The wonder of vitamin C

He has been having cough & cold for more than a week, and I am devastated as the medicines from GP don't seem to cure his ailment. So, I decided to read up on some books about supplements; DR. JANSON'S NEW VITAMIN REVOLUTION & CONQUERING AUTISM Reclaiming Your Child Through Natural Therapies by Stephen B.Edelson, M.D.
Edelson believes strongly that the main culprit that causes autism is toxins in the body system. And he believes STRONGLY that autism is reversible, and it's even easier in younger children. You must be thinking how can those toxins end up in these little bodies? Well, we live in this world full of toxins, detergent, heavy metals; lead, mercury, copper, etc. And what makes matter worst is we live in Jurong (industrial area). I have been always thinking that the water here is dirty, and now it turns out that this fact might be true. When a pregnant lady drinks from this contaminated water, the chance of her having baby with problem, like autism, down syndrom, etc is bigger. Now i am thinking we should get a good water filter..... eventough PUB always say that it's not necessary, but better be safe than sorry.

Edelson mentioned about the abnormality of liver in autistic individual, that causes them not being able to do natural detoxification process, which add up to the situation, the toxins are all build up inside that little body and causes a lot of abnormal bodily functions, leaky gut, blood supply to the brain is not enough, can't absorb enough nutrients from foods, low immune system, and the list can go longer as our body is just like a machine which needs all the organs to be working properly to produce a healthy individual.

In his book, he mentioned about some treatments to autism; detoxification, chelation therapy, natural supplements (vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, enzymes & amino acids), & early intervention program (behavioral modification, ST, OT, Loovas therapy, ABA, etc). I believe all of these works together in order to see some improvements. Currently Darren is on chelation, natural supplements & early intervention program. But we have not done detoxification, Edelson suggested using sauna to achieve the wanted result, 30 mins per day, everyday. So, after papa get his membership card done at arena country club, we will be having the sessions there everyday. I hope he will be able to improve......

Looking at his condition, cold & cough very often. I decided to up his intake of vitamin C, I was giving him 750 mg/day, but now I am giving 2000mg/day. I started it yesterday, and his cold is gone by today, but he is still coughing ocassionally. I think, he just need more vitamin C to help his weak immune system. And to my surprise, vitamin C helps with his speech too, he is babbling even more today. Making a lot of noise at home, at school & in the bus. People turn and look at him in the bus because of his funny speech, but I don't really care, as I am happy to hear him babbling away. haha.

Oh...My...Sweet Lord

Our new maid failed her english test 3 times in a row, so she has to go back to indonesia (Batam) to prepare for some more tests when she comes back. I hope she will be able to pass, if not we have to wait for another 3 weeks to get another new maid. No doubt I am tired, my whole body is aching & I can't even do my work on the skin designs for SL project with all the house work & the 2 devils.

Darren has grow closer to me, because I have been taking care of him for almost 3 weeks. But nowadays he always asks me to carry him, and I am losing weight now, so you know what i mean, he is heavy now & I don't have the strength to carry him for long period. He will get angry whenever i refused to hold him in my arms. He will pull my hands, push me from behind & whine. This is driving me nuts, I can't even enjoy my fav TV show.......

He is down with flu & cough again, it has been a week. Maybe because of the weather. This time round Bio 5 (homeopathy medicine) doesn't seem to work on his predicament. So, I decided to give him those medicine from GP, which, thank God, he is ok with after taking. I guess it's because he is taking supplements everyday, so his body is changing from the last time when he took those medicines & went berserk.

The line on the front part of his head is beginning to fade, which Kyoko & me feel happy about. Once the line goes away, he will be all right.....that's our goal at this moment.....at least....
He has been sleeping well despite his blocked nose. This is important, as I will be worn out if he tortures me during the day and refuse to sleep at night. I am fortune, because that's not the case. He makes a lot of new noises also. something like, pa pa pa, ihing ihing ihing, aja aja aja, & I don't know if I am crazy for him to speak out or it's the truth, he can call me Mama now.

He still doesn't know what does he supposed to do with a straw. So, I am still trying very hard to get the idea into his head. He knows how to do the sucking motion, but he doesn't know what is that straw supposed to be doing on his mouth, he will just bite on it till it breaks apart.

Tomorrow is another hard day......... Good luck to me......

Tired but Happy

That's my feeling, taking care of the house & the kids all by myself. I can't deny that papa & mum-in-law have helped a lot also. But most of the time I am left by myself to fend off the 2 lil devils. Darren has a bad habit of crying for no reason, starting from 6 PM onwards everyday, it has been 3 days. Today I found a way to deal with him. I continued doing all the houseworks, I even took some time to bathe.And I keep my mouth totally shut, I don't even talk to Derrick, I am only using sign language. haha. And to my sweet surprise, he is quiet & play by himself till 8.30 PM, and even when I bring him to the room, and I watch TV, he is okay with it. He fell asleep at 10 PM like usual. Yeah! I have learnt something new about Darren today. Maybe the moment he heard my voice, he just want to get all the attention that he deserves, that's why he cries for no reason. *phew*. It's a big headache dealing with one crying kid, but in my case it's two of them, whenever Darren cried, Derrick will imitate him also. Because he also want to steal the light.........

We went to PCS JW today, took bus there at 10 AM, and we reached there around 10.30AM, so Darren had 15 mins at the playground, and his pebbles eating habit has resurfaced. So, I must really look at him all the time while he was at the playground, or else he will get stomach upset again for eating non-food objects. But Kyoko told me that in the process of healing with craniosacral, all the bad habits will resurfaced because after the treatment is completed, they will be gone forever & ever. Which I really hope so......

Happy Chinese New Year

It's the Lunar New Year again! Like usual, eve, 1st day & 2nd day of the lunar new year, we will be at my mother-in-law's house. But this year is a bit different, as we don't have a maid to help us with Darren. Our house is very different from other people houses, since we found out that Darren is autistic, all the fans are mounted on the wall, all decorative item which are breakable are being kept away, and the main gate is always close. At my in laws house, it's not like that. So, I am having a hard time getting him to sit down to play with his toys or watch TV. As, he has many items that he can't find at home to play with........

My father-in-law is very worried about Darren, but he said 2 sentences that hurt my heart a bit, but I can forgive him, as I know he didn't mean it. He said to Darren, "Stupid! can't even take ang bao yourself." and "Stupid! ppl give you eat chicken, you don't even want to take it yourself."
But these 2 sentences will not deter my hope & determination, as I know, one day Darren will be a better person, and he will love me as much as I love him.

All his activities has stopped due to CNY, it will all resume again on Monday. And it will be the start of another new day for us. Darren! Gambate! You will make it :-)

Maid has quit

Our maid has quit yesterday. Will be a bit hard on me, but this is my responsibility to look after the children, so I can't complain. Derrick & Darren are taking a nap now, so I can have my very own time for a while but Darren will wake up in a while maybe around one hour, so have to make use of all the 1 hr I have, haha.

Darren is showing hyperactivity after taking the new homeopathic medicine from Dr. Girija, but I think this is very normal, as I have read on Vanessa's website, it mentioned about talking non-stop after taking a whole load of homeopathic medicine. Just hope it will turn out better, and will help with his speech.

Tomorrow has to go to maid agency to take another maid, as we will be very busy without one. I can't go out with my friends anymore, haha. But that's secondary. I think I will just look at transfer maid instead, because we need it to be fast.