due to his limited food intake, and he has had problems with his bowels over the last year. He gets bouts of unexplained diarrhoea, which we cannot tie down to anything. I am interested in the research surrounding leaky gut syndrome and ASDs, and enzymes certainly seem to help in this respect.

Please, any responses from parents who have tried enzymes or homeopathic treatment would be fantastic. So far we have successfully used homeopathy to treat his severe separation anxiety which he had for the first term at school. Within weeks of treating him with pulsitilla, the screaming and crying on being left at school stopped, and his separation anxiety in the night also stopped.

Thanks for your comments. I am well aware that there is no definitive answer about what causes ASDs. Some believe it may be genetic, some believe it may be environmental. It is possibly a combination of both.

In so far as the idea of getting my son statemented educationally, I know that is just not going to happen. The SEN code of practise is changing in 2014, and from now on, children will need to be severely impaired educationally to receive statements. I currently teach one child with ASD and one with ADHD. Neither have statements, so no extra funding is available for them. We do what we can for them as a school. My son is not delayed with his speech. People usually comment that it is as if he has "swallowed a dictionary". He was counting meaningfully before he was two, and reading at 3 and a half. His numeracy and reading levels are well advanced for a boy of his age. His writing is not, but it is average for a boy of not yet 4. All of this compounded together means that he is very unlikely to ever get statmented for SEN.

The first issue which I spotted at about 2 and a half was a sudden hypersensitivity to sensory stimuli. He had been an excellent eater up to this point, but suddenly could not tolerate most foods or textures. This continues. He was suddenly frightened by certain sounds. Other issues arose once he started school at 3. School's main concern is that he does not interact with other children at all. It is as if he cannot even see them anymore. He also seems to have lost the ability to play (at home and at school). He also has growing obsessive traits, which lead to life being very difficult for us at home.

Thank you autismtwo for your link about enzyme therapy. My son certainly has some digestive issues. His diet is VERY poor due to his limited food intake, and he has had problems with his bowels over the last year. He gets bouts of unexplained diarrhoea, which we cannot tie down to anything. I am interested in the research surrounding leaky gut syndrome and ASDs, and enzymes certainly seem to help in this respect.

Please, any responses from parents who have tried enzymes or homeopathic treatment would be fantastic. So far we have successfully used homeopathy to treat his severe separation anxiety which he had for the first term at school. Within weeks of treating him with pulsitilla, the screaming and crying on being left at school stopped, and his separation anxiety in the night also stopped.