Nemechek protocol for ASD/ADHD?

[suzubell]

Does anyone have experience with using the Nemechek Protocol for your kiddos with ASD or ADHD? It’s basically a protocol of fish oil, olive oil, and inulin (prebiotic) to balance gut health. We’ve had amazing gains in awareness, speech, and focusing with DS2 since starting in April, and wanted to chat with anyone else using it.

[bugandbibs]

No, but this sounds intriguing. Can you tell me more about what you are doing and the progress you are seeing?

[suzubell]

Sept 10, 2018 23:09:04 GMT -5 bugandbibs said:

No, but this sounds intriguing. Can you tell me more about what you are doing and the progress you are seeing?

Sorry! Just seeing this. The protocol is simple — cut omega 6s (canola oil, etc.) as much as possible from the diet. Add in pure olive oil, inulin (a prebiotic), and high quality fish oil. DS takes it straight from a medicine cup and washes down with lemonade. In 6 months he has dropped 13 points on the ATEC, gained countless new words, and moved into general education classes. He still has support and some struggles, but his growth is unbelievable, especially considering he had plateaued for almost the entire preceding year. The doctor sells a self/published book that explains it, and I’ll admit I was super skeptical, but his doctors and teacher are all blown away, it’s easy enough to do, and is all healthy stuff anyway. PM me if you’d like to chat more. I know word is spreading in some autism communities, and was hoping someone else here had tried it so we could compare notes!

[bugandbibs]

Thanks @suzebell. My son is still in diagnosis limbo but we are choosing to be proactive in treatment and skills. He has responded really well to Rhythmic Movement Training and I'm always looking for what else we can do. I'll look into Nemecheck's book.

[suzubell]

No problem! I hope it’s as effective for your little one as it has been for mine! Let me know!

[suzubell]

Bumping this to say that my kiddo (6 years old next week) is now one year into this protocol and went from one word answers (only a few words in vocabulary) to sentences! We are beyond thrilled. Hoping to encourage others to investigate.

[macchiatto]

That's amazing! I have one kid with ADHD and one with ASD. I've heard about fish oil for ADHD but not the protocol. Glad it's worked so well for your kiddo!

[kate1482]

suzubell

How is your kiddo doing? Are you still using the protocol?

[suzubell]

Jun 7, 2020 0:26:22 GMT -5 kate1482 said:

suzubell

How is your kiddo doing? Are you still using the protocol?

Hi! Sorry, saw this on my phone and forgot to reply.  Yes, he is still on the protocol and doing very well.  He is now reading and writing (with proper age-level spelling) which is something we were unsure he would be able to accomplish.  He is MUCH more affectionate, verbal, and social than he was previously. He did need to switch the prescription level for his prebiotic, but overall, we can't say enough good things about the protocol.  We truly wondered if he would ever be able to communicate his wants and needs, and that is so far behind us now it is shocking to me that that was our goal for him.