DMG

[drowninginlaundry]

Has anyone tried this? Started last week on a v low dose and all I've seen is DS going completely loopy. I've heard that it can improve speech & interaction but doesn't seem the case here so I am probably going to ditch it....

God, I remember this from YEARS ago! I can't remember anything about it though except there is also something called TMG. Where did you hear about it, is it a DAN thing? Doesn't anyone you had contact with know how/what should happen? I am intrigued but unfortunately I am of no use to you.

another mum with a child on the spectrum swears that her child's speech came on leaps and bounds just days after starting DMG, and it seems to be one of the staples in a group of supplements that people give who are serious about biomed (=unlike me with my half arsed approach).

Apparently it causes hyperactivity in some children but folic acid is supposed to counter this, am doing this also but DS is still zinging off the walls. So after my completely non-scientific experiment I can probably conclude that for him it'll make bugger all difference

What's it stand for, DIL?

I think it Di..... something and TMG is Tri..... something!! DIL will be able to tell us.

dimethylglycine (I googled it! )

no idea what the science behind it is. you can get it from Nutricentre

Just thinking, I heard of this stuff some years ago - 8, 9, 10 years? And I'm sure some people I know tried it. But I don't know anyone now who continues to use it or claims that it brought any great effect, at least no-one I know talks about it now or has for a LONG time. Over the years many of my friends have tried many things and most have gone by the way side tbh although they were extremely hopeful and convinced at the time.

That's just it Davros - I am sure some of these things are beneficial to lots of kids but for me personally the hassle-benefit equation has never been encouraging enough to start a full-on biomed regime. I see a couple of children regularly who have gone through the whole DAN! protocol over several years, one is being chelated, and they are just as autistic as my son. That's why I couldn't do any exclusion diets either - we use enzymes and probiotics - as life is too short and for DS, it'll always be comparatively more difficult than for your average NT child. Because of his disability he's excluded from a lot of things so I didn't want chocolate cake and pizza be amongst them.

so I've got a nearly full jar of DMG capsules if someone wants to give it a go, happy to post

God - do you know DIL, your post really makes me think. DS2 can't eat loads of stuff because of allergies, and I do wonder whether being gluten free as well is just excluding him even more from 'normality'.

My DS started to speak a bit more once he realised he could march into shops and demand 'doughnut' or 'pancake' or 'ice cream'. I know it might not work for everyone but food is a social experience and if we had limited his diet, we might have limited his social interaction.