Since my last update, I have had to remove all anti-fungals [including probiotics], because giving any of them causes my kids to have bad bacteria issues. Anti-virals, except vitamin C, also cause problems now.

I was giving #2 two grams of vitamin C per day, and #3 one gram. This is significantly reduced from the 45 grams per day that #2 had been previously taking! I am also giving #1 one gram of vitamin C per day, plus a few other things.

For #4, I was giving her 500mg per day of vitamin C, along with other anti-virals. She developed what looked like a Stevens Johnson Syndrome reaction [burned skin under one eye, very red, bordering on purple, with a blister]. At first I thought it was from the GSE I was giving, but the problem continued even after I removed it. Then I thought it was from the Lauricidin, but the problem continued even after I removed THAT. So then I removed everything, and the problem went away. I added back the three other supplements one at a time, and it was the VITAMIN C that caused the problem! So it was a toxicity reaction, not an SJS reaction, even tho it sure looked like one.

Shortly after I figured this out, #2 developed the same redness under his eye, and I removed his vitamin C. About two days later, he was showing signs of needing it again, so I gave him 1 gram instead of 2 grams, which worked well. During this time, neither kid had diarrhea, which is supposed to be the symptom of too much vitamin C. #2 also became mean and aggressive, plus being very oppositional/defiant, his visual stims increased again, his language reduced, and he developed this redness under one eye just like #4 had done. Reducing the vitamin C eliminated those problems. But, they NEVER had diarrhea during these times!

During this time, #3 started licking his hands again, and after licking them he would wipe the bottoms of his feet. Of all the sensory stims that #3 has displayed over the years, this one has driven us crazy the most! Also, he was becoming very mean and aggressive. Adjusting his vitamin C level provided *some* reduction, but not much.

For #3, oral behaviors had in the past meant food intolerance or yeast overgrowth. After a LOT of trial and error, I determined that now it partially means mineral deficiency [see below for the balance of what this meant]. In the past, my #2 and #3 were mineral toxic, and I used IP6 to reduce the mineral levels. I did have to give selenium, zinc, and magnesium, but the other minerals were at toxic levels.

I also noticed at the same time, that #2 was doing his hand-posturing again, which in the past had been caused by improper zinc/copper ratio. And at about the same time #3 started the newest round of licking, #2 started posturing again. Additionally, #2 was losing language again.

Adding zinc did not help the problems. I added a small amount of calcium along with magnesium and vitamins D and K, reduced these issues [calcium without the other things, caused toxicity symptoms, but with the other things, reduced the current problems]. These two things were helpful, but not entirely. I then added a multi mineral supplement, which further reduced the problems. So for the last 7+ years, except for a few failed attempts at supplementing calcium, my kids have been calcium toxic. They even required about four months of high dose IP6 to reduce the toxicity level. And now, 7 years later, they are now showing signs of calcium deficiency. It took that long for their bodies to clear the excess calcium.

This mineral combination also partially reduced a residual scripting problem. Both #2 and #3 had started a small amount of scripting again. [See below for the elimination of the scripting.]

Both #2 and #3 have athletes foot fungus around their toes, and also bloody cracks under the toe joint where the toe meets the foot. I traced this to B vitamin [see update below].

Also, for now anyway, they are both doing well with a daily regular multi-vitamin. They have never tolerated a multi before.

#3's language and social interest has really exploded. He will lead the prayer before dinner, and he also participates and leads prayers in his Sunday School and AWANA. He can attend most events without one of us there to help him as an aide. He wants to play baseball this summer, which we will try to set up even tho he has never played before and most 9-year-olds already know how to play. We bought him a T-Ball set for Christmas.

#2 is also doing well with language and social interest. If someone does something well, he will say "good job!". His receptive language and auditory processing are now very good, still some problems with expressive language. He is generally obedient, helps his siblings, plays well, and his reading is improving. He says "please", "thank you", and if he accidentally hurts someone, he will say "sorry".

Here are some pictures from the last month or so.