i don't see any reason that he can't be put on any type of anti biotic , never heard of that , my grandson was sick last month not only did he get a anti biotic , they gave him something for naseau, as far as the diet , to be honest i know a little bot that is autistic he is 9 , has been on the diet forever , he is no different , his teacher doesn't even think it's working , don't get me wrong there are people who swear by it , but my grandson like yours was on a regular diet, his taste in food has changed since his aytism , he has his shots but is missing his chicken pox shots , his parents are afraid for him to have it, good luck

Take him for a 2nd opinnion hun....I WILL NOT DESPUTE THE FACT THAT IMMUNIZATIONS....CAN BE LINKED WITH AUTISM...I know that for many....its a given...I do know that having a fever for a prolonged period of time IS SERIOUS! Are ya giving him Tylenol / Motrin? Anything for his fever? I have never heard of an antibiotic hurting any child with autism....my son can only take Zithromax ...but ..there has to be a med that your grandson can take....what symptoms does he have besides the fever? I will say the GFCF diet has helped many children ...but if it is the reason the DR. refuses to give him a neeeded Med...I'd be questioning that one! I hope this helps hun!

yes i think you might need to get a second opinion i dont give my children there shots anymore because i do believe that is why my four year old does have autism and now my 15 month old i have not given him his shots gfcf does help some children that doesnt mean it helps them all and my son has been sick his whole life very sick but you need to control a fever and infection so good luck

The GFCF, or gluten & cassien free diet, seems to help about 1/2 of the people with autism. My understanding is it takes about 6 week to show the difference with CF & 6 months with GF. (And 1 cracker is as bad as the whole box.)
If you are buying prepared foods it will cost a small fortune. If you bake, it's only a little more expensive. It's a meat & potatoes kind of diet.

No shots, or delayed shots is common with ASD but no medication at all, especially if he's sick, sounds odd. I'd get a 2nd opinion.

Did the doctor do tests to determine the need for GFCF? Has he put your grandson on any other supplements?

hello everyone. thanks for the replies. my grandson does take a special vitamin daily but as far as food all i know is that he cannot have anything with "gluetin", he has to have rice milk, special meats with no additives in them, everything has to be organic or not at all. sometimes i think they are going overboard just a little and another thing is they say they won't have anynmore children because of Lane having autism. i think i would almost take the chancee and have another child and see if it is normal and if it is it could certainly help lane with his needs. they have a log you can read on Lane at http://lane3607.blogspot.com/ if you would like to see my grandson and read about him. thanks for all your support, i really appreciate it at this time in my life, things are not going so well. Karen

I have to be honest this 'special diet' stuff really bothers me. I have Coeliac Disease for which I have to follow a Gluten Free Diet. This is a recognised medical condition and therefore following this diet is the only way to help it. However unless a child has an allergy or something I can't see how a diet like those suggestion will do anything for the autism. Children with Autism do progress so how can people know that the diet is doing anything? In additon diary and gluten are major food groups which are important to a growing child so without good reason I don't think they should be omitted. As for anti biotics. Well if a child is ill and this is the treatment I am not sure a doctor saying no is the right thing. I understand being a desperate parent wanting to do the right thing. But I have had to learn to research, reasearch, research before I try anything. To be honest I have not found one shred of scientific evidence to support a speical diet for autism except in the case of a genuine allergy or intolerence.

I really hope your little guy gets better. Thinking of him and his family. x

Ps I hope I haven't offended anyone, it is just my opinion and what I think. x

Wow, that's strange for a doctor to openly say that shots could actually aggravate the autism. I didn't know they could do that.

Well, your grandson should be able to take motrin. I know that certain drs. say that Tylenol is a no no for children with autism but I never heard that motrin was a no no. I have also gone to DAN! drs and have always been able to give Motrin. In regards to the antibiotic certain DAN! drs. believe that some children developed autism from over use of antibiotics, hence the yeast overgrowth in a lot of childen with autism. Maybe your grandson tested high for yeast and that is why the dr. is hesitant to give him the antibiotic. That is all I can think of with that. Is your grandson on a probiotic? I would imagine he is if he is on a vitamin protacol. Again, in regards to the diet, it has been proven to help some children with autism. It is worth a "shot" no pun intended. The diet can be done without spending a fortune. I will agree that some things are very expensive on the diet but you can do it on a budget. Lastly in regards to the shots it is so contraversal but here it goes..... my older son spoke, answered to his name, played with toys and was very alert until he got his 12 month shots which included the MMR, and a flu shot, and chicken pox I think maybe one more shot was given that day. After his vaccinations Sean had a high fever and a red spot on the injection site. By 18 months Sean lost all language, started to stim, did not respond to his name or anything for that matter. Sean is doing well now and has progressed but it has been slow. Sean can now talk and does respond to his name, but he has worked for every single accomplishment he has ever made and so have we.

My point to all this is that your son and dauhgter in law are not far off to what they are doing for your grandson but maybe they need a new dr. to help them. I would recommend that they give him motrin to help bring down his fever. I also wonder if your grandson tested high for candidia? Hugs and if I can help let me know. Denise

My grandson was diagnosed with autism at 2 years old he is four now. They need to join a taca group. That is what helped us. We have on in town and each month they have a meeting. Next if that doctor is not a dan doctor they need to find him one. We are in California and Anthony's Dan Doctor is from Arizona. The Gluten and casein diet is awesome. It has done so well for him if you would have seen Anthony before. If you want any other info or how Anthony was before let me know. I also made a video on Anthonys autism on you tube if you want to see it.

Brenda

By the way Antony takes children motrin and it was ok'd by his dan doctor. He told us not to give tylenol. He also takes epson salt and baking soda bath thats to get the toxins out. We will not give him any more vaccines at all. He had been on natural drops to reverse what the vaccines did to him. Now he is on vit b 12 shots and bacteria and yeast suppositories.

I was not aware that tylenol was bad for autistic children to take....where did you get the information on that?

I am not sure where I read that tylenol was bad for autistic children, maybe the autism research center? I think. I know my DAN! dr. told us not to give my kids that. Hgus Denise