Soon thereafter, she took her son to a Defeat Autism Now (DAN) doctor to begin a rigorous treatment plan, including maintenance of a gluten-free, casein-free diet allergy testing treatment of intestinal bacterial and/or yeast overgrowth and nutritional supplementation. Immediately, Porter eliminated all gluten and casein from Josh’s diet. In the meantime, she did everything she could to minimize the progression of Josh’s autism-related symptoms before doctors could approve him for medical and behavioral therapy. Unfortunately, Porter had to wait months before a team of doctors would agree to diagnose Josh with autism.
Once I realized he displayed signs of autism, I had to act right away,” she explains. I always felt that something was not quite right with my son. “It was like pieces of a puzzle fitting together. A standard developmental screening at her pediatrician’s office made the situation all too clear. Heather Porter clearly remembers the moment when she suspected that her 18-month-old son, Josh, was autistic.
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