The Truth About Autism Diets and Supplements

Simion is autistic, and Ezra is autistic. Here are the vitamins, supplements, and diets we've done with our family.
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[@Willipik]

God Bless you mamma!! You are truly giving us all sooo much great info!! These videos give me personally the space to take a breathe and keep going. I also give Omega 369, started NAC, and a probiotic. Since mine isn’t a fan of the probiotic but likes yogurt sometimes it’s just yogurt.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for sharing. God bless you too. ❤️❤️❤️

[@nattyznook]

Appreciate today’s post! Thank you!

[@7Aheadfamily]

You’re welcome.

[@valenciawilliams856]

Thank you for sharing your videos. My son's have both been diagnosed with Autism. I knew nothing about it and started watching your videos and using some of your tips. It has really helped. Thank you again.❤❤

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for sharing.

[@tamaraanderson7260]

Thanks for letting us see what works for your kids. It’s great to get new ideas

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you so much for sharing. ❤️

[@galileasalamanca3129]

Hola 👋 Holly , mi niño toma cápsulas de Omega 3 y está teniendo muy buenos resultados, hace una semana fue con su pediatra y le dije que estaba teniendo dificultades para dormír y dijo que comprará estas gotas Peak Performance Keep Calm, estamos en espera de ese pedido, saludos a Ezra y Simon ❤❤❤

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for sharing. ❤️❤️❤️

[@ericlee6495]

Hey 7 ahead family thanks for sharing this video

[@7Aheadfamily]

You’re welcome.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Of course. I hope it was helpful

[@ericlee6495]

@@7Aheadfamily yes did help

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you!

[@littlejonathorn6860]

Spot on with Omega 3’s/Fish Oils Holly & Adam. Helps the brain 🧠 and you do see changes.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for sharing

[@MichaelOliver-ry7fj]

Gives impetus to;"Essential Fatty Acids"!

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for sharing.

[@sirkredrum3406]

My diet contains home cooked meat every night, fish once a week, some boiled veggies (kinds that I'm comfortable eating), either rice or mac & cheese to go with dinner, the six cheese mac is really good, milk in the morning. Maybe a poptart for breakfast if I'm running late, cereal if i wake up early, mixed fruit & yogurt, or a egg & sausage sandwich. Lunch is just a tv dinner or a burger, or pizza.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Good stuff! Sounds like yummy meals to me

[@Java-D]

Autism and hypermobility are often seen together. Hypermobility (like EDS), causes a lot of gi issues because the connective tissue is so lax it doesn’t hold food down well or support the digestive system. My son takes a daily multivitamin along with a vegetable capsule and daily reflux medication to help his body to feel and work its best.

[@7Aheadfamily]

We deal with reflux on a daily basis too. Thanks for sharing.

[@winfredjaycooper3495]

Happy holidays

[@7Aheadfamily]

Happy Holidays to you!

[@higherground337]

For my GI issues, taking a probiotic in the morning and magnesium at night helps a lot. Probably because I have some interoception issues, I never realize I'm hungry until it feels like an emergency. I really need to make sure to eat enough protein with every meal, otherwise that crash will hit me hard.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you so much for sharing. ❤️

[@user-fv1vn6pq8j]

When i was younger, i absolutely would not eat vitamins. And aside from hypersensitivity, i was also on some ADHD medication that made eating very hard. By the time I was 17, I was only about 95, maby 100 Lb. 10 years later, im like 135Lb so, im on mark at least. I believe its mostly because i live on my own now, and i can eat things that im comfortable with. Ive also stopped taking the ADHD medication, so, now i actually feel like eating. Even though, theres times, ill go 3 or 4 days without food, because i really cant handle it. But at least im on the right track.

[@7Aheadfamily]

That’s great you’ve found what works for you. When Ezra was on ADHD meds he didn’t want to eat either and it made things really difficult. He is off those now and now he takes different stuff that actually makes him hungry which is a big blessing right now since he has always been under weight.

[@user-fv1vn6pq8j]

@@7Aheadfamily that's good. My trick, is to eat very slowly. It's less overwhelming

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you the tip. ❤️❤️

[@javib2978]

I may be a young adult. Yet, I don't feel old, I don't sound like a man. I still feel like I'm still just a kid. A child to my parents and family point of view. Because I was born autistic. I am not a political activist. I am apolitical and apathetic. Not fit for politics. I am a part of Basic Rights. A volunteer and cooperative supporter. I'm still just a kid. Being with my mom, dad, and family. I feel happy.

[@javib2978]

To me, time goes slower. Since I don't feel or sound like a man. I feel like i'm still just a kid, still a child to my parents view. They have mentioned us four children of my family, that we are still youngsters to eat too much sugar, fast food, ect. Despite me, and my two brothers being legal of age, we don't feel like older people yet. I am okay being treated like a pampered baby boy child. Time goes very slow in my perspective and view of the world.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you so much for sharing.

[@javib2978]

True. I express myself when someone asks me. I speak up when someone asks me next. That is how I express myself to the people and world at large. I decided to let either the writing, drawing, or texting do the talk for me. I feel like young adult. I'm like a kid, a child in my mindset. I still have a childlike mindset. I thought this was a thing in fiction, yet it is a real thing in the real world. I am glad to have a childlike escapism and mindset.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for being you! ❤️

[@tomasvoldrich]

Not sure if children can use it, but L-Tryptophan food supplement really helps me with Sound hypersensitivity and hyperacusis. It prevents from nerves overexcitement . Sounds are still loud but i can cope much better and it take much longer to feel sensory overload.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for sharing. ❤️

[@juniorcruz-lw2se]

Thank you for the video, I miss the videos from their daily routine, what’s happening?

[@7Aheadfamily]

I’m not sure I understand. ❤️

[@BODUKE3201]

I take a multi gummy vitamin every day. And my eating habit is mostly deep fried foods cause they is my favorites. But I try to do it in ways with as little oil as possible

[@7Aheadfamily]

I like fried foods too. We will use an air frier when we can.

[@jackjones1915]

Interesting stuff. We are watching for sugar, gluten not so much. She likes to eat everything, we just buy healty chocolate and candy, and we give her everything else we eat. We were watching for gluten for some time but its hard. Its excludes her more in kindergarden, and when we are somewhere, birthday or something. We dont want to exclude her from anything. And she never had any problem with tummy pain, or anything like that.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for sharing!

[@Elianalivinglife]

As a certified nutritionist, food has no impact on symptoms, if children has digestive issues it is because they are intolerant or allergic or have physical disease in their digestion system. Many neurodivergente people have digestion diseases or/and allergies that is separate issues from the neurodiversities. Studies also show all western people have an unbalanced diet with way too much fat and way too much protein, that we can't digest so it just sits in the colon for weeks. And all western people is lacking fiber from fresh fruits and vegetables and carbohydrates directly from whole fruits.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for sharing!

[@summerkeremet8683]

You don’t know what you are talking about! Googling and copy paste doesn’t make you an expert!

[@nattyznook]

I’m curious what do you use the chillax for? To calm anxiety or help for bed time? I use instead of melatonin.

[@7Aheadfamily]

We use that in the morning to help mornings go better

[@sauatty_qazaq]

My son has some autistic behavior. I am not sure if he has autism or not, maybe it's ADHD or very mild autism. We tried giving him GABA and alpha GPC. Didn't help much. But there was a supplement with alpha GPC and phosphatidylserine which showed some improvements in his behavior.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thanks for sharing. We’ll have to try those out.

[@JonBrase]

For my part, I find that melatonin is good for moving my bedtime earlier and preventing it from slipping later, but I'm not sure it's really great for amount of sleep. I seem to wake after less sleep when taking it.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Good to note. I haven’t taken it myself, so I don’t know

[@JonBrase]

@@7Aheadfamily I think there's also some question about whether autistics even process melatonin the same as neurotypicals, and whether it may have to do with our sleep abnormalities, so even if you had tried melatonin, it might not necessarily be relevant (assuming you are in fact neurotypical, which I don't think is a given, taking into account your kids, what you've mentioned about autism in your extended family, and some things you've said about yourself in various videos).

[@MichaelOliver-ry7fj]

Magnesium Glycinate seems to be a wonderful aid to induce slumber.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for sharing!

[@gener8975]

my grand daugther was diagnsed of autism.she's turning 5 yrs now.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thanks for sharing. ❤️❤️❤️

[@thomasschoeck9080]

This is a good video. Maybe later on you can do a video on misconceptions about autism. For example, many people have read an article or two in the newspaper about some clinical trials and they think there is some pill that people can take to boost oxytocin levels and cure their autism. In reality that does not work and there is no pill that anyone can buy for this. This myth is based on the idea that autism is caused by a chemical imbalance. Unlike some other conditions it is not. It is also based on the stereotype that people on the spectrum cannot bond with other people or be cuddly. Simon and Ezra both show that this stereotype is false (as seen in some of your videos). In addition even if a pill for boosting oxytocin levels did exist it would only mean that someone is now autistic and has higher levels of oxytocin. Maybe that could improve some people’s social skills and ability to bond but it’s not a cure. For example it would not make it easier to adjust to changes in routine, and it would not prevent (or necessarily even reduce) sensory sensitivities and sensory meltdowns. Maybe one of the doctors you know can go into more detail on this in a future video addressing this misconception. Because of the misconceptions above I have had some people (including one or two friends of mine) ask me if I am interested in taking the cure and I have to try to explain to them that there isn’t a cure. There are many other misconceptions but lately (in the last year or two (for example)) this seems to be one of the big ones.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for sharing

[@dessyred5785]

I've never heard of that but I have been told therapy might help you. The truth is it will help some people and a lot of autistic people seem to use it and see results but I have never talked to a doctor willingly. I have tried therapy before and for me it doesn't do any good because I just set there for an hour uncomfortably. The thing people doesn't seem to understand either is what you are comfortable with.

[@thomasschoeck9080]

@@dessyred5785 I’m well into my forties so I don’t know how much any kind of therapy would do for me (even including speech therapy) at this point in time. If my symptoms worsen I could always ask a doctor about this.

[@dessyred5785]

You are right but that is your decision and even though we may be autisic we should never feel like the decision is not ours. @@thomasschoeck9080

[@m.r.6407]

We seen simple spectrum work with our son

[@7Aheadfamily]

We’ll have to look at that

[@pwsitkowski]

What about Magnesium? Do you give or try in the past to give it?

[@7Aheadfamily]

That is a good one. Magnesium is great because it helps our bodies use and absorb other vitamins

[@nattyznook]

I’ve noticed smarty pants vitamins with the fish oil have really seemed to progress my speech delayed children along.

[@7Aheadfamily]

That’s awesome! Thank you for sharing ❤️

[@JonBrase]

Frankly, while gastrointestinal issues correlate with autism, I'm not sure there's a consistent profile. It's probably best to get the individual commodities diagnosed and treat those rather than trying for any kind of "autism diet". I have gastrointestinal issues, but no obvious sensitivities to any particular food.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for sharing!

[@JonBrase]

comorbidities, not commodities, stupid phone...

[@7Aheadfamily]

😂 You’re good. ❤️

[@thomasschoeck9080]

Since I am in my forties I take an adult multivitamin each day. Most of them seem to be fairly similar.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for sharing. 💜

[@RehmanMano786]

Why you not go for the stem cell thropy plz make a video on it

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yeah, that would be a good topic, we’ll put that on our list. ❤️

[@IzzyS94]

I take omega 3 and vitamin D supplements and I feel that they help me.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for sharing

[@jeenasohaily5568]

Dear I saw an add than with one week using their app your child start talking and they use your kids photo I was not sure is it true ?? I can send the photo

[@7Aheadfamily]

I’m not sure I understand. ❤️

[@Java-D]

I saw this ad too. It was for something about autism and it has Ezra’s picture on it, along with other kids. I’ve seen many KZbinrs saying their kids pictures and videos are being stolen and used in other places without permission, including some horrible sites.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Interesting, thank you for sharing that, yeah if you want to send us the ad when you see it, that would be great. [e-mail]

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yes! Thank you ❤️. [e-mail]

[@thomasschoeck9080]

Have Simon and Ezra been tested for Celiac Disease? People with Celiac disease cannot have gluten. Sometimes eating gluten can cause serious illness or much worse for people with that condition.

[@Astrid_2016]

I have celiac and it has helped me immensely to cut gluten, wheat, barley, oats* and spelt out I have been gluten free since I was 4. *Oats that are certified gluten free are okay for me.

[@7Aheadfamily]

They have not been tested, but neither of them eat gluten, and we think that that helps them a lot. Me and Benson are gluten-free as well.

[@jkka1477]

I used to take brain health supplements, but now I just take a vitamin D supplement because of lack of sun in the winter. I used to be on a gluten free diet when I was 5, but it didn’t work all it did was make me crave goldfish, and other gluten containing foods. I don’t want to cause any KZbin diagnosis’s, but I have a family history of celiac disease. However I think I might have thyroid issues and IBS instead. AGAIN, NOT TRYING TO CLAIM YOU AS A GASTROENTEROLOGIST OR A ENDOCRINOLOGIST, JUST TRYING TO STATE SOMETHING.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you so much for sharing. ❤️

[@MichaelOliver-ry7fj]

"Results" ; Having Results is a nebulous goal as many Natural Meds take some time to rebalance or change a Need; whatever that is. As a Prof.Nutritionist over four decades, I saw thousands of clients, some more affected and or more determined to "get well" who experienced varied results. I Found profound action from selected herbal Formats with liquid botanicals being most profound. Dosage and delivery method varies exponentially per individual.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for sharing

[@MichaelOliver-ry7fj]

@@7Aheadfamily Always my pleasure and for a family I have immense respect for.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you! ☺️

[@jessicabundangkat3152]

Do you still post daily have not seen as often new videos how was thanksgiving did you make a video of the kids on that day

[@7Aheadfamily]

We no longer post daily. And no we did not make a thanksgiving video this year. ❤️❤️

[@nomadclan3604]

You give them fluoride??

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yes. Just a small amount. It helps strengthen their teeth.

[@tomasvoldrich]

I did not see the video but just wanted to say that fluoride is good for teeth but bad for the rest of body. So only way is toothpaste. But to prevent swallowing it and digest the fluoride i would suggest hydroxyapatite toothpaste@@7Aheadfamily

[@7Aheadfamily]

True. ❤️

[@darkchipz3016]

I used to have difficulty with swallowing pills, but now I'm prefer pills than liquid

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you so much for sharing. ❤️

[@pwsitkowski]

Have you try keto diet?

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yes we have. ❤️❤️

[@pwsitkowski]

Is it this diet that they are on? Can you tell more about it? Example: what meals do you do? Was it hard to switch? How do you deal with sweet needs of childrens? Etc

[@7Aheadfamily]

No. They aren’t on the keto diet. We only used it for like a month or so. It promotes eating LOTS of meat and cutting your carbs. This can be dangerous to do. Eating like this can contribute to respiratory problems, cardiovascular diseases, and can cause an overall malnutrition of the body if you aren’t getting enough complex carbs. ❤️

[@pwsitkowski]

@@7Aheadfamily Thank you for info..;-)

[@7Aheadfamily]

No problem. ❤️