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发帖数: 52 | 1 Vitamin D Council 要开一个免费诊所。有兴趣的可以关注一下。下面是我收到的
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Vitamin D Council
May 19, 2011
On July 1, 2011, the Vitamin D Council is planning to begin a free clinic
for children with autism. My time will be free, the autism assessment scales
will be free, the blood tests will be free, and the vitamin D for the kids
will be free (due to the generosity of Ddrops). We estimate 3-4 clinic
visits will be needed. Anyone in the world with a child with autism can call
and get an appointment to see me. The Vitamin D Council will sponsor this
clinic as long as we can afford it, which means as long as we have enough
donors, members and especially enough lifetime members. From now on, a
lifetime membership also means that such membership sponsors one autistic
child to come to the free clinic and we will encourage that family (if the
donor wants) to call and thank the donor in person.
We are taking a risk, as our financial situation is - as it is too often-
precarious. In order to have a free clinic we must hire an administrative
assistant to organize and help with the free clinic. Therefore, I will no
longer be getting any salary from the Vitamin D Council. This also helps
with conflicts of interest. However, we still have to pay a full time web
director, a science advisor, a controller, another 6 months on our $40,000.
00 contract with Minervation to finish the new website (coming any day), and
a commitment to fund a $20,000 preliminary study on autism and vitamin D by
the University of California at San Francisco, a study I will tell you more
about in a future newsletter. We will soon post our 2010 tax returns for
public
scrutiny. Why can't we attract the attention of a wealthy foundation or
donor? Sometimes, I make myself sick worrying over the finances of the
Council.
Please consider donating or joining as a member. If you cannot afford $50.00
, then donate whatever you can afford. We now have the ability to process
donations via credit cards - not just PayPal - so the $5.00/month option is
even easier.
Become a member of the Vitamin D Council
<http://thevitamindcouncil.wildapricot.org/>
Two More Autism Letters
In the last few weeks, I received the two letters below. I was so glad to
find out that I may be wrong, that adults with autism - not just young
children - may be helped with vitamin D.
Dear Dr. Cannell:
We talked a couple months back about my autistic 3 year old son (now 4). As
you suggested, I began giving him 5000 IU of Vitamin D daily. Since starting
the vitamin D, I have seen the following improvements;
1. Larry is now sleeping through the night which has a tremendous positive
impact on functioning throughout the day. (as well as the functioning of the
rest of the family). He does take a sleeping medication as well. I do think
the D has had a positive effect on the length and quality of his sleep. He
no longer wakes several times throughout the night and sleeps the proper
amount of time. He wakes up with a smile.
2. He definitely has more eye contact. He is mostly "present" and aware of
his environment. He seems to pay more attention to what is going on around
him.
3. He has started a picture program to help him communicate. He was having
slow progress with this at school. He started additional home therapy a
little after he started the vitamin D. He now communicates very well with a
variety of picture cards including cookie, outside and music. When he can't
find his card, he attempts to communicate in an alternative way.
4. He smiles much more. Along with the eye contact, we have had a lovely
increase in smiles and giggles. He used to have violent episodes. He is on a
behavior medication but since starting the D he seems to be more
emotionally engaged with others and his environment.
5. He seems to listen more and respond to his name. This one seemed to start
when we started the D and home therapy. I can be outside with him and if he
wanders off, I call his name and he responds by stopping, listening and
generally following the directions to come back. I can ask him to do simple
tasks like throw a wrapper in the garbage of turn off the light and he will
do it. He will even hold my hand and walk into stores with me.
6. He has been interacting a little more with his older brother (18 months
older). When his brother pays attention to him, Larry lights up and seems
excited, smiles and jumps up and down.
7. He initiates more physical contact with others, spontaneously giving hugs
or just being close.
Thank you so much, we have hope again.
Will he ever be "normal?"
Sincerely,
Jan |
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