helen albanese

2kids for me; It was encouraging and sad to hear from someone with children that have similar problems. My older girl: dx with adhd however had shades of aspergers and still does, repetitive language, obsessive behavior but all are marginal. glutengirl: she had the ct with contrast, definitive test is an mri to check for microadenomas: her insurance didn...

My 17 yr old is at issue with celiac which at this point of her life seems like a mild issue. Since the celiac dx, she is also Factor 8 hemophiliac w/the advent of her period( as a child I just thought she was picking at scabs and bruising easy-"delicate child" syndrome,as we Italian see it), Van Willebrand Disease and Ehlos Danlos syndrome (non-vascular...

My older daughter seemed to be headed to Autism- she was becomming withdrawn, sensitive to sounds, touch, rocking, violent outburst, her speech was disappearing. She had been a normal, active child until I weaned her from breastmilk at 12 mos, that's when the symptoms became more overt. That's the time my ex inlaws decided to fatten her up with pasta. By...

I have been in the gluten free environment for 25 yrs since the birth of my first daughter and lost a world that I felt everyone could live in except my daughter. Since that day, I have been diagnosed, my second daugher, their father, grandparents on both sides, friends have sprouted the condition and now more people live in our world. I am of the ilk to...