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Kristin DeMarco Annapolis, MD
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| Strengths: |
Cooking gluten free casein free meals. I am an expert on the Feingold Program. |
Why I became a
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My son has rescued me! He is my sunshine and my angel. I want to help anyone who feels desperate and alone like I once felt. I want to help someone see the positives in autism and also help them with the recovery process as it can be very overwhelming. |
| Child's Symptoms: |
Language Delay, sensory issues, spinning |
| Helpful Therapies: |
Feingold Diet, Biomedical, gluten free casein free diet and supplements. |
| How Therapy Helped: |
He/She Recovered! |
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Gia Firth Baltimore, MD
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| Strengths: |
I've read an awful lot and I have a son who's affected, that's what I have to offer. |
Why I became a
Rescue Angel: |
Green our vaccines, support other parents as well as myself by standing together on issues r/t autism, our children are angels and therefore we are too! |
| Child's Symptoms: |
non-verbal,GI disturbances, repetative behaviors/stims, expressive and receptive language delays |
| Helpful Therapies: |
gluten-free/casin free diet, B12 shots, vitamin suppliments, antifungals,
ABA |
| How Therapy Helped: |
Mildly |
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Deborah Grasvik Baltimore, MD
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| Strengths: |
Asperger's Syndrome |
Why I became a
Rescue Angel: |
It is a difficult diagnoses for a parent to understand and the spectrum of Asperger's syndrome varies from child to child. |
| Child's Symptoms: |
Social, initiation of tasks |
| Helpful Therapies: |
Neurofeedback |
| How Therapy Helped: |
Significantly |
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Lucy Sigler Baltimore, MD
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| Strengths: |
As an educator I feel very qualified, I alslo have done a lot of research on diet-vs-autism |
Why I became a
Rescue Angel: |
I have a Masters Degree in Education-I would like to help |
| Child's Symptoms: |
Lost speech and concentration at 18months-after immunizations, had issues digesting food |
| Helpful Therapies: |
Gluten Free diary free diet and Speech Occupational therapy |
| How Therapy Helped: |
He/She Recovered! |
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Dawn Loughborough Baltimore, MD
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| Strengths: |
Experience with DAN! approach, Special Diets, Learning Differences, Neurological Issues, Speech Therapy called PROMPT, Relationship Development Intervention, Alternative Med/Therapies such as cranial sacral, accupuncture, and chiropractic neurology. |
Why I became a
Rescue Angel: |
I want to contribute to families of newly diagnosed autistic children in a way that is connected, meaningful, supportive, and listening. |
| Child's Symptoms: |
Dyspraxia, Speech Delays, Vision Tracking Issues, Coordination, Balance, Constipation, Headaches, Irritability, Learning Differences, Yeast Overgrowth, In own world, Hi IQ, Low Social EQ |
| Helpful Therapies: |
DAN!, Prompt, RDI, Chiropractic Neurology, Cranial Sacral, Gluten Free, Casein Free Diet, Herbal Yeast Treatments |
| How Therapy Helped: |
Significantly |
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Anne and Darren Tucker Bethesda, MD
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| Strengths: |
Biomedical |
Why I became a
Rescue Angel: |
Having two kids on the spectrum, I know how scary and overwhelming this can be. I truly believe all kids can make some progress with biomedical interventions. |
| Child's Symptoms: |
Child 1-hyperactivity, distractibility,no fear, poor eye contact and social connection. severe milk allergy, ear infections, gut issues.
child 2-apraxia, motor planning, heavy metal poisioning,auditory processing problems, sensory integration problems, severe expressive language delays. |
| Helpful Therapies: |
Child 1- GFCF diet, supplementation with vitamins and minerals, ABA and AIT. Also, chelation and resolving gut problems.
child 2- supplementation, chelation, ait, sensory motor integration, verbal behavior. |
| How Therapy Helped: |
Significantly |
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Beth Johnson Brunswick, MD
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Special diet, biomedical, vitamins, ABA. Strengths are listening and observation to give next steps. |
Why I became a
Rescue Angel: |
I want to help parents who were where I've been to move forward as their child's biggest advocate |
| Child's Symptoms: |
No eye contact, irritable, non-speaking, total disconnect |
| Helpful Therapies: |
ABA, biomedical intervention, special diet, chelation |
| How Therapy Helped: |
Significantly |
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Jennifer Palmer Columbia, MD
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Homeopathy, HBOT, diet, supplements |
Why I became a
Rescue Angel: |
There is not always a clear path on where to begin, although it is better now than it was when we started looking into biomed. It's also helpful to find people who have had similar experiences. Knowledge is power. |
| Child's Symptoms: |
Spaciness, Lack of speech/misuse of speech, Preferred to be alone, Looked at us sideways, Couldn't follow directions, Problems with executive function, Hyperactivity, Stimming (verbal and physical) |
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Homeopathy, HBOT, GFCF, soy free, Feingold Diet, Certain supplements, Cranial Sacral |
| How Therapy Helped: |
Significantly |
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Wendy Bellet Crofton, MD
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Apraxia. I feel that I was the one that has emphasized that PROMPT and Touch Cues work to help my child talk. I have spent many hours demonstrating to the school and therapists that it works and now they are all implementing this with my son. |
Why I became a
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To help other mothers |
| Child's Symptoms: |
apraxia
cronic diarrhea
up in the middle of the night laughing and screaming
lack of interest in other children
holding his head crying for no apparent reason |
| Helpful Therapies: |
GFCF diet (especially GF)
Probiotics
ABA
PROMPT Therapy
Speech Therapy
Specialized Preschool |
| How Therapy Helped: |
Significantly |
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Lillian Fultz ( Nicknames: Lily or Penny ) Dundalk, MD
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I've never really thought about it, but I guess it would be, teaching other parents ways of working with their child & I say that because there have been several parents that have wanted me to be their child's one-on-one therapist, but I explained that I couldn't because I home school my son. |
Why I became a
Rescue Angel: |
To help other families with information that was not made available to me when my son was diagnosed, so that they don't feel so alone on their mission to help their child. I too did the "Google" search for "Characteristics Of Autism" to learn about what I thought my son may have & in the process learned how to start helping my son even before his official diagnosis, which his scheduled appt. with the neurologist wasn't until 2 months later. Also, I'm already helping families in my surrounding counties with info. & resources to help get them started, so that they are not as overwhelmed as I was. |
| Child's Symptoms: |
Loss of language, no eye contact, toe walking, hand flapping, tantrums, resistant to change, lining up objects, unaware of danger, no longer pointing, self injurious, mouthing unedible items, etc. |
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Chelation Treatment, Gluten & Casein Free Diet, Supplements, One-On-One Therapy, Speech & OT, |
| How Therapy Helped: |
Significantly |
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Maryann DellaRocco Ellicott City, MD
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| Strengths: |
GFCF diet, OT, some DAN! protocol |
Why I became a
Rescue Angel: |
My son is so close to recovery that I want everyone to know it is possible. I want to help other families in need. |
| Child's Symptoms: |
Sensory Processing Disorder, PDD-NOS, repetitive vocalizations, visual and auditory stims, mild aggression |
| Helpful Therapies: |
GFCF diet, acidophilus, sensory diet, B6/magnesium |
| How Therapy Helped: |
Significantly |
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Cyndi Greene Gaithersburg, MD
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I help families find doctors, I have a support group of 200+ members. I have a hyperbaric chamber.I know the diet. I have 13 years of knowledge of research and living with autism. |
Why I became a
Rescue Angel: |
I have been helping families for years and I would like to continue. |
| Child's Symptoms: |
Autism/PDD |
| Helpful Therapies: |
Biomeds diet |
| How Therapy Helped: |
Significantly |
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Lucinda Ogburn Germantown, MD
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| Strengths: |
I feel I'm most knowledgeable in the GF/CF diet and the services you can get through your county. I was a theatre performance major in college and was on the speech and debate team so talking to people privately and publicly is comfortable for me. |
Why I became a
Rescue Angel: |
My child has changed so much since we started using these interventions. He is talking so much more and his eye contact is back. I want to help any mother see that there are alternatives and that there IS hope. |
| Child's Symptoms: |
Speech/language delay, restricted interests, social delays |
| Helpful Therapies: |
GF/CF diet |
| How Therapy Helped: |
Significantly |
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Allison Ditmars Still Pond (Eastern Shore), MD
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Diet, sensory integration therapies, finding services in our rural area. |
Why I became a
Rescue Angel: |
I struggled to find help for my son in the beginning. I quickly realized there was no one to help him but me. I needed to be his fighting force and I've spent three years helping to get him well. I am always happy to help another parent do the same for their child. Its a daunting process and I really wish that I had someone along the way to help guide me. |
| Child's Symptoms: |
Sensory Intregration disorder, GI Issues, Speech Delay, Motor planning Issue |
| Helpful Therapies: |
GF/CF/SF Diet, Low Oxalate Diet, Sensory Intregration Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Nutrician Guidelines and vitamin and mineral supplementation. |
| How Therapy Helped: |
Moderately |
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Anna Letaw Woodbine, MD
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DAN! protocol: dietary intervention, nutritional supplementation. Sensory Processing Disorder, receptive/expressive language disorder |
Why I became a
Rescue Angel: |
This has been such a remarkable journey of hope and recovery that I want others with autistic children to know there are alternatives. Many have helped me, I feel compelled to return the favor. |
| Child's Symptoms: |
Night waking, nightmares, night terrors, self-limiting to foods, partial loss of words, limited eye contact, no empathy, poor peer relationships, poor communication skills, poor emotional flexibility, poor sensory processing |
| Helpful Therapies: |
Restricted diet, nutritional supplementation, OT |
| How Therapy Helped: |
Significantly |
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