Hey Everyone,
I have started a new Facebook page to complement this blog called Adventures in Autism. While this blog has been somewhat of a diary the Facebook page is more of a resource center of ideas on how to make everyday autism life easier . Please join me and help spread the word ! Here are some of my latest posts if you want a taste of what it is all about !
A GFCF ( Gluten Free / Casein Free) diet is the benchmark for "healing / curing" your child with autism using the DAN/ MAPS protocol. These cookies are available in your local vitamin cottage or health food store as well as ..... wait for it ..... Costco in bulk and cheaper. They are so tasty your kids will love them . They look so good my husband thought they were the regular cookies I normally bake. I give them a thumbs up :)!
For all those who want a environmentally friendly and cost effective way to diaper your child who may be too old for pull ups , I found antsy pants. They are a cloth pull up with but up sides for easy clean up and they make them in bigger sizes for bigger kids. It is $377 for 14 pull ups and they take payment plans . I feel like Ethan does better staying dry in cloth but it was always a pain to clean up #2's without tear away sides . We have ordered ours and can give a full review once they get here. Larger sizes are a custom order and can take up to 3 weeks to make . Let me know your thoughts. Also for those who don't want to use cloth Medicaid will cover pull ups for children who are over 4 and are not potty trained. Contact Rocky Mountain Homecare to order.
I bought this product from Kohls for $19.99. It makes 5 waffle sticks in minutes. We make our own GFCFSF (Gluten,Caesin, and Soy Free) using Better Batter. You can make a ton all at once and freeze them for easy heat up all week. We also put Flax seed in the waffles to get a serving of fiber and Omega's or you could do cinnamon , or fresh fruit whatever you or your child likes. I like that they are hand held and the kids can dip them in syrup for less mess. I hope you like them!
So on my last post I talked of Better Batter with the waffle stick maker. Well here it is ! I have made waffles and pizza pockets so far with it . I will say it is not the miracle cure for glutenous dough but not sure there is one . I do like that it matches cup for cup with regular flour for any recipe. Their website provides hundreds of recipes that you can use with this product and best part of all....... If you send them your child's autism diagnosis you can get the product at a discounted rate! They have cake mixes, brownie mixes, seasoned flour , all purpose flour and pancake mix. It would be a great thing to buy and put in the cabinet even if you don't have a gluten free kid, in case one comes over or you want to send them to school when you send your child's birthday goodies or holiday goodies or to church potlucks so no one gets left out ! You would make that child's mom's day for sure ! I am enjoying it and will continue to buy it ! It is made by a mom of a child on the spectrum and I love to be able to support that! You can check it out at betterbatter.org
