Supplementation 101 for Children with Apraxia

At the end of this post, I mentioned how I was reading this amazing book, Cure Your Child with Food: The Hidden Connection Between Nutrition and Childhood Ailments(aff link) by Kelly Dorfman. This book is great for any parent, but awesome if your child has some form of illness, ranging from chronic ear infections to speech delays.  I learned so much from this book and still refer to it often.

She mentions that children with apraxia, or a significant speech delay, tend to be deficient in three fat-soluble nutrients.  These three areas that apraxic children all experience deficiency in are the following:

Progress Report

The last week or so we've seen some progress that I want to report.  I hope to write a progress report every month or two just to keep everyone up to date and also so I can go back and marvel at how much progress he has made. So, without any further ado, here's the latest updates:

Fish Oil Supplementation

Children taking omega-3s (from fish oil) have been reported to have an increase in speech (for children with speech delays), focus, attention, and memory.  Why? 


Click here to read the rest of the article (plus info about three other supplements I give my children that have helped with focus, speech, sleep, and behavior.) :)