WEEK 2 NIGHTMARE OR NEW BIRTH?

After going through week 1 with Nick on the gluten/casien free diet I was disheartened to learn that the DT's are worse than the disease itself... All out top of the richter scale screaming fits insisting on eating out somewhere at the top of his lungs. He was completely dissattisfied with any menu simply because he couldn't have exactly what he wanted, regardless of wether he would actually eat what he was asking for or not! LOL... NOT! He was unconsoleable and we were seriously rethinking our position on gluten free vs... good lord please let the child have what he wants... just make it stop! Or medication vs... happiness... lol. Anyway, we made it through week two only to discover that my child actually has real thoughts and feelings about how he feels about the diet... for the first time ever Nick said... "I feel better now mom."!!! Awesome! He's actually even mocking my dry sense of humor now! I am thrilled to know that there may actually be a real chance that I can have a REAL relationship with a piece of my heart that's been lost for so long. He is an amazing child and always has been, including every single piece of the autism puzzle that I have experienced. He has simply been lost. He asked me if he could have a certain snack, I replied "would you like to have that?" and he asked very simply "I don't know mom, is it gluten free?".... I fell on the floor!