This video was posted in 2009 after tracking the progress of a child named Daniel, who was diagnosed with autism back in 2000.This video shows “before” and “after’ footage of Daniel, beginning when he was about two or three years of age and ending when he was about nine years old. The “before” footage is of Daniel before beginning a GFCF diet .and the “after” footage shows Daniel with absolutely no signs of autism.
The video starts with home video footage of Daniel during a speech therapy session (pre GFCF diet) with a woman by the name of Cadey Gorman, a speech and language pathologist who has been working with Daniel since July of 2000. In this footage, Daniel shows great difficulty with listening to and following directions, as well as mirroring other’s actions as they try to teach him how to play. The video then cuts to an interview from 2003 with his speech and language therapist, Cadey Groman, who offers background information on Daniel’s case.
Groman explains that she met Daniel in July of 2007 (around the time of his diagnosis). Daniel’s initial evaluation was that he showed significant receptive and expressive language delays in what he understood and what he was saying, as well as significant delays in his play skills. When Daniel would play, he would repeat the same thing over and over and if anyone tried to “enter his world” while he was playing he would have a severe “meltdown,” throw tantrums, and become extremely possessive over his toys. Also, Daniel was unable to follow any directions without receiving a lot of visual cues from others.
After meeting Daniel, Gorman began intervention twice weekly for one hour sessions at his home, along with occupational therapy and special instruction. In September of 2000 Daniel’s family began “drastic dietary intervention” and within one month they began to see excellent improvements in Daniel. He began to expand his word length and utterances and follow direction without any visual cues. Gorman claims Daniel’s progress with his play skills and comprehension became so rapid after one month on the diet that they had to change his goals on a weekly basis in order to keep up with his progress. She also says that he began to gain language very quickly, greet people spontaneously, respond to and comment on his environment, engage with others, and make eye contact. Groman says that she believes “whole heartily that he made progress not only because he really benefited from one-on-one intervention, and some strong sensory integration input, but also the dietary intervention.”
Following the interview with Groamn, there is another interview with Daniel’s third grade teacher, who speaks about what a wonderful and intelligent student he is. She explains that although she has a background in special education and knows exactly what to look for, she would have never known of his autism if she had not been told by his mother. Daniel is in a regular education classroom and is considered to be one of the better students in her class. Not only does he do well in school and earn good grades, but he also does very well working and playing with his classmates. The final part of this video is footage of Daniel in his classroom working with others and having fun with his classmates at a holiday party. Lastly, we see Daniel practicing his Tas Kwon Do, which he seems to be quite good at, and a final shot of Daniel talking to his father who is holding the camera. If Daniel does still show slight symptoms, one would never know it from looking at this video
The video starts with home video footage of Daniel during a speech therapy session (pre GFCF diet) with a woman by the name of Cadey Gorman, a speech and language pathologist who has been working with Daniel since July of 2000. In this footage, Daniel shows great difficulty with listening to and following directions, as well as mirroring other’s actions as they try to teach him how to play. The video then cuts to an interview from 2003 with his speech and language therapist, Cadey Groman, who offers background information on Daniel’s case.
Groman explains that she met Daniel in July of 2007 (around the time of his diagnosis). Daniel’s initial evaluation was that he showed significant receptive and expressive language delays in what he understood and what he was saying, as well as significant delays in his play skills. When Daniel would play, he would repeat the same thing over and over and if anyone tried to “enter his world” while he was playing he would have a severe “meltdown,” throw tantrums, and become extremely possessive over his toys. Also, Daniel was unable to follow any directions without receiving a lot of visual cues from others.
After meeting Daniel, Gorman began intervention twice weekly for one hour sessions at his home, along with occupational therapy and special instruction. In September of 2000 Daniel’s family began “drastic dietary intervention” and within one month they began to see excellent improvements in Daniel. He began to expand his word length and utterances and follow direction without any visual cues. Gorman claims Daniel’s progress with his play skills and comprehension became so rapid after one month on the diet that they had to change his goals on a weekly basis in order to keep up with his progress. She also says that he began to gain language very quickly, greet people spontaneously, respond to and comment on his environment, engage with others, and make eye contact. Groman says that she believes “whole heartily that he made progress not only because he really benefited from one-on-one intervention, and some strong sensory integration input, but also the dietary intervention.”
Following the interview with Groamn, there is another interview with Daniel’s third grade teacher, who speaks about what a wonderful and intelligent student he is. She explains that although she has a background in special education and knows exactly what to look for, she would have never known of his autism if she had not been told by his mother. Daniel is in a regular education classroom and is considered to be one of the better students in her class. Not only does he do well in school and earn good grades, but he also does very well working and playing with his classmates. The final part of this video is footage of Daniel in his classroom working with others and having fun with his classmates at a holiday party. Lastly, we see Daniel practicing his Tas Kwon Do, which he seems to be quite good at, and a final shot of Daniel talking to his father who is holding the camera. If Daniel does still show slight symptoms, one would never know it from looking at this video
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