We occasionally get letters or comments from parents that have seen improvements in health with REID. To help provide hope to so many still in the trenches, I’ve decided to make more of an effort to share some these comments (with their permission, of course). Many of us don’t have it all figured out, but we cling to the hope and words of progress. Everyone’s journey is different, diet changes may not reap huge changes for all, but it is absolutely helping some. Like this family, glutamate and the REID diet have been a huge piece to our puzzle. Thank you for giving us hope…
“We have been on REID for almost 5 months. We have been GF/CF for 4 years and SF for 2 year prior to starting. Our child is 8 years old and we have been doing early intervention and therapies since 12 months. We have seen so many positive changes, the biggest has been self regulation. No more hand flapping with excitement, no more seeking deep pressure or teeth grinding, able to focus and attend to a task -without movement accommodations in school. Language processing has improved, pretend playing with siblings!(Huge). Started a special needs program this year (after being homeschooled for 2 years) and since the beginning of October he has transitioned into a general 2nd grade classroom for the majority of the day. He still receives learning support for writing but otherwise is doing grade level work. He is mimicking social behaviors, starting to make friends. I can not tell you how happy I am to have found this group. This program has given my son more in just a few months then years of therapies were not able to accomplish. My family and friends don’t understand any of this-but you all do. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and support”
-Anonymous REID Mom