"When is Sean Gonna Be Done with Autism?"

That's what my 6 year old daughter Emily asked me the other day. I think she is finally getting to the age where she's becoming frustrated with Sean's lack of communication & social skills and just wants to have her younger brother to play with. I was wishing I could answer her with a , "Next week honey, we'll get all the autism out and Sean will be healthy again." But instead I answered her with an "I don't know baby, I wish I had the answer to that, but I don't." Our children know that we are chelating Sean to remove lead and other neurotoxic metals from his brain, bones, organs and other soft tissues. They see the amount of supplements he has to drink in his juice and that he needs help with things that they can do with ease. We're very proud of Sean's accomplishments and how much he has overcome up to this point. The kids know their brother has a disability and they look out for him - even Annie, his 3 year old sister looks out for her big brother. If the front door has been mistakenly left unlocked and Sean goes out, Annie comes and gets me right away. We are so lucky our kids understand that we all have a role to play concerning Sean's safety and well-being.
For a couple of weeks there, Sean was completely potty trained and it was absolutely wonderful. Since last week, when we added casein and egg whites back into his diet, he has begun doing # 2's in his underwear. I just can't go back to that. It's too mentally draining. He's also been super spaced out since last week too. We'll give it to the end of this week, if he doesn't improve, then we'll remove the casein and egg white again. Keeping our fingers crossed that he can stay in underwear. Especially since I just bought him really cool, comfortable cotton boxers! I've never seen the impact of diet in our son this way. It's very interesting to see the differences (regression) in him.